IBM and Bangalore International Airport (BIAL), which operates Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB/BLR Airport), has announced a 10-year partnership under which IBM and Kyndryl will provide IT solutions to create a new ‘Airport in a Box’ platform that will support transforming the end-to-end travel experience for passengers at BLR Airport.
Once the platform is fully operational, IBM and BIAL plan to explore opportunities to advance the ‘Airport in a Box’ platform as a cornerstone of innovation and transformation for the global travel and transportation industry.
To achieve this goal, BIAL has selected IBM Global Business Services, IBM hybrid cloud capabilities and Kyndryl, the new, independent company that will be created following the separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business, to design and implement next generation architecture with robust and dynamic delivery model.
The platform IBM is developing to support BIAL’s business growth and will be enabled by a comprehensive set of IBM technology and services, enabled by an open hybrid cloud approach from IBM and supported by Red Hat Ansible Automation.
The platform will also generate AI-powered insights from IBM Maximo enterprise asset management technology to optimise inventory management and total cost of ownership.
IBM and BIAL will work to ensure that the platform supports BIAL’s commitment to sustainability and community at large. BIAL recently achieved its goal of net energy neutral status in the financial year 2020-21, consuming energy from renewable sources.