Tata Consultancy Services and ABB have expanded their partnership to deliver an AI-driven, secure, and standardised digital infrastructure to support the latter’s global network operations.
Anupam Singhal, president, Manufacturing, TCS, said: “For over two decades, TCS has had the privilege of supporting ABB’s transformation journey, and the Future Network Model marks the next chapter in this partnership. With AI embedded into the network operations model, supported by secure digital infrastructure and our deep domain expertise, we are bringing our ‘infrastructure to intelligence’ approach to build a resilient, intelligent network backbone.”
Transforming global network operations with AI
ABB’s Future Network Model programme is an enterprise-wide initiative to transform its global network into a standardised, centrally managed digital infrastructure. TCS will design, integrate, and run ABB’s global network ecosystem as a secure, modern, and AI-driven service and orchestrate ABB’s multi-vendor environment to ensure seamless, standardised operations worldwide.
The program aims to replace fragmented network environments and unify them by bringing together:
- Service integration and management (SIAM)
- A global network operations center
- Advanced security capabilities to safeguard infrastructure, and
- Modernised local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and software-defined WAN systems
TCS will enhance end-to-end monitoring and orchestration, providing high-performance connectivity throughout ABB’s network services.
Alec Joannou, group CIO, ABB, said, “The Future Network Model represents an important milestone in reinforcing the digital foundation of ABB’s global operations. As our business evolves, it is critical to have an ecosystem that is resilient, secure, and aligned with long-term transformation goals. Our association with TCS reflects a shared focus on delivery excellence, continuous enhancement, and building capabilities that can support our strategic priorities.”
