Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has ventured into the new area of providing surveillance and

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security in cities by joining hands with Siemens to offer intelligent electronic solutions to face growing terror threats.

Several state governments and local administrations have evinced keen interest in the technology to secure metropolises and cities in the wake of rising terror threats, sources said.

Besides presentations to various state and local administrations, the RIL has submitted an Expression of Interest to provide an electronic security system through fourth generation (4G) wireless networking in Mumbai, they said.

The role of surveillance and security has assumed greater significance with insurgency and terrorism becoming a global phenomenon, they said, adding that traditional security platforms are not able to cope with the new challenges.

"So there is an emerging need to move over to 4G wireless networking," they said.

With contiguous, pan-India Broadband Wireless Access spectrum, Reliance plans to offer 4G wireless networking services for safety, security and other advanced applications, the sources said.

They said Reliance and Siemens would "combine to leverage the 4G network for the low latency and assured Quality of Service (QoS) required for video and security applications."

RIL's new aerospace and security venture, led by its President and CEO Vivek Lall, was also in advanced discussions with global giants in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle space.