Ericsson, Sterlite pact to drive smart sustainable cities in Digital India

NEW DELHI: Ericsson has signed an agreement with Sterlite Technologies to work together in driving Smart Sustainable City initiatives in India in line with Government’s vision of Digital India.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will collaborate with Sterlite to design a roadmap and deploy solutions and services required to create a fully functioning knowledge-based society.

The alliance will design, deploy, integrate and manage solutions in areas such as communications, p ublic safety, intelligent transport and smart grid solutions, which will enable the establishment of sustainable smart cities in India.

“Sterlite is working closely with the Government to drive smart sustainable city initiatives and supports Digital India program. We acknowledge Ericsson’s leadership in enabling the Networked Society across the world and are collaborating with Ericsson to implement the Program,” said Dr. Anand Agarwal, CEO, Sterlite Technologies.

“Ericsson is playing a crucial role in creation of the Networked Society and is also a driving force in changes that are currently taking place in the business landscape of many industries. Our partnership with Sterlite coupled with our globally proven competencies, experience of smart sustainable city deployments and cutting edge technological expertise will help attain the goals of Digital India,” said Chris Houghton, Head of Region India, Ericsson.

Ericsson strives to connect everyone, wherever they may be, by acting as the prime driver for Networked Society – a society in which every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential.

Energy and utilities, transport and automobile, and safety and security industries will benefit most from the Networked Society. There is a common need for ICT solutions within these industries that will further be enhanced by the growth of cloud based services.