Breaking down the complexities of LoRaWAN development to reduce time-to-market for IoT projects and lower total cost of ownership.

Arrow Electronics has announced an EMEA distribution agreement with The Things Industries, a full-service LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) solutions provider.

Building on the synergies between The Things Industries’ LoRaWAN network server, The Things Stack Cloud, and Arrow’s suite of related products, the collaboration will help reduce the total cost of ownership for LoRaWAN projects.

Through the agreement, Arrow will provide all three essential elements for a successful LoRaWAN project – components, LoRaWAN connectivity, and engineering services – from a single source. This integrated approach offers customers significant advantages, including cost savings, time efficiency, simplified procurement, and efficient support.

Vitali Damasevich, director engineering – Eastern Europe & ESC EMEA, Arrow Electronics, said: “Customers can accelerate and streamline their LoRaWAN-enabled product development by pairing Arrow’s high level of support, from design, development and production and The Things Industries secure cloud provisioning.”

As a well-established LoRaWAN connectivity and services provider, The Things Industries assumes a leading role in the global LoRaWAN ecosystem. With a global installed base of over 50,000 gateways, 1.5 million connected devices and 500 enterprise customers, the company’s mission is to break down the complexities of LoRaWAN development, allowing for integration and interoperability across the supply chain and lower the total cost of ownership. The company envisions a platform for anyone who wants to become a LoRaWAN expert and build competitive LoRaWAN solutions.

Wienke Giezeman, CEO, The Things Industries, said:

“Our LoRaWAN solution, The Things Stack Cloud, along with Arrow’s IoT hardware and software expertise, will help companies save significantly on upfront development and ongoing IoT operational costs, as well as reduce time-to-market.”

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POND IoT partners with FrontierUS to enhance IoT solutions with global SIM technology, providing customers with streamlined access to Peplink devices and creating a more robust and comprehensive connectivity experience across industries.

POND IoT, a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) Connectivity solutions, is excited to announce its partnership with FrontierUS, a value-added distributor of Peplink devices in the United States.

This collaboration is set to provide customers purchasing hardware from FrontierUS with access to POND IoT’s global SIM, significantly enhancing the functionality and global reach of mobile networks across several sectors.

This partnership creates a comprehensive ecosystem for customers, offering a unified platform for distribution, support, and enhanced mobility solutions. The synergy between POND IoT and FrontierUS is poised to redefine the landscape of IoT and connectivity, offering direct access to Peplink’s extensive product range. This not only dramatically reduces lead times but also introduces competitive pricing structures. Customers of FrontierUS will benefit from POND IoT’s years of industry-leading experience, ensuring reliable connectivity that is paramount for operations demanding consistent and robust internet connectivity, here in the US and aboard.

“Our partnership with FrontierUS represents our commitment to advancing IoT technology and its accessibility.” – Igor Kamenetsky, CRO of POND IoT

“Our partnership with FrontierUS represents our commitment to advancing IoT technology and its accessibility,” said Igor Kamenetsky, CRO of POND IoT.

“Integrating our technology with Peplink’s robust hardware sets a new standard for connectivity solutions in various industries.”

FrontierUS, with its expertise in network technology and a deep understanding of the American market, is integral to this partnership. This collaboration is expected to not only improve the product offerings of both companies but also to provide customers with a more versatile and resilient connectivity experience.

“We are excited to officially launch our partnership with POND IoT and add this valuable and super-flexible offering to our portfolio. POND’s SMART SIM technology, coupled with their vast carrier network, aligns with the FrontierUS mission of enhancing our partners’ ability to create resilient connectivity across North America that is simple to deploy, and easy to manage and support”, said Paul Wieland, President & CEO of FrontierUS.

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Tele2 has begun a partnership with IoT company TH1NG, which will complement and strengthen their offer in smart IoT solutions for business customers in both the private and public sectors.

Tele2 has signed a cooperation agreement with TH1NG in order to strengthen the offer to the corporate market and public sector with solutions for smart properties, industries, homes, connected care, and sustainability in combination with Tele2’s sustainable and cost-effective solutions for connectivity. Through this partnership, Tele2 supplements its connected offer with TH1NG’s platform and product portfolio.

“More and more companies are getting connected and we have a continuous dialogue with our business customers about how to best find solutions that are smart and that also save time and money. Therefore, we look forward to our extended collaboration with TH1NG, which further complements our solutions”, says Sofia Ahlmark Hyvärinen, Sales Director at Tele2 B2B.

With the IoT platform IoT Open, TH1NG, together with partners such as Tele2, can connect all things that communicate and thereby enable the services of the future.

“We can already offer IoT solutions for entire societies today and have taken a position as one of the leading suppliers of IoT platforms in Sweden. It is very exciting that we are now with Tele2 taking another step forward by offering joint solutions which will address new customers and target groups and in the end create customer benefits.. We have a very good cooperation already, which we are now developing further”, says Klas Westholm, CEO of TH1NG

With IoT Open, you can connect many digital solutions that exist in society, such as real estate and industry, and can handle all types of connectivity. The totality of connecting all these services using IoT Open enables a smart and sustainable society.

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Telenor IoT and Verizon Business have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen international IoT connectivity, providing customers with global IoT services.

Telenor and Verizon, two global leaders in telecommunications, are proud to announce a strategic collaboration for international IoT.

The partnership aims to deliver global IoT services to enterprises, unlocking new possibilities and simplifying connectivity on a global scale.

The initial focus of the partnership is to fortify and expand the eSIM-based network access and service footprint of both companies. By combining their network assets and managed IoT capabilities across Europe, Asia, and North America, Telenor IoT and Verizon Business will provide seamless access to their respective networks for IoT customers.

With this collaboration, Verizon’s customers will effortlessly tap into Telenor’s comprehensive network services and management in Europe and APAC. Similarly, Telenor’s customers will seamlessly access Verizon’s extensive US network. Enterprises will have the ability to manage and optimize local Verizon and Telenor profiles, empowering customers to further broaden global roaming-based network coverage and also directly leverage Verizon eSIM IoT connectivity services whenever required.

Looking ahead, the partnership will focus on fostering additional collaboration to bring significant benefits to global enterprises. This strategic alliance aims to deliver innovative solutions that will drive industry advancements and provide enhanced growth opportunities for businesses worldwide.

Debika Bhattacharya, Chief Product Officer, Verizon Business says: “The move toward global IoT reflects the reality of doing business in the massive IoT era. The number of IoT devices is expanding rapidly and fleets are fanning outward, so our customers need flexible, reliable connectivity that moves across borders. With partners such as Telenor, Verizon will be able to provide that – a globe-spanning footprint with seamless eSIM IoT connectivity.”

Mats Lundquist, CEO of Telenor Connexion and Head of Telenor IoT, says:

“The US is a key market for many of our global customers. Together with Verizon we can streamline our customer’s solutions and supply chains while enabling even more reliable access to the US market. This includes local network functionality, which is a catalyst for the next generation of consumer services as well as 5G-enabled critical services.”

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Partnership growth helps customers scale, speed time to market.

Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity, today announced the expansion of its Soracom Partner Space program to new members throughout the Americas and Europe.

The program now reaches more than 800 best-in-class members throughout the world, including more than 100 certified partners representing hardware, software, solutions and integration services. The addition of these members will help IoT innovators accelerate time to market with as-needed access to complementary, best-in-class solutions and services that are ready to integrate at every level of the IoT stack.

The Soracom Partner Space enables partners to access live opportunities and technical collaborations to provide services to IoT innovators around the world. In turn, customers are able to find trusted partners who will help them bring solutions to market and scale more quickly, create differentiators, and simplify the IoT journey.

Supporting 4 million connections with global IoT coverage in more than 160 countries, Soracom offers a portfolio of powerful connectivity solutions that help IoT deployments connect securely and easily to leading hyperscaler platforms, reduce data and power requirements, and manage total cost of ownership at scale. Soracom Partner Space partners have supported many of the projects behind Soracom’s expansion.

Alexis Susset, Soracom vice president of global product and EU sales, said:

“Collaborating with industry-leading partners to connect millions of devices worldwide, Soracom understands deeply that success in IoT depends on the specialized tools and expertise that only a complete ecosystem can provide.”

“We are thrilled to expand our global partner program to help more customers bring successful solutions to market and scale quickly across Europe and around the world.”

Today, partners in the Americas and EU include:

• AI Dynamics
• Balena
• BDATA
• CalChip Connect
• Cassia Networks
• Converge IoT
• Esper
• IoThink Solutions
• NeuronicWorks
• Prescient Devices
• Quake Global
• Seeed Studio
• SGS
• SpaceSense Systems
• ST
• Teltonika Networks and Telematics
• Thinxtra
• uHoo
• UnaBiz

“UnaBiz has connected over 1M devices with Soracom and that number is fast-growing,” said Yadia Colindres, deputy CTO at UnaBiz. “With this global partnership, UnaBiz will be sharing its ideation, production, deployment and maintenance experience and services in Massive IoT with the entire Soracom ecosystem, to help IoT solution providers and operators to scale quickly and with confidence.”

“Over 3,000 professionals use IoThink Solutions’ IoT platform, KHEIRON IoT Suite, to monitor and control connected devices, and analyze data all around the world,” said Julien Dalmasso, CEO at IoThink Solutions. “Like Soracom, we believe in open and interoperable platforms to serve customers across various industries, from Smart Building to Smart Industry, Smart Energy or even Smart City. We look forward to working together to assist builders and help integrators design and deploy a new generation of IoT use cases.”

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• The partnership brings together the leading players in the IoT ecosystem under one umbrella for the first time to simplify the deployment of IoT use cases

• IoT Continuum aims to accelerate the wide adoption and deployment of cellular IoT in Europe and beyond to open up new growth opportunities with significant CAPEX savings for customers in vertical markets such as Smart Buildings, Automotive, Health, Smart Cities and Smart Manufacturing

Orange, Sierra Wireless, LACROIX, and STMicroelectronics announced today the creation of the IoT Continuum – a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of IoT in Europe and beyond.

By bringing together for the first time expertise across the entire IoT industry (Connectivity, Hardware, Software, Design and Manufacturing) under one roof, partners of the IoT Continuum will support international businesses to accelerate the deployment and industrialization of Massive IoT over LTE (including Cat M and Cat 1) and 5G.

A three-step process (“start, prove, deploy and scale”) has been put in place by the partners to support businesses’ IoT projects on cellular networks, from ideation to industrialization, without having to liaise with multiple players on the market. IoT Continuum offers a combination of leading industry players who will improve project risk management for businesses. Customers will be able to join the process at any stage, according to their needs.

As part of these processes, the partners will:

• Provide any business and their vertical of choice a set of components and solutions validated on the Orange network, and the necessary industrial tools to deploy wide-scale IoT services on cellular networks

• Reduce the complexity, development time and cost for businesses to realize IoT use cases by providing already pre-integrated building blocks including hardware and software (STMicroelectronics, Sierra Wireless), connectivity and IoT Services (Orange), design and manufacturing (LACROIX)

• Provide guidance and expertise to ease the overall process and help customers maximize their benefits to scale IoT deployments economically

The IoT Continuum aims to increase the confidence of businesses by addressing the current uncertainty, complexity and reduce costs to IoT deployment, bolstering the burgeoning IoT ecosystem in Europe and beyond. The partners will also promote eSIM and 5G technologies to drive Massive IoT and are committed to helping customers develop a digitalized approach on IoT Continuum.

This will also enable new business models to accelerate the digital transformation of international industries and unleash the potential of IoT technology in areas of critical growth, including Smart Buildings, Automotive, Health, Smart Cities and Smart Industries.

IoT Continuum partners state:

“We joined forces and created the IoT Continuum to streamline the management of cellular IoT projects in Europe and beyond. By combining our various expertise and knowledge of the IoT industry, we create a joint and unique offering to meet market demand and bring customers to more successful at scale IoT deployments on cellular networks, furthering the digital transformation of international businesses, no matter their vertical.”

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In its recent analysis ranking more than 450 companies on their IoT service capabilities, ABI Research finds that IoT partner programs and their member companies are evolving their IoT offerings, with 54% of listed organizations receiving a high IoT maturity grade.

IoT partner programs are ecosystems of companies focused on assembling end-to-end solutions around a supplier product portfolio. The programs streamline the IoT adoption process by enabling collaboration among hardware, software, and service providers across different technology sectors to deliver comprehensive IoT solutions for enterprises.

“IoT partner programs are critical, as supplier diversity and offer complexity is not lessening and no one company can deliver a complete end-to-end IoT solution,” says Ryan Harbison, Research Analyst at ABI Research. “Over the past year, companies like Dell and Intel continued to grow their programs to target additional verticals like manufacturing and energy. IoT partner programs ‘un-fragment’ the market for end-users and drive awareness to hardware, software and service providers that combined can deliver an end-to-end IoT solution.”

Dell is expanding its partner program ecosystem with its series of IoT gateways, relying on partners like Action Point and Datatrend Technologies. Through a portal, Dell customers can search for the partners that will best fit their needs, based on a variety of metrics like vertical offerings and location. The initial program success is so strong that Dell aims to double its program members by the end of 2016.

Similarly, Intel’s IoT Solution Alliance continues to create interoperable, secure solutions to drive efficiencies and deliver device system performance insights. Program members like Advantech and relayr help Intel differentiate its devices and the value they provide to end users.

Partner programs drive value for parent organizations, like Dell and Intel, by expanding their ecosystem user base through their member company connections. The programs, in turn, drive value for member companies through incremental business opportunities. Finally, enterprises acquiring IoT capabilities enjoy faster time to market and potentially a more integrated solution.

“Today’s successful partner programs are the ones striking the right balance between their number of partners and the overall product offering,” concludes Harbison.

“It is not about having the biggest partner program; it is about working to forge new alliances with like-minded partners across multiple sectors and consistently delivering valuable IoT services to a broad range of customers. It is about learning how to adapt in the expanding IoT universe.”

