Cape Town, 18 Apr 2018
* Both companies commit to working together as integrated service providers to deliver end-to-end digital transformation and Internet of things (IOT) services.
* Cumulocity IOT platform at the heart of IOT as a service collaboration to manage millions of devices and sensors.
Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) today announced a collaborative partnership with Telef'onica to deliver a powerful solution for digital transformation and Internet of things (IOT) solutions in the B2B market in Spain.
At the core of the collaboration is Software AG's Cumulocity IOT platform, which operates across cloud, on-premises and edge, and provides service providers with a comprehensive, end-to-end IOT solution. This end-to-end approach ensures any app or device - regardless of underlying technology or vendor source - will operate seamlessly across Telef'onica's network.
Bernd Gross, senior vice-president, IOT and Cloud, Software AG, said: "This collaborative agreement allows us to continue to expand our IOT technological leadership with the Telef'onica group, one of the world's leading telecommunications companies offering IOT services. Notably, the Telef'onica group was rated a leader in four consecutive Gartner Magic Quadrants."
Javier Magdalena Pinilla, Director of Digital Business and TSOL, Telef'onica Spain, noted: "Telef'onica has added Software AG's Cumulocity platform to its own branded IOT offering. Telef'onica has a long history of innovation, and the Cumulocity IOT platform, along with Cumulocity development teams, will enable us to both increase the pace of innovation and to reduce the time to globally deploy IOT services to meet the new and evolving needs of our customers."
Flexible management of millions of devices
By using the cloud-based Cumulocity IOT platform for the deployment of its innovative IOT solutions, Telef'onica can connect and monitor millions of devices and sensors. The Cumulocity IOT platform includes a broad range of pre-packaged solutions such as Condition Monitoring, Predictive Maintenance and Track & Trace, as well as quick and easy device and sensor management, thus bringing the operational technology (OT) and IT of business worlds closer together.
Extending these capabilities, the Cumulocity IOT platform can take full advantage of Software AG's Digital Business Platform for industry-leading integration, business process management, advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities.
Cumulocity IOT is unique in that it provides an IOT as a service solution that includes enhanced high availability and multi-cluster deployment options. Additionally, Cumulocity IOT incorporates several carrier-grade features, including code-free integration of devices supporting Low Power WAN (LPWAN) technologies used for long-term low bandwidth remote monitoring, narrowband IOT (NB-IOT), lightweight M2M (LWM2M), and long range (LoRa).
In recent news, the Cumulocity IOT platform was rated a leader by MachNation in its IoT Application Enablement Scorecard (January 2018). According to the MachNation report: "Application Enablement Platforms (AEP) are a key IOT enabler and a critically important component in IOT deployments today. Using an AEP leads to a faster time to market; ensures a high-quality, reliable, secure offering; and enables enterprises to build competitive advantage in their markets."
Telef'onica is highly committed to IOT, which can be seen by its growing, vibrant ecosystem comprising many new technologies and solutions. Telef'onica has been signing up new partners and alliances with leading companies to cover all areas of IOT.
Pinilla concluded: "We are working and innovating on numerous projects to build the foundation for digital transformation with many other companies in the information and technology market; for us, it is all about using IOT to have a positive impact on society."
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