Wipro rises on partnering with IIT Kharagpur for advanced research in 5G, AI

29 Mar 2019 Evaluate

Wipro is currently trading at Rs. 257.15, up by 2.55 points or 1.00% from its previous closing of Rs. 254.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 257.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 259.60 and Rs. 256.90 respectively. So far 32685 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 297.00 on 25-Feb-2019 and a 52 week low of Rs. 190.13 on 06-Jun-2018.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 261.50 and Rs. 253.40 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 153623.99 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.30%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 16.05% and 6.92% respectively.

Wipro and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on high-impact, industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and AI. Research outcomes from this partnership will be leveraged by Wipro to develop solutions for its customers, across industry verticals. IIT Kharagpur will benefit from the commercialization of the joint research insights and Wipro’s real-world industry expertise.

Wipro and IIT Kharagpur will jointly take up applied research projects on industry challenges related to the design, planning and operations of 5G networks and cognitive information processing for the automation of these processes and 5G use cases. The two organizations will focus on AI research applicable in the healthcare, education and retail sectors as well as in domains such as climate change and cyber security. In addition, subject matter experts from Wipro and IIT Kharagpur will promote knowledge sharing through guest lectures, workshops and seminars on 5G and AI.

Wipro is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services. The company harnesses the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful.

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