Lavasa-Wipro Ink Partnership To Build India's First e-City

Lavasa Corporation and Wipro Limited have announced their partnership for planning, implementing and managing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) services across Lavasa city. Lavasa is a hill city being developed by Lavasa Corporation, a part of the HCC Group. Wipro will support Lavasa city in the areas of City Management System and Services, e-Governance, ICT infrastructure and value-added services, including providing intelligent home solutions and a digital lifestyle. The ICT services will include voice-video-data services to various businesses operating out of Lavasa city.

The strategic partnership is intended to focus on providing integrated solutions for enhancing IT operations within the hill city. It will identify governance services and operating models, and define processes for delivering best-in-class governance. It will also provide the necessary infrastructure support including technology selection, supply, installation and management of platforms, networks, data centre etc. The estimated revenue out of this partnership from Lavasa city’s first town Dasve is about $100 million over the next 10 years.

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Rajgopal Nogja, president, Lavasa Corporation, said, "For a completely new hill city like Lavasa, technology is a key driver of city development and management. Wipro has experience in innovative ICT solutions and this partnership will ensure a quantum leap in not only being technologically proactive but also realising our vision in becoming a completely e-governed city."

Through this exclusive partnership, Wipro will also design the detailed infrastructure for telecom services for governance, as also for the residents and visitors of Lavasa city. 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. The technology will undergo constant innovation to pave the way for developing smart cities like Lavasa in the future.