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Option, the company Connecting Things to the Cloud, and Danlaw Inc. (Danlaw), a global provider of telematics and connected vehicle solutions, today announced a corporate partnership through Danlaw’s investment in Option of up to € 10 million.

Mr. Raju Dandu, Founder and CEO of Danlaw also joins Option’s Board of Directors. The partnership will enable new ways of combining the engineering expertise and strengthen both companies in offering solutions for the market of Internet of Things (IoT).
The partnership marks a milestone for both companies signaling a collaborative model where companies join forces to complement each others strengths for achieving breakthrough solutions.

Raju Dandu, Founder and CEO of Danlaw said:
“This cooperation between two highly compatible companies with complementary strategic priorities, product and service offerings will deliver significant value for both organizations.”

“We see numerous opportunities to enhance our growth profile by offering integrated solutions that leverage Option’s superb design and engineering capabilities to deliver a more robust set of Connected Car and IoT solutions.”

Jan Callewaert, Founder and Executive Chairman of Option further commented:
“Entering in strategic partnerships is a unanimous decision of our Board of Directors. We are honored to be partnering with Danlaw, the clear technology and market leader in its segment. Both our companies highly regard creativity and excellence and we are looking forward to sharing our technical expertise and paving the way for innovations in the IoT market.”

Danlaw is a fast growing company with over 31 years of experience in networked vehicle electronics, telematics and infotainment systems. Danlaw’s specialty areas include Connected Car solutions, Electronic Control Units (ECUs) and Cloud based SaaS applications. Danlaw’s customers include automotive OEM’s, Tier-1 Suppliers, Insurance Companies and Fleet Management Companies, worldwide. Danlaw also works with Departments of Transportation to develop and finalize connected car device specifications, test procedures and test suites. Danlaw is the #1 telematics provider for OBD (On Board Diagnostics) devices in North America.

Option and Danlaw will closely work together in the development of synergies for the CloudGate platform and engineering projects, by establishing joint sales and marketing channels and in developing new solutions for Connected Cars, smart housing, smart cities and new industrial M2M solutions.

Under the terms of the agreement Danlaw invests up to € 10 million in Option by means of a private placement in two phases. Initially via a Convertible Bond loan of € 6 million at an accrued interest of 5% yearly as agreed by the Board on November 6, 2015 within the context of the authorized capital. The Convertible Bond loan has a term of 5 years and will expire on November 5, 2020 and can be converted in maximum 32.894.736 shares of Option at a conversion price of € 0.228 per share, interest included, taxes excluded. The conversion price is set at 30 days average stock price before issue in accordance with Article 598 of the Code of Companies.

In addition to the Bond loan, Danlaw has the possibility to invest an amount of € 4 million through warrants to be issued by an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be convened shortly by the Board of Directors. The special reports of the Board of Directors and the auditor of the transaction can be found on Option’s website http://www.option.com/about/.

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KORE, the world’s largest managed wireless network services provider specializing in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Intelligent Telematics.

Under the agreement, KORE will provide an advanced Machine-to-Machine (M2M) business solution, including all data requirements, for Intelligent Telematics’ new operation within North America. KORE will also deliver business development support to help Intelligent Telematics tap into growth opportunities within key sectors across the region.

Intelligent Telematics was launched in 2013, initially in the UK, and has since expanded its presence to over 12 countries worldwide. The company’s IT1000 3G vehicle camera is the most sophisticated solution currently available with unrivalled accuracy and technology that is sixteen times more powerful than existing devices in the marketplace. The forward facing camera transmits footage of road collisions, near misses and harsh driving events via a secure 3G private network to a web-based interface with live email and SMS alerts, so a triggered event can be viewed almost immediately.

Intelligent Telematics 3G vehicle camera

“3G vehicle cameras present significant potential for the fleet, insurance and telematics markets in the U.S. Through our alignment with Intelligent Telematics, we look forward to leveraging the growing opportunities to improve road safety, identify areas of risk, minimize costs and save lives.”

“Teaming up with a key data partner that could handle all our connectivity requirements was an important part of our expansion within the U.S. What quickly became apparent was the added support KORE could offer us in terms of driving growth and differentiating our business, so we look forward to working closely with them to effectively roll out our ongoing strategy,” said Richard Baxendale, president, Intelligent Telematics North America.

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IBM Cloud IoT Platform to Deliver New Device Management, Risk Management and Analytics Capabilities; New IoT Service for Electronics.

IBM today announced an expansion of its Internet of Things (IoT) platform – called IBM IoT Foundation – through an integration with ARM, providing out of the box connectivity with ARM® mbed-enabled devices to analytics services. This fusion will allow huge quantities of data from devices such as industrial appliances, weather sensors and wearable monitoring devices to be gathered, analyzed and acted upon.

IBM also announced the first in a series of IBM Cloud-based, industry-specific IoT services with IoT for Electronics. The service will enable electronics manufacturers to gather data from individual sensors that can be combined with other data for real-time analysis.

The IBM IoT Foundation is a platform upon which a family of fully managed, cloud-hosted offerings on the SoftLayer Infrastructure is built. IoT Foundation makes it simple to derive value from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It includes:

• Analytics tools capable of dealing with large quantities of fast-moving data,
• Access to IBM Bluemix, IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service, that is capable of handling the immense flow of data and provide anytime access for decision makers; and
• Security systems capable of helping organizations protect IoT data as rigorously as they do their own confidential financial, IP and strategy information.

“Deploying IoT technology has to be easy, secure and scalable for it to feel like a natural extension of a company’s business,” said Krisztian Flautner, General Manager, IoT Business, ARM.

“By collaborating with IBM, we will deliver the first unified chip-to-cloud, enterprise-class IoT platform. This will empower companies of any size with a productivity tool that can readily transform how they operate, and the services they can offer.”

The integration between IBM and ARM will allow products powered by ARM mbed-enabled chips to automatically register with the IBM IoT Foundation, and connect with IBM analytics services. This unifies the ARM mbed IoT Device Platform and the IBM IoT Foundation at the point where information gathered from deployed sensors in any connected device is delivered to the cloud for analysis. The IoT connection also enables delivery of actionable events to control equipment or provide users with alerts or other information. For example, the triggering of an alarm message on a washing machine to ask the owner to confirm a breakdown engineer appointment if a fault is detected.

This integration can help clients improve engagement, accelerate innovation and enhance operations through connected devices and analysis of the data. Custom hardware built around ARM’s flexible and efficient chip technology and IBM’s leading IoT services for predictive maintenance, better asset performance, operational risk management and managed continuous engineering, can help provide organizations with enterprise-grade tools designed to help them build value from their IoT devices. Original design manufacturers and OEMs – such as Ionics – are already seeing value in the IBM and ARM integration as it assimilates the IBM IoT Foundation at the chip architecture level.

“We’re excited to work with IBM because we believe that an effective IoT solution should be built from the ground up – from chipset through services – and is by far the best choice to have a complete end-to-end solution,” said Earl Qua, Vice President of Ionics. “Working with IBM we have tapped into our respective company’s expertise to create a platform that is built and customized for the unique nature in which companies are utilizing IoT.”

