Singtel and Hitachi Digital have jointly announced a new collaboration in the field of industrial artificial intelligence.

Specifically, the collaboration will pair Hitachi’s deep AI expertise with Singtel’s Paragon platform, the all-in-one orchestration platform for 5G, edge computing, and cloud. Moreover, Hitachi Digital will deploy Paragon at the Hitachi Americas’ Santa Clara R&D Labs. Thereafter, followed by a pilot in a U.S. factory for Industry 4.0 use cases.

The pilot will aim to validate the interoperability of Hitachi AI applications on quality assurance, workplace safety, immersive training, and pre-emptive maintenance on Paragon.

Furthermore, the trial will also enable the integration of Paragon with Hitachi industry cloud applications and digital services. Hence, prodding enterprises to transcend the limitations of complex, low-latency connectivity, and productivity experiences.

Industry 4.0 Relies on Reliable, Quality Connectivity

Hitachi’s pre-built Industrial AI applications together with the Paragon platform’s network and multi-cloud orchestration capabilities. This will play critical role in creating multiple Paragon-related offerings to help clients improve and accelerate their cloud operations.

Subsequently, Hitachi Digital Services will go to market with these offerings as a Singtel Paragon authorized System Integrator. Thus, presenting a unique value proposition to enterprise customers looking to leverage multiple network protocols in delivering digital transformation in industrial settings.

Bill Chang, CEO of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo, said, “Enterprises in the fast-growing Industry 4.0 sector depend on high quality, reliable connectivity to ensure smooth operations. We are happy to collaborate with Hitachi Digital, leveraging Paragon to manage its connectivity and cloud needs across Hitachi’s manufacturing facilities. Integrating Hitachi’s advanced AI applications with Paragon’s ecosystem will enhance our suite of solutions for manufacturing enterprises and enable them to seamlessly transform their operations powered by AI.”

On the other hand, Frank Antonysamy, Chief Growth Officer, Hitachi Digital, said, “Hitachi has invested heavily in combining decades of digital, data, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and connectivity expertise. (Thus), establishing transformative solutions for Industry Cloud deployments. Our applications and consulting services in this area have been an integral part of the digitalization movement impacting businesses around the world.”

Moreover, Antonysamy said they are anticipating the partnership with Singtel will enable them to increase the capabilities of next-gen technologies in enterprise environments. Thus, enabling a new level of productivity for customers.

Benefits Industrial AI Deployment

Organizations have often struggled with industrial 5G deployments because of complex and fragmented solutions. Therefore, AI has added a new layer of complexity to this equation as organizations attempt to accelerate AI adoption in these scenarios. Singtel Paragon is a comprehensive solution that enables them to connect with the 5G network and securely deploy edge computing and AI rapidly on telco infrastructure, thus reducing time-to-market and shortening the innovation curve.

The collaboration between Singtel and Hitachi will bring together interoperable solutions with expert delivery services. For that reason, greatly benefitting organizations seeking to address industrial AI complexity.

1 July 2024