TCS to set up 10 global Gemini Experience centres by end of 2026
The Tata group company has opened its third GEC for consumer sector in Kolkata
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) plans to set up a total of 10 Gemini Experience Centres (GEC) globally by the end of 2026, including four in India.
The Tata group company on Thursday launched a Consumer Business Group (CBG) Gemini Experience Centre (GEC) in Kolkata, its eighth in the world and third in India, TCS said in a regulatory update.
The expansion plan is to further strengthens TCS’ global innovation footprint and underscore its strategic focus on partnering with hyperscalers to help enterprises navigate the next phase of AI-enabled transformation.
“Together with TCS, we are seeing how differentiated industry solutions built with Gemini are helping customers realize business value faster. The launch of the GEC in Kolkata marks a crucial step in accelerating agentic AI adoption, empowering consumer businesses to co-create, test, and scale next-generation innovations,” Shivir Chordia, Director of Partnerships, India, Google Cloud, said.
The company’s Kolkata GEC will showcase AI-led innovations for consumer business needs, built with Google Cloud and Google’s Gemini models. It will act as an innovation hub where customers can experience agentic-AI enabled innovations through immersive demos and co-innovation workshops.
The facility will help enterprises transform their business using the TCS Human+AI Autonomy model, addressing needs across retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and travel, tourism and hospitality (TTH) sectors.
TCS has built 3,000 industry-and context-aware AI agents with Gemini Enterprise that integrate into customer environments. The Kolkata centre features a portfolio of offerings including store operations, supply chain management, omni-channel retail, and customer service solutions.
“Our collaboration with Google Cloud has consistently focused on translating AI and next-generation tech into real business value. The GEC in Kolkata extends this collaboration by providing a dedicated environment for consumer businesses to co-create, test, and scale AI-led offerings. It reflects our commitment to empower enterprises around the world to unlock the full-potential of AI-led transformation and help them move from pilots to enterprise-scale adoption,” Murali Ramanathan, CTO, Consumer Business Group, TCS, said.
Through this collaboration, TCS reinforces its commitment to driving agentic AI-enabled innovation and cocreating next-generation consumer business offerings tailored to the evolving needs of the customers. TCS will leverage generative AI, advanced analytics, and immersive tech to deliver digital experiences, enhance operations, and accelerate time-to-market for clients globally.
