Tata Power has selected Tata Communications to launch its IoT based, asset-tracking, automation solution in Mumbai.

Tata Power engineers aim to use IoT solution to create process efficiency in monitoring and using insights from the data from an internal Geographical Information System (GIS). The IoT solution has features like asset trace log on a periodic basis and Geo Fence breach alerts.

Tata Power, a leading power generation company in India, will use the IoT solution for converting information into insights in real-time to drive operational efficiency, said VS Shridhar, senior vice president and head, IoT, Tata Communications.

Tata Communications’ IoT network is live across 38 cities in India and it plans to touch over 400 million customers in the first phase.