Electronics manufacturers are already adopting IBM’s cloud services to connect everything from dishwashers to Smart TVs to pro audio equipment:

• “By using IBM IoT services, we are able to real-time manage and control Smart TV content in over 30 countries. This provides us the opportunity to continuously balance costs with increased customer experience. Lastly, we have eliminated the need to set up hardware within traditional IT infrastructure – allowing a drastic reduction in provisioning time.” – Marc Harmsen – Global Marketing Lead and Product Manager EMEA Philips Television at TP Vision.
• “At Gibson Innovations, design and quality lead the way. IBM’s service capabilities – leveraging cloud, IoT and analytics – allow us to provide unique user experiences for connected devices. Additionally, the advanced analytics enables the development of new applications and services as well as device management and monitoring in a security-rich infrastructure. This is extremely valuable in maintaining and increasing loyalty among our customers,” said Henry Chiarelli, Executive Vice President of Gibson Brands.

“Since 2008, IBM has helped thousands of customers embrace the Internet of Things – to help cities become smarter, hospitals to transform patient care and financial institutions to improve risk management,” said Pat Toole, General Manager, Internet of Things, IBM. “The IoT is now at an inflection point and it needs the big data expertise of IBM and little data expertise of ARM to ensure it reaches its global potential.”

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Eurotech announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Arkessa, a global multi-network cellular connectivity provider.

Eurotech, a leading provider of smart devices and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technologies enabling Internet of Things (IoT) applications, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Arkessa, a global multi-network cellular connectivity provider.

Arkessa and Eurotech are technology leaders in their respective domains. Andrew Orrock, Arkessa CEO commented:
“Eurotech share our passion to make it easy for customers to deliver IoT solutions. This landmark agreement allows both Eurotech and Arkessa to significantly extend our abilities and offer customers the most complete M2M and IoT solutions by combining and integrating core elements of our respective offerings.”

This partnership will allow Eurotech to add managed connectivity services to its devices and M2M gateways courtesy of Arkessa’s multi-network cellular and satellite service covering all regions of the world. Arkessa’s connectivity solutions which are agnostic to Mobile Network can be used across a range of Eurotech hardware offerings and compliments Eurotech’s ReliaCELL, the IP67 ruggedized cellular adapter exceptionally well. This powerful combination enables Eurotech to extend its differentiated end-to-end approach to include M2M global connectivity.

Equally Arkessa can leverage Eurotech’s expertise in programmable IoT gateways and can take advantage of Eurotech’s products and technology in data, device and embedded application management (Everyware Device Cloud).

The integration between Everyware Cloud, Eurotech’s Data & Device Management Platform, and Arkessa’s Connectivity Management Platform gives Customers a single point of management of their connected assets, simplifying the implementation of IoT projects to an exceptional level.

The areas in which this partnership will add the highest value have been identified as those which incorporate solid and secure device and data management alongside business-critical connectivity.

Eurotech’s CMO, Robert Andres said of the partnership:

“This will enable our Customers to further reduce the complexity of their M2M/IoT projects, increasing efficiency whilst satisfying both business targets and legislative requirements. We are more and more becoming the one stop shop for Industrial IoT solutions.”

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KORE, the world’s largest managed M2M wireless network services provider is partnering with another global machine to machine leader, Fargo Telecom to deliver extended service offerings to the Asian market.

Managing Director of KORE Asia Pacific, Thomas Mooney said the partnership continues to strengthen the M2M industry within the global market including China, India and Vietnam.

“Fargo Telecom Holdings is well established within the IoT market, being awarded as one of the Connected World 100 since 2013, hailing as one of the growing businesses within the M2M and connected devices marketplace,” Mr Mooney said.

“KORE continues to work closely with companies such as Fargo Telecom as we develop key relationships with global M2M service providers, especially within South East Asia, identified as the fastest growing region for M2M technology.”

Fargo Telecom offers the manufacture and sale of GPS receivers, wireless modems and multi-mode gateways, as well as the custom design and development of devices, back end software and distribution of cellular, RF and Wi-Fi modules.
General Manager Fargo Telecom Asia Ltd, Lawrence Liu said the relationship together with KORE was a platform to enhance and support its existing offering for end-to-end wireless connectivity solutions.

“KORE has global connectivity and this will only add to our service offering in a continually evolving environment.”

“Our service offering, together with KORE’s global network provides more avenues to explore possibilities for our existing and new customers within the M2M industry.”

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WebNMS Integrates Scalable and Secure B2B IoT Infrastructure Solutions with Open APIs to Foster a Robust Application Ecosystem.

Highlights:

• Companies integrate Option’s CloudGate gateway with the WebNMS IoT Platform
• Solution accelerates IoT development and connects devices to the cloud across multi-operator footprint

WebNMS, a leading provider of scalable software platforms for multi-vendor network management and IoT solutions, and Option, the company Connecting Things to the Cloud, today announced they have successfully integrated Option’s CloudGate smart M2M gateway with the WebNMS IoT Platform. The combined solution provides a simplified path to scaling IoT/M2M applications for secure B2B infrastructure.

As enterprises look to connect a variety of sensors with cloud-based IoT applications, they need remote, embedded gateways to intelligently aggregate sensor data. To scale across different service provider networks, these mission-critical gateways must support diverse wireless connectivity and maintain seamless interoperability with central IoT applications. As the IoT ecosystem evolves, rapid innovation will increasingly depend on integrated open platforms that host industry-specific IoT apps.

Option’s smart M2M gateway, CloudGate, offers a flexible and modular hardware platform with an open source operating system and software development kit (SDK). The WebNMS IoT Platform, an Application Enablement Platform (AEP) with open APIs, includes both a scalable, centralized IoT management environment and a remote software agent that intelligently manages sensor data collected on a remote gateway. WebNMS has integrated the WebNMS IoT remote agent on the CloudGate gateway, ensuring platform compatibility. This solution will accelerate the deployment of IoT applications at scale. For example, by combining this cooperation with a WebNMS IoT application, such as its Cell Tower or Windmill Manager, the solution shortens a one year system development cycle to a few weeks.

“Our cooperation with WebNMS strengthens our ecosystem for enterprise-class IoT solutions connected with our CloudGate platform,” said Frank Deschuytere, CEO at Option.
“CloudGate provides flexible wireless connectivity as well as universal sensor interfaces that adapt remote devices to the multi-operator network footprints that are required to scale enterprise applications.”

“The WebNMS IoT Platform ties our solution into cloud-based IT infrastructure, complementing the scaled network with scalable centralized management, including federation with big data analytics.”

WebNMS is demonstrating its IoT Platform and its portfolio of B2B applications in booth IoT-7 at the IoTX conference, running today through June 9 at the Dubai World Trade Center.

“As we showcase our IoT Platform at IoTX, we are pleased to announce our cooperation with Option,” said Prabhu Ramachandran, director of WebNMS.

“The CloudGate gateway delivers tremendous flexibility for our customers who see scalable connectivity to their remote B2B infrastructure as vital to optimizing their businesses. We are committed to open solutions. This cooperation expands our ecosystem with a hardware platform supported by global network operators, including operators in the U.S. and Europe.”

