PARIS, Sept. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced the acquisition of
Mformation, a leading provider of mobile and 'Internet of Things'
security and device management solutions for mobile operators,
service providers and enterprises. Terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
Mformation, headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ, will be incorporated into
Alcatel-Lucent's IP Platforms organization, providing service
providers and enterprises with a secure, scalable,
application-independent IoT security and control platform for use
across multiple industries including automotive, healthcare,
utilities, manufacturing and the digital home.
Additionally, Mformation's software products will extend and
enhance the capabilities of Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Customer
Experience Management (CEM) solution to provide service providers
with an end-to-end, integrated and cost-efficient device management
solution across home, mobile and enterprise networks. These
end-to-end capabilities can address the increasing importance of
the effective management and
security for the 70 billion devices expected to connect to the
Internet by 2020, and will simplify
the management of converged
networks expected to grow exponentially with the implementation of
5G.
Security concerns are on the rise as networks become
increasingly virtualized, wireless devices become mainstay
components of complex machines pervasive in every aspect of life,
and unmanned connected devices begin to outnumber the world's
population ten fold. In the past six months alone more than 50
million IoT devices have been hacked or recalled. The combination
of Alcatel-Lucent's Motive portfolio and Mformation together will
allow network operators to manage any endpoint (or gateway),
establishing an end-to-end IoT "chain of trust" built on industry
best practices for authentication and data and network
security.
Key Facts:
- Founded in 1999, Mformation is a pioneer and leader in mobility
management solutions with more than 20 service provider customers
around the world, managing more than 500 million devices.
- Mformation provides service providers with a secure, scalable,
application-independent IoT control platform that provides control
and security across multiple industries including automotive,
healthcare, utilities, manufacturing and the digital home.
- Mformation provides service providers with deep technical
expertise in device management standards and innovation in IoT
protocol adaptation for connected devices.
Quotes:
Bhaskar Gorti, President of
Alcatel-Lucent's IP Platforms business said: "As connected
devices become an ever increasing part of our social and economic
fabric, we need to ensure that these devices, and the networks they
navigate, are secure, reliable and efficient. Mformation's
cloud-enabled IoT platform will enable our customers to rapidly
deploy IoT services that can be trusted and managed
efficiently."
Dr. Rakesh Kushwaha, Founder
and Chief Technology Officer of Mformation said: "Our
portfolio and our customer base are highly complementary to
Alcatel-Lucent's Internet of Things aspirations. We look forward to
leveraging our mobile and IoT security capabilities to enable
customers to fully exploit the benefits of a connected world."
ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking, ultra-broadband
access and cloud technology specialist. We are dedicated to making
global communications more innovative, sustainable and accessible
for people, businesses and governments worldwide. Our mission is to
invent and deliver trusted networks to help our customers unleash
their value. Every success has its network.
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