du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has partnered with Huawei and SINOTRANS to deliver 5G-driven robot warehouse solutions for the UAE’s logistics industry.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at GITEX Global 2022 – where du is presenting an innovative showcase under the theme ‘Powering governments, Shaping The Emirates Reality’ featuring technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality, metaverse, blockchain, NFT and robotics.
The UAE, which plays a crucial role in Dubai’s economy and contributes to the GDP of the UAE, is a worldwide commerce and logistics hub in an advantageous location with top-notch logistical facilities. While the logistics industry has used automation in warehousing to increase productivity, a major roadblock for many businesses has been the lack of 5G automation.
According to the memorandum, both du and Huawei will give 5G Campus Network Solution and provide 5G key atomic capabilities to SINTORANS. SINTORANS will use the 5G Campus Network on its industry 4.0 digitization journey, including process and warehouse automation.
Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO at du said: “Today’s collaboration is an example of how du is partnering with industry leaders across the world to deliver innovative solutions that will help our partners to be competitive and lead the pack as digital pioneers. 5G plays an important role in industrial digital transformation by extending key capabilities within enterprise networks. du aims to empower smart warehouse by 5G Campus solutions that offer unprecedented benefits to companies in the warehouse and logistics industry.”
With the help of 5G enabled robots, du and Huawei aim to grow and bolden the industrial digitization process as 5G will enable the robots with seamless roaming capabilities within the premises – making the robots faster, more responsive and more adaptive.
Liu Jiawei, CEO of Huawei UAE, said: “As the warehouse and logistics industry evolves, demand is growing for modern solutions. As a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, Huawei is committed to providing 5G as the enabler for the digital transformation of warehouse and logistics industry. Huawei is pleased to partner with du on the next-generation robotic solutions, which will extend human capabilities to reduce the overall cost of fulfilment and optimise the cost of products for end users. At Huawei, we will continuously work as a solid digital foundation for the UAE’s national digitalization in the next 50 years. ”
Using traditional human labour results in high operational expenses, frequent human errors and accidents, downtime, and poorer productivity for warehouses. The central warehouse’s operating efficiency is increased by 25%, inventory turnover is increased by 20%, production and shipment times are decreased by 30%, and labour is deployed by 20% thanks to the 5G-driven robots solutions.
