Airtel partners with Swift Navigation on enhanced precision for India

Airtel Business has entered into a partnership with Swift Navigation to launch India’s first cloud-based positioning service, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML).

The Airtel – Skylark Precise Positioning Service will improve accuracy up to 100x when compared to standard GNSS.

The partnership will bring Skylark together with Airtel’s pan-India resilient 4G/5G network to deliver a reliable and easily accessible centimeter-level accurate positioning service for mission-critical location-based applications for large-scale deployment.

A wide range of industries will be able to harness this high-accuracy service to power applications such as tolling, emergency response, digital mapping, construction, utilities, fleet management, and autonomous vehicles — driving innovation, efficiency, and quicker responses in services across India’s urban and rural landscapes.

Uses of the Airtel – Skylark Precise Positioning Service

• Automotive and Transportation. Powering advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and fully autonomous vehicles, improving road safety and traffic efficiency.
• Mobile and Consumer Applications. Transforming navigation, ride-sharing and fitness apps with highly accurate, real-time location data for turn-by-turn directions, exact pickup points, and reliable activity tracking on smartphones and wearables.
• Smart Tolling. Implementing seamless, barrier-free or lane-level tolling without the need for extensive physical infrastructure like gantries, cameras and readers.
• Logistics and Last-Mile Delivery. Unlocking precise fleet management, route optimization, and accurate arrival time predictions with unprecedented accuracy for vehicles, drones and delivery robots, especially in dense urban environments.
• Railways. Enabling enhanced safety and efficiency of rail operations through precise train positioning and control systems.
• Agriculture. Powering precision agriculture through exact positioning for automated tractors, seeders and sprayers — empowering farmers to optimize the use of water, fertilizer and pesticides, boosting crop yields and sustainability.

The partnership positions Airtel Business as the leader in India’s precise positioning market. The initial phase will launch a 35,000 km² network around the National Capital Region (NCR) later this year. This network will be rolled out to other parts of the country in phases soon after.