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Partnership delivers a complete enterprise solution to manage IoT services, devices, data and integration in one rich user interface.

PLAT.ONE, the first Enterprise-Grade Internet of Things (IoT) application platform, today announced a partnership with Jasper, a global IoT platform leader, to provide a unified IoT application and services management solution.

The PLAT.ONE and Jasper IoT solution both accelerates and simplifies the process of connecting enterprises with a Jasper Partner Operator and managing their IoT services within the PLAT.ONE solution. This partnership pairs the visibility and management of enterprise IoT services that Jasper’s platform provides with PLAT.ONE’s real time data capture, analytics, business rules and enterprise integration. As a result, enterprises can easily develop and deploy complete, enterprise-grade IoT applications.

Jasper’s industry-leading, cloud-based IoT services platform enables companies of all sizes – and in any industry – to rapidly and cost-effectively launch, manage and monetize IoT services on a global scale. With Jasper, enterprises get the real-time visibility and control that is critical to IoT success, including mobile service management, real-time engagement and support diagnostics, billing and business automation.

PLAT.ONE offers a full-stack, enterprise-grade application platform for mission-critical IoT applications. The end-to-end solution provides distributed edgeware that runs on end devices, connected with a rich device, data and applications platform that enables 10x faster development and deployment of enterprise applications.

This partnership also provides PLAT.ONE customers the ability to leverage Jasper’s footprint of global mobile operators. Jasper currently partners with 24 mobile operator groups representing over 100 mobile operator networks worldwide, which enables enterprises to scale their IoT services globally with ease. Together, Jasper and PLAT.ONE enable the rapid development, deployment and management of mission-critical, scalable and secure connected solutions ranging from smart products and transportation to smart cities and manufacturing.

“For more than a decade, our focus at Jasper has been enabling enterprises in any industry to deploy IoT services, helping them transform from static product businesses to dynamic service businesses,” said Ken Laversin, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Jasper.

“This partnership pairs Jasper’s IoT service platform with PLAT.ONE’s IoT application platform, which will help accelerate the development and deployment of new IoT services worldwide.”

“As an Enterprise-Grade platform, we have long had a rich application enablement platform to monitor, manage and optimize the health of the solution,” said Filippo Murroni, CEO of PLAT.ONE. “Jasper’s solution is a perfect complement to enable rapid, reliable and cost-effective deployments of large-scale IoT solutions.”

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PLAT.ONE, the first Enterprise-Grade Internet of Things (IoT) application platform, today announced a partnership with Nwave, a rapidly growing supplier of low-power, wide-area (LPWA) wireless network solutions to bring a suite of ready-to-use industrial solutions to market, starting with a parking solution.

Nwave’s LPWA wireless communication platform and devices are optimized for low data intensive IoT applications. Unlike GSM, CDMA or ZigBee technologies, Nwave’s technology is based on an ultra narrow band radio protocol targeted at large scale, high-density, low-maintenance networks of sensors and devices.

Combining Nwave’s communication technology with tailored applications built on PLAT.ONE’s Enterprise-Grade application platform enables rapid, secure and cost-effective deployments of large-scale IoT solutions for energy, city services, environmental monitoring, healthcare, agriculture, as well as other industries.

NWave SParkit smart parking solution

“Our focus at Nwave has been on time to value, enabling customers to rapidly deploy private LPWA solutions in days not months,” said Jonathan Wiggin, CEO of Nwave.
“PLAT.ONE’s rapid application platform allows us to offer those same customers a complete parking management application with an uncompromising approach to security and scalability.”

Filippo Murroni, CEO of PLAT.ONE, said:
“We are excited to add Nwave to our rapidly growing eco-system of PLAT.ONE-Ready partners.”

“Nwave’s unique private LPWA solutions are a perfect complement to PLAT.ONE’s Enterprise-Grade rapid application platform providing an open-standards-based set of solutions with proven technology and unmatched scalability.”

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The alliance will address M2M and IoT Opportunities in Europe.

HCL Technologies and Tele 2, one of the leading European telecommunications operators today announced a strategic partnership to address the substantial market opportunities for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in Europe.

By focusing on the Healthcare segment in Europe, the two companies will jointly address one of the fastest growing areas of the M2M/IoT market. For example, in healthcare the two companies are planning to develop remote patient monitoring systems that are enabled through smartphones. HCL and Tele2 will work together in an effort to reduce transactional and operational costs for their partners, whilst tapping into the lucrative revenue opportunities that exist within the European IoT/M2M market.

HCL will be responsible for the implementation, integration, roll-out and ongoing support of M2M/IoT solutions, in addition to device connectivity through its flagship Device Gateway product – Aegis. This becomes feasible through Tele2’s Control Center, which is the market leading M2M/IoT connectivity platform in the world.

Rami Avidan, Commercial Director at Tele2 M2M Global Solutions said:
“We are delighted to partner with a company that has such strong M2M and IoT capabilities as HCL. Our unique and focused partnership approach to the M2M and IoT market has so far proven very successful, enabling us to concentrate on creating the best possible value solutions to address our customers’ needs.”

“Through partnering with HCL, we will now be able to tap into the healthcare vertical with an extremely competitive offering.”

Sukamal Banerjee, Senior Vice President, ERS, HCL Technologies said:
“We are very pleased to partner with Tele2 and look forward to developing new and exciting M2M and IoT opportunities together in Europe. Tele2’s dedicated and fully integrated business unit for M2M solutions demonstrates its clear commitment to this market; earmarking it as our clear partner of choice.”

HCL’s carrier grade M2M/IoT platform, along with its Device Gateway Solution, Systems integration and Roll-Out, and adjacent sector expertise; combined with Tele2’s 2G/3G and next-generation 4G connectivity services and dedicated Operations Control Centre, will offer a holistic solution to support the stringent business needs of businesses in the M2M/IoT space.

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Offerings include comprehensive management, updates of module firmware and applications, as well as external applications.

Telit Wireless Solutions, a global enabler of the Internet of the Things (IoT), value-added services and solutions today announced that it is partnering with Redbendto deliver end-to-end software management for Telit module and service customers.

By leveraging market-leading, standards-based Mobile Software Management tools from Redbend, Telit Software Management Services allow businesses to easily deploy and manage the M2M devices which make up the burgeoning Internet of Things. A hosted service, there’s no need for IT integration on the part of the customer. The service will support both new and legacy module deployments.

In combination with the comprehensive suite of products and services that make up the Telit One Stop. One Shop. offering, Telit Software Management Services empower device manufacturers to differentiate their own offerings; capitalize on new revenue opportunities, and fundamentally change the way they troubleshoot, control, monitor and manage connected assets within the mobile network domain.

Omer Pesach, Chief Technology Officer of m2mAIR, the Telit services business unit, said:

“With more than 75 million of modules already deployed across the globe, we have learned that every M2M and IoT application requires management as it evolves.”

“Our partnership with Redbend allows us to offer the most reliable and scalable service on the market, furthering our strategy to create a one stop shop for essential products and services that enable the Internet of Things and simplify the process of developing, deploying and managing M2M applications.”

