TCS and ABB ink multi-million, multi-year deal for AI-driven global network operations
TCS and ABB have expanded their 20-year partnership with a multi-million, multi-year deal to transform ABB's global network operations using AI. TCS will deliver end-to-end network operations via a network-as-a-service model, focusing on security, efficiency, and future-ready digital infrastructure.
This is a multi-million, multi-year deal involving a major global technology leader (ABB) and a transformation of critical network operations, indicating a substantial impact on TCS's business and future revenue streams.
The announcement details an expanded strategic partnership and a significant multi-year deal, indicating positive business development and future growth potential for TCS.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced an expanded collaboration with ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, to transform ABB's global network operations. This multi-million, multi-year deal marks the next phase of a 20-year partnership, with TCS scaling its role to deliver end-to-end global network operations through an integrated network-as-a-service model.
The engagement is centered around ABB's Future Network Model program, an enterprise-wide initiative to standardize and centrally manage its global network infrastructure. TCS will design, integrate, and operate ABB's global network ecosystem as a secure, modern, and AI-driven service, orchestrating a multi-vendor environment for seamless, standardized operations worldwide.
This transformation will replace fragmented network environments with a secure, scalable, and service-driven architecture, incorporating Service Integration and Management (SIAM), a global network operations center, advanced security capabilities, and modernized LAN, WAN, and SD-WAN systems. TCS will enable end-to-end monitoring and orchestration for high-performance connectivity.
Alec Joannou, Group CIO at ABB, highlighted the Future Network Model as a key milestone for ABB's digital foundation, emphasizing resilience, security, and alignment with long-term transformation goals. Anupam Singhal, President of Manufacturing at TCS, stated that the partnership, with AI embedded into the network operations model, aims to build a resilient and intelligent network backbone that can sense, adapt, and improve continuously.
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