Lavasa, Cisco, Wipro Collaborate To Develop India's First E-City

Lavasa Corp. Ltd, Cisco and Wipro have signed definitive agreements for Cisco to participate in MyCity Technologies Ltd, a company set up by Lavasa and Wipro last year to provide information and communications technology services in the new development of Lavasa City, India’s first complete e-city.

The strategic collaboration between the three companies, to build a next-generation intelligent sustainable community, is based on a shared vision of sustainable urbanisation, the Cisco Smart+Connected Communities initiative, and Wipro’s ICT solutions and services.

As part of the collaboration, Cisco will partner with Wipro for the supply of ICT products and architecture and will propose the technology vision, products, services and solutions based on its Smart+Connected Communities initiative and service-delivery platform to help make Lavasa City a smart and sustainable city of the future. Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities vision is that the network as the platform can transform physical communities into connected communities and thereby achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability. A foundational, open-architecture platform, Cisco’s service-delivery platform enables Cisco and its ecosystem to create and deploy new smart services and applications for citizens as well as people that manage and operate the community infrastructure.

Wipro will provide its expertise in areas like city management services, e-governance, ICT infrastructure and value-added services, including proposing and implementing intelligent solutions for the home and digital lifestyles. Wipro will also design the detailed infrastructure for telecom services for governance, as well as solutions for the residents of Lavasa City and their visitors. Wipro will provide telecom-based services that will facilitate smart homes and buildings, including integrated building management systems, physical security requirements and other on-demand services.

Wim Elfrink, Chief Globalisation Officer and Executive VP, Cisco Services, said, “Cisco envisions a future where successful communities and cities will run on networked information enabling economic development, better city management and an improved quality of life for citizens. We are honoured to collaborate with Lavasa Corporation and Wipro to make Lavasa City economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Cities and communities can be sustainable by embracing smart regulation and strategic public private partnerships with technology as an enabler. Everything connected to the network in these smart and connected communities can be greener, more intelligent and more secure.”

Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, Lavasa Corp. Ltd, commenting on the new development, said, " MyCity Technology is yet another step towards making Lavasa City a truly planned and well-managed city. Together with Cisco and Wipro, we will use information and communications technology to provide smart governance and enhance the quality of life of residents. Our partnership with Cisco and Wipro, global leaders in their domain, will enable Lavasa to set new benchmarks on city development and management through the effective use of modern technology."

Anurag Mehrotra, VP and Head-Client Relationship Group, Wipro, said, “We are delighted to be engaged in this pioneering venture to create a unique e-enabled city in India. As a strategic partner to Lavasa we embarked on this journey last year to combine cutting-edge technology with our global best practices in the ICT area to deliver innovative services to residents and businesses operating from Lavasa. The entry of Cisco, a world leader in networking technology and a key partner of Wipro for more than a decade will help ensure that Lavasa gets the best in technology innovation backed by our expertise in architecting, implementing and managing networking technologies.”