Airtel 5G Network Powers India’s First AI Guided Colonoscopy Trial in Partnership with Apollo

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, partnered with Apollo Hospitals to carry out the country’s first 5G-driven, AI (artificial intelligence) guided Colonoscopy trials. 5G is going to aid the healthcare industry hugely. This trial in India, conducted successfully on Airtel’s 5G NSA (non-standalone) network, is just proof of that. Airtel said that because of its powerful 5G network (low-latency and high processing capabilities), colon cancer was detected much faster and with greater accuracy too. Along with Apollo Hospitals, companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), HealthNet Global, and Avesha also collaborated with Airtel for this trial.

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Airtel’s 5G Network Enabled AI Guided Colonoscopy, Which Had Several Advantages

Currently, the colonoscopy procedure is relied upon to find colon cancer. It is a manual process which requires plenty of time and great attention. Not only is the procedure long, but it is also discomforting for the patients along with the nurses and the doctors, as the time taken to complete it can run up to 30 to 40 minutes.

However, with the AI-guided colonoscopy procedure, the image and processing happened in real-time without any lags, even when the physician moved the scope through the colon for it to be overlaid on top of the right element of the colon. Thus, the 5G-powered AI-guided colonoscopy can act as an extra pair of eyes for doctors, which can result in much higher accuracy, improving the healthcare standards in India.