“The IoT and M2M markets are growing exponentially, and expanding into in all kinds of industries, including wearables, healthcare, consumer devices and automotive,” said Oren Betzaleli, EVP, Product, Strategy and Marketing at Redbend. “Our continued partnership with Telit highlights the need to manage the growing amount of software and the opportunities manufacturers have to leverage devices as a platform for recurring revenue.”

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Integrated Solutions from SAP and Jasper Simplify Launching, Managing and Monetizing IoT Services.

SAP SE and Jasper today announced they are collaborating to help enterprises simplify the process of deploying and managing Internet of Things (IoT) services on a global scale. Together, SAP and Jasper will team to offer integration of their solutions designed to help simplify and dramatically shorten the time to launch, manage and monetize IoT services. The announcement was made at Mobile World Congress (MWC) being held March 2–5 in Barcelona.

The Jasper Control Center platform, which automates the lifecycle of IoT services, is planned to integrate with the SAP HANA® platform, creating business value for customers and partners by analyzing service subscription and usage data. Enterprises are also expected to benefit from the SAP Fiori® user experience (UX), which offers a simple, personalized and responsive UX for SAP® software.

“Jasper has helped over 1,600 enterprises across more than 20 industries around the world transform from product businesses to service businesses,” said Jahangir Mohammed, founder and CEO, Jasper.

“We believe having the Jasper platform integrated with SAP HANA will increase business value by providing actionable insights into Big Data and shortening the time to market for IoT services.”

“We are delighted to collaborate with SAP to work to bring these new capabilities to enterprise customers globally.”

“SAP helps simplify the Internet of Things for business to better drive innovation,” said Michael Lynch, global IoT co-lead, SAP. “The collaboration with Jasper is planned to allow us to remove friction from the existing complexity of deploying IoT solutions. With SAP solutions for the IoT, we help our customers introduce new service-based business models that can help drive a competitive advantage.”

SAP and Jasper have completed a successful proof-of-concept test with a pilot customer and are collaborating on go-to-market strategies. To learn more, please visit SAP’s booth in Fira Gran Via Exhibition Center, located in Hall 6, Stand 6A30, and Jasper’s booth in Innovation City, located in Hall 3, Stand 3A11, at MWC 2015.

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SAP and T-Systems Announce an OEM Agreement for Connected Logistics; Shorter Wait Times and Reduced Backlogs Lead to More Efficient Flows of Goods.

SAP and T-Systems today announced they have entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement for connected logistics.
The SAP® Connected Logistics software and the Connected Car solution from T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, form the basis of the smartPORT logistics networking solution that has been successfully used in the Hamburg Port Authority. Companies, partners and customers are supplied with traffic information and services relating to the port using mobile devices such as tablets or smartphones. The objective was to optimize traffic and logistics processes in order to handle large volumes of goods in the port. The announcement was made at Mobile World Congress (MWC), being held March 2–5 in Barcelona.

The future of logistics is in networking, and SAP and T-Systems are now jointly offering smartPORT logistics globally. With smartPORT logistics, the companies have created a comprehensive IT platform that has been combined with mobile apps. The offering is not only directed at ports but also at other logistics hubs such as airports, parcel distribution centers and production sites. Both companies are committed to work to extend the ongoing cooperation for cloud services in the domain of telematics services and real-time information for logistics solutions.

“Today, the logistics industry is frequently faced with the challenge of having to optimize flows of goods in a limited area,” said Horst Leonberger, head of the Connected Car business unit of Deutsche Telekom.

“With smartPORT logistics, we enable our customers to manage their flows of goods in real time and therefore make optimum use of the limited space.”

“The Internet of Things is at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution – Industry 4.0 – where smart businesses use information and communications technologies to digitize their processes and help reap huge benefits in the form of improving quality, driving lower costs and promoting increased efficiency,” said Nils Herzberg, SVP, Global Co-Lead, Internet of Things GTM at SAP. “The Internet of Things has the potential to dramatically simplify processes, reimagine customer experience and open up brand-new business models.”

To learn more about the OEM agreement for connected logistics, please visit SAP and Deutsche Telekom at the SAP booth in Fira Gran Via Exhibition Center, located in Hall 6, Stand 6A30, at MWC.

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Jasper, a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform leader, and China Unicom, the world’s third-largest mobile network operator, today announced that they have partnered to power IoT services for enterprise customers in China.

Businesses leverage IoT to enable new service experiences and increase value for their customers, while generating new sources of revenue. By partnering with Jasper, China Unicom will offer its customers a global platform through which companies can successfully launch, manage and monetize IoT service businesses throughout China.

Joining Forces to Address China’s IoT Market
China Unicom has made great strides in preparing the market for the benefits of IoT in China, where the scope and scale of the opportunity for enterprises to capitalize on IoT technology is vast. According to recent research by the GSMA¹, China is now the world’s largest machine-to-machine (M2M) market with 50 million devices connected.

To address this opportunity, China Unicom selected Jasper’s Control Center platform to provide its customers with essential IoT capabilities like mobile service management, real-time diagnostics, robust rating and intelligent business process automation. In combination with China Unicom’s high-performance mobile network, the Jasper platform enables rapid time-to-market for businesses, and provides a flexible, turnkey solution that can be configured to meet the specialized needs of businesses across any industry. Cloud-based delivery brings the advantages of agility, efficiency, global consistency and anywhere-access so businesses can scale their connected services at will.

Moving Connected Cars Forward
China boasts the world’s largest car market, representing a significant opportunity for the proliferation of Connected Cars. Automotive technology research firm SBD² notes that China is set to become the global leader for embedded telematics before the end of the decade. This partnership brings together China Unicom’s existing relationships with 26 major car manufacturers and Jasper’s experience with 11 car manufacturers, creating an opportunity to address the burgeoning Connected Car market in China.

Enabling Seamless Entry Into the Chinese Market for the Rest of the World
China Unicom offers a unique proposition to global enterprises as it stands alone in China in using the same 3G and 4G technologies (WCDMA and FDD-LTE) as a majority of mobile operators worldwide. When combined with Jasper’s Control Center platform, this provides a significant competitive advantage for China Unicom by enabling seamless entry into the Chinese market for multinational enterprises.

Jasper’s global expertise, which includes a deeply integrated network of operator partners worldwide serving over 1,600 enterprises across six continents, complements China Unicom’s local expertise and market strength. Together, China Unicom and Jasper are uniquely positioned to enable accelerated adoption across the broad scope of IoT-ready industries in China and enable China’s IoT companies to easily scale their global operations, while also enabling a direct path for outside enterprises to break into the Chinese market.

“With Jasper, we’re primed to break new ground in the Internet of Things. We’re already serving more than 10 million IoT connections, working with a largest number of automotive manufacturers and supporting various applications across smart cities and buildings, smart utilities, smart home appliances, video surveillance and health monitoring. We’re looking to expand to billions of connections in the next couple of years, and we needed a premier IoT platform partner to enable that rapid growth,” said Mr. Tian Wenke, General Manager, Business Customer Department at China Unicom.
“Enterprises choose our high-quality, high speed WCDMA network for guaranteed service reliability and performance, and value our visionary approach in this space. We believe that partnering with Jasper, the leading provider of IoT platforms, is absolutely paramount to offering enterprises and their customers a superior experience. Jasper is in a league of its own when it comes to providing the technology and business support that our customers need to rapidly scale and grow their IoT services business.”

