Commotion unveils NVIDIA-powered AI OS for enterprises

Commotion has launched an enterprise AI Operating System built with NVIDIA technologies, as Singapore pushes for wider AI adoption and more Southeast Asian companies move beyond pilot projects.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a new National AI Council in his Budget 2026 speech. A joint report by McKinsey, EDB and Tech in Asia found that about 46% of Southeast Asian companies have moved from piloting AI to scaling initiatives.

Despite that momentum, many large organisations in Singapore still struggle to embed AI into day-to-day operations. Common issues include fragmented software tools, siloed data and limited governance.

Commotion's new AI Operating System, or AI OS, is aimed at removing those operational barriers. The platform brings enterprise data and workflows into a single environment and adds an orchestration layer to coordinate AI-driven actions across business systems.

Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, the product uses NVIDIA Nemotron open models and the NVIDIA Riva library for speech features. Commotion says it is designed for AI deployments that require traceability and decision controls.

From pilots

Many enterprises already run multiple AI tools in parallel, such as copilots and separate AI applications for different teams. That approach can keep data in silos and make AI actions harder to track across systems.

Commotion positions its AI OS as a solution to those integration and governance gaps. It says the platform can run "AI workers" that complete end-to-end tasks, rather than produce recommendations that staff must implement manually.

Examples cited include handling customer service calls, resolving network issues and improving guest experiences. The platform also supports speech-to-speech interactions, with an emphasis on real-time responsiveness.

"The verdict from enterprises is clear: without a system that unifies context, AI remains a collection of experiments. Our challenge as an industry isn't the lack of models or data; it's that everything is disconnected," said Murali Swaminathan, CEO of Commotion.

"Companies have AI that can answer questions, but not AI that can act. We built an OS that gives AI the shared context and orchestration it needs to move from recommendation to execution," Swaminathan said.

Governance focus

Commotion says its AI OS provides unified visibility across systems, data and AI actions, along with audit features that record AI decisions. The company says the goal is to address leadership concerns about letting AI drive operational outcomes without adequate control.

The platform is built on what Commotion calls a proprietary context engineering layer, which it says continuously maps enterprise data and activity into a shared understanding that AI workers use when making decisions.

Speech functions are a central part of the launch. Commotion says Riva supports customer interactions with real-time speech and reasoning, allowing AI workers to listen, interpret emotion, reason and respond in real time.

Tata backing

Commotion is backed by Tata Communications, which has made a strategic investment in the startup. Commotion says Tata Communications provides infrastructure to support deployments across markets, including India and other regions.

"This collaboration brings together cutting-edge AI, enterprise trust and real-world execution," said A.S. Lakshminarayanan, MD & CEO of Tata Communications.

"Commotion is solving a problem every enterprise faces: how to move AI from interesting demos to business-critical operations. We're proud to be part of this mission in India and globally," Lakshminarayanan said.

Early deployments

Commotion says live deployments are underway in telecom, aviation and hospitality, as well as other enterprise operations. It reports 30% to 40% autonomous resolution in current deployments, alongside governance and auditability.

It says a global telecom provider is resolving more than 40% of operational issues autonomously and has reduced resolution time by 35%. An international airline expects AI to handle 30% of inbound customer calls in year one, it added.

Commotion also pointed to a global hospitality group looking to increase direct bookings and upsell through AI-led guest engagement. It said an Indian automotive manufacturer has seen "50% higher ROI with 30% lower cost/call and 60% less calls via elastic scaling in peak hours".

Vishal Dhupar, managing director for Asia South at NVIDIA, framed the product as part of a broader shift from analytical AI to operational AI in enterprise settings.

"Enterprises today need AI that doesn't just analyze data, but can act responsibly at scale," Dhupar said. "Commotion's AI OS, powered by our NVIDIA NemotronTM reasoning models, enables AI workers that can understand the context, make decisions, and execute tasks across industries-from telecom to aviation."

Commotion, Tata Communications and NVIDIA say they are working together on deployments for Indian enterprises across languages, locations and complex infrastructure.