Adani Data Networks has announced its entry into the industrial 5G space with the acquisition of the right to use 400 MHz spectrum in the 26 GHz millimetre wave (mmWave) band to create a unified digital platform to digitise its core infrastructure, primary industry and business-to-consumer (B2C) business portfolio. The company has mopped up 400 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz mmWave band across six circles for Rs 2.12 billion in the 5G spectrum auctions.
According to the company, the acquisition of 400 MHz of spectrum is the group’s first step in integrating its digital infrastructure portfolio, which includes data centres, terrestrial fibre and submarine cables, industrial cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) innovation labs, cybersecurity and super-apps.
Further, the Adani Group has indicated a broader strategy to digitally integrate its current and future businesses, which includes linking its data centres through a network of submarine and terrestrial cables, building the largest industrial operations cloud in the world, developing the super-app to offer a suite of services across its consumer base of 400 million, and establishing a world-class AI centre of excellence.