“The Internet of Things market in China is rapidly developing,” said Jahangir Mohammed, Founder and CEO at Jasper.

“Regardless of the industry, this partnership provides both domestic and international enterprises the most direct path to rolling out IoT services in China. China Unicom is a leader in IoT with ambition to push the boundaries of innovation, and together we provide a very powerful proposition to any business looking to build and scale connected services, both into and outside of China.”

“China is a large IT market full of potential and competiveness,” said Amy Teng, Principal Research Analyst at Gartner. “Gartner forecasts that the Internet of Things (IoT) will include 26 billion units installed by 2020.”

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Network optimization specialist boosts M2M and IoT networking speed and increases battery-life.

Teclo Networks, a leader in TCP/IP data optimization, announces that its S-Series solution has been deployed by Stream Technologies to optimize the flow of data for IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine to Machine) devices to deliver seamless network connections and increase battery-life cycles.

Stream Technologies delivers end-to-end wireless network services for the M2M sector via its IoT-X platform that provides a Unified Access Connectivity Environment for cellular, satellite and Low Power Radio Network (LPRN) wireless connections. Stream has an extensive ecosystem of partners within IoT-X including ARM mbed, ThingWorx and wot.io.

Stream Technologies approached Teclo Networks for a robust solution to enhance connectivity. Thanks to faster data transfers via TCP/IP optimization, Stream Technologies has seen a reduction in battery replacement cycles as M2M devices now use less power when they ‘communicate’ with other machines.

As a spectrum agnostic solution, the S-Series is able to work across all of Stream’s networks, including 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, satellite & LPRN. With experience gained from optimizing data for a number of tier one operators including Free Mobile in France, Teclo has already demonstrated the performance increase its solutions can achieve. With carrier class reliability in live mobile and business networks, Teclo’s solutions are ready for the exponential growth in data from IoT and M2M devices – and making them more energy efficient.

“Battery-life is a major operating expenditure and frustration for customers. The S-Series is helping reduce this and bringing IoT and M2M to life for more businesses,” said Nigel Chadwick, CEO of Stream Technologies. “We have been working with Teclo Networks for almost three years to help provide our customers with an innovative solution that delivers real business benefits.”

Jane Walerud, CEO of Teclo Networks, said:

“Mobile networks are already congested and the billions of devices that are expected to form the IoT are going to have a dramatic effect on network performance. For both business and mobile networks, optimization is vital. Managing this is going to become a major hurdle for companies wanting to deploy M2M and IoT networks. The S-Series can deliver the performance boost connected devices need.”

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Companies in LatAm can now join more than 500 partners already signed up to Telefonica’s m2m Global Partner Programme.

Telefonica Business Solutions, a leading provider of a wide range of integrated communication solutions for the B2B market, is extending its m2m Global Partner Programme to LatAm throughout 2015. Since its initial launch one year ago, more than 500 registered companies in Europe and the United States have contributed to build a consolidated m2m partner ecosystem. The launch of the Programme in LatAm is the final stage of this successful global rollout  as it extends its scope to this key market which, according to Industry Analysts, is expected to grow by 20% yearly with up to 45 million connections and €1 billion in revenues by 2019.

The m2m Global Partner Programme is Telefónica’s approach to the m2m managed connectivity business. The Programme aims to work in collaboration with the key players in the m2m value chain such as device manufacturers, solution providers and distributors, offering a simple, structured and transparent Channel Programme that boosts both the partners’ business and Telefónica’s managed connectivity sales.

By leveraging Telefonica’s leading presence in the region, the launch will enrich the Partner Ecosystem with new players and solutions. Companies that join will benefit from increased commercial visibility and the possibility to scale their business throughout the region using Telefónica’s networks as well as more than 400 roaming agreements that allow optimal coverage on a national and regional level. While creating this ecosystem, Telefónica will also be able to identify the best solution providers in the market that may qualify to become a Vertical Solution partner in the future.

Alfonso de Andrés, Director, Telefónica Digital Channels, responsible for the m2m Global Partner Programme worldwide, explains:

“The m2m Global Partner Programme has proven to be a successful model to manage the m2m connectivity business in Europe and the United States. Therefore, expanding it to LatAm was the natural next step. We look forward to having the Programme fully implemented in LatAm during 2015 as we believe it will have a great impact in developing the m2m market in the region”.

The m2m Global Partner Programme has been recently launched in Peru and Mexico and is scheduled in four additional countries (Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil) throughout the first half of 2015. Other countries in the region will then follow suit during the second half of 2015.

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Joint solution addresses the technology, expertise, and go-to-market considerations necessary for a successful IoT strategy.

Aeris, the Made for Machines technology and service provider, and Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering, announced today its Jumpstart IoT service solution that provides the blueprint for mobile operators to build a scalable and profitable Internet of Things (IoT) business.

According to the Machina Research M2M Forecast Database, global M2M and IoT services spend is expected to reach $126B USD in 2015, with a 23.5% CAGR through 2020. By working with Aeris and Tech Mahindra, operators can service a wider customer base and increase their share of enterprise M2M and IoT spend by as much as 300% over connectivity services alone. Jumpstart IoT expands operator service offerings to include packaged applications in key vertical solutions including fleet, asset tracking, insurance, and others. Additionally, Jumpstart IoT technologies vault operators into a leading position in managed data services for the IoT, lowering the bar for application developers and enabling IoT data monetizing.

“This year Internet of Things will be at the top of most carriers’ agendas; and if it’s not, it should be,” notes Matt Hatton, founder and CEO of Machina Research.
“Many will expedite their plans to tap into the growing IoT opportunity, and they need a well-considered approach to coherently and profitably addressing the market. In particular IoT, compared to M2M, requires mobile network operators (MNOs) to tackle a broader range of issues including more complex regulation and issues associated with data management.”

For many MNOs, a machine services overlay, whether built in-house, acquired from an external software provider, or a hybrid approach, constituted an operator’s M2M or IoT strategy. But this did not go far enough to ensure success.

The Jumpstart IoT solution addresses the following key success elements:

• Locally deployed technology platform for delivering managed device connectivity services
• A wide range of field tested vertical applications, optimized for the operator’s market
• Specialized system operations and support services
• Go-to-market planning support services
• Internet-scale device data and analytics services infrastructure

“We are excited to take part of this innovative program,” said Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar, global head of digital enterprise services at Tech Mahindra.
“Jumpstart IoT is representative of Tech Mahindra’s distinct shift to providing services with our ‘Horizon Digital’ framework of analytics-led, cloud-enabled digital solutions. Through initiatives such as this, Tech Mahindra is helping mobile operators around the world and enterprise customers across a wide range of vertical segments to maximize their opportunity of the Internet of Things.”

