- SaskTel selects Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP) as a
service to offer subscription services to its enterprise
market
- Ericsson DCP provides machine to machine (M2M) enablement
through communication between devices and applications
- The offered solution is cloud-based and SaskTel will benefit
from the platform's unique features and low cost which in turn will
be shared with its customers
TORONTO, June 24, 2015 /CNW/ - Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has
reached a deal with SaskTel in Canada to provide M2M connectivity.
Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP) as a service will provide
SaskTel with a fast market launch with low risk and long term
advantages in agility and economies of scale. It provides an
optimized M2M connectivity platform supporting deployments for a
high number of devices and applications covering a wide range of
industry verticals and the emerging connected consumer
electronics.
Angel Ruiz, Head of Ericsson
Region North America, says: "Ericsson's platform on which the
SaskTel subscription service is based has been successfully
integrated and deployed worldwide with multiple leading carriers.
SaskTel now has the opportunity to move up the M2M value chain in
order to capture higher proportions of available revenue within the
space of IoT. We are proud to support SaskTel's success in the
M2M/IoT business."
Ericsson operates a DCP containing functionality and capacity
that provides M2M enablement through communication between devices
and applications. It will enable SaskTel to address new revenue
streams from a vast variety of devices while simplifying the
process and reducing the cost of connecting them.
Managed connectivity in M2M is the first step and the most
significant part of SaskTel building an offering in the Internet of
Things (IoT) business area, being able to address the evolving
needs of its customers in areas such as agriculture, utilites, and
transport.
Ron Styles, President and CEO,
SaskTel says: "SaskTel's M2M service will help our business
customers to streamline processes, boost productivity, and increase
profitability. The M2M Management Centre will allow business owners
to simply automate important functions like stock management,
remote or equipment monitoring, fleet status, or location based
tracking of assets."
The global IoT platform revenues are forecasted to grow at a
rate of over 30 percent per year to approximately CDN 3.3 billion in 2020. The M2M/IoT market in
North America, which SaskTel is
now becoming a part of, is the biggest in the world and is
comprised of a variety of solutions targeting specific industry
verticals. Key verticals with IoT/M2M opportunities include auto
and transportation; utilities and smart grid; logistics;
healthcare; public safety and retail.
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