“Noting the distinct shift from silos to services like Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Workspace as a Service (WaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) are critical building blocks of Tech Mahindra’s Digital Transformation Strategy,” continued Dr. Bhatnagar.
“By transitioning from Internet of Things to Intelligence of Things, Tech Mahindra’s Digital Services aim to provide an opportunity for telecommunications service provider to reinvent themselves.”

Dan McBride, head of operator marketing at Aeris, said:

“The role of mobile operators in the Internet-of-Things era is clear. Not only will they continue to supply connectivity services, but they are also becoming a focal point for the access, use and billing of M2M / IoT applications. Additionally, MNOs will be the repositories and distributors of data from the IoT, providing secure, controlled data access services that will fuel explosive IoT growth. Through Jumpstart IoT Aeris and Tech Mahindra are helping operators launch profitable M2M services today and sow the seeds for this future marketplace.”

The partnership with Tech Mahindra highlights Aeris’ technology value proposition, which breaks through the cost barrier for in-country system deployments. As device and customer data sovereignty becomes increasingly important, Aeris GSP makes it possible for all device, customer, and billing data to remain in the operator’s home country, keeping delivery costs low and reducing regulatory concerns. Additionally, by utilizing big data and data sharing, the Aeris cloud-based data management service, AerCloud, will allow operators to grow revenue beyond simple connected services.

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KORE Wireless, the world’s largest dedicated provider of Machine to Machine (M2M) wireless data networks, has partnered with TCAM Technology Pte Ltd, to promote its cellular M2M solutions.

The Singaporean based manufacturer, TCAM is a state-of-the-art technologies company, with core competencies in wireless telemetry products related to SMS/GSM/GPRS/3G for applications in M2M, IoT, AMR and SCADA industries.

TCAM Technology, as a founding member of IoT Asia, will showcase the TMAS brand of products and applications, using KORE Wireless SIM cards at the upcoming IoT ASIA 2015 tradeshow on the 8th and 9th of April 2015 in Singapore.

Vice President and General Manager at KORE Wireless Asia Pacific, Shane Murphy said South East Asia, China and Japan are among the fastest growing regions to grow machine to machine technology.

“KORE’s business is all about partnerships in action. Working with and alongside partners such as TCAM not only adds to our presence in the region, it demonstrates the strength of the partnership model in the m2m value chain,” Mr Murphy said.

“Customers can come to TCAM and KORE knowing that we support each other in providing the best possible connectivity, at a good price with minimal fuss. Value, simplicity and support is what it is all about.”

TCAM distributes and promotes their technologies, products and system solutions in many countries throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Australia.

Managing Director of TCAM Technology Pte Ltd, Mr Tan Shuang Maan said the company was excited about the partnership program.
“It will be good for our Singapore based clients that have a global presence to pre-configure with KORE Wireless SIM cards and perform overall system tests, prior to their overseas deployment. Also, as an added service from TCAM, we will assist our clients in selection of cost effective data plans.”

Product Specialist of TCAM Technology, Mr Xavier Mao added:

“For remote monitoring, smart metering and various applications to enable your meters, our TMAS T61 smart gateway can operate in server or client mode, schedule to connect, connect on demand or ‘always on’ connection policies, and with Auto Recovery, Re-connection and Redundancy mechanisms.”

“The T61 smart gateway mode allows you to migrate (retro-fit) your remote device from traditional serial communication system to the advance GPRS or 3G link, without tedious application development or in depth knowledge of AT command or GPRS/3G.”

“You can view our device as the ‘virtual serial wire over the air,’ that links all your remote equipment to the central PC.
It is designed for mission critical industrial applications. With KORE Wireless as our partner, it will provide many data plan options for our clients.”

Since 2001 TCAM have been developing an extensive array of products including Modems, Gateways, Wireless Telemetry solutions, Data Loggers and Cloud software with client solutions ranging from Automatic Meter Reading, Flood Monitoring, SMS alert systems, Data Centre Monitoring and Elderly Management Systems.

A consistent dedication to continual improvement of technologies and a flexible approach to technological diversification allows TCAM to provide total integrated solutions for their customers to enable them to improve in their work flow effectively and efficiently.

Mr Murphy of KORE Wireless said TCAM is a trusted promoter for the Internet of Things and the partnership will continue to strengthen the machine-to-machine service offering and solutions.

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The solution platform enables enterprises to understand how customers use their products in real-time and adapt dynamically through streaming analytics.

Software AG and Wipro Ltd., a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced a joint solution platform for streaming analytics that provides real-time actionable intelligence for the Internet of Things (IoT) market.

To address the huge market potential created by streaming analytics in conjunction with IoT and other emerging technologies, Wipro and Software AG have come up with a solution that provides enterprises with a competitive edge by responding to events in real-time with unlimited scalability.

Wipro has developed a streaming analytics based IoT solution platform, with a unique architectural framework called ‘Wipro Looking Glass’. In the first release, Wipro is leveraging Software AG’s Big Data Streaming Analytics product suite. The platform provides enterprises with a fast and easy entry into the vast business possibilities offered by the IoT.

The Wipro Looking Glass current version embeds Software AG’s Streaming Analytics product suite, which is designed to integrate, capture, analyze and respond to IoT data. The solution components include a real-time analytics engine, in memory database technology, a real-time user interface and mashup technologies. These components are proven to scale in high speed and big data environments, in various industries such as financial services, manufacturing, supply chain and telecommunications.

Wipro Looking Glass can be run both on-premise as well as hosted in a single cloud or multiple clouds simultaneously. Through leading edge data management technologies, this platform offers unlimited scalability to the enterprise. The foundation framework allows for the flexible and rapid development of customer specific solutions at a lower cost and reduced risk. With cloud hosted analytics and algorithms that are accessible by digital sensors and devices, actions like process updates, event responses and machine behavior can be effortlessly implemented.

Alan Atkins, Vice President and Global Head, Internet of Things (IoT), Wipro Ltd. said:
“Wipro offers end-to-end services for IoT, enabled through business and technology frameworks to address the business challenges of the customers. Analytics and Visualization form important elements of this value proposition and the partnership with Software AG compliments the other offerings in the framework that we enable for the customers.”

John Bates, Global Head of Industry Solutions and CMO, Software AG, said:

“The key to successfully addressing the IoT market is the ability to rapidly build and evolve apps that tap into, analyze and make smart decisions on fast, big data.”

“This partnership addresses these requirements by combining Wipro’s dedicated Software AG product practice, support services and a sharp industry focus with Software AG’s industry leading Streaming Analytics product suite – together delivering a unique and powerful streaming analytics solution platform.”

“IoT poses a completely new challenge to system designers,” said Audi Lucas, Senior Architect – Connected Products, Manufacturing & Hi-tech Industries, Wipro Ltd.
He added:
“It’s about architectures that can continuously analyze streaming data, make smart decisions in very short timeframes and intelligently evolve system behavior. It’s about the business impacts this can yield: taking advantage of opportunities, reducing cost and navigating around threats in real-time. That’s what makes a system smart and gives it the ability to add value to the products and services we provide.”

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