STOCKHOLM, November 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Aptilo Networks has won the Wi-Fi NOW
Award for Best Wi-Fi Internet of Things (IoT) Product, for Aptilo's
Zero-Touch Connectivity for Wi-Fi IoT Devices.
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Aptilo's zero-touch IoT connectivity solution, providing
automatic and secure onboarding of Wi-Fi IoT devices, will be
delivered as a cloud service. The solution has been verified in
cooperation with one of the major IoT cloud platforms.
Typically, onboarding of Wi-Fi IoT devices is difficult.
Existing solutions such as WPS, Bluetooth pairing and Wi-Fi
Alliance's Easy Connect all require some kind of manual action when
the device is switched on for the first time. As a result, cellular
connectivity has been used even though Wi-Fi is available
everywhere at indoor locations. Furthermore, leading telecom
vendors such as Ericsson predict that only 3.5 billion of IoT
connections by 2023 will be cellular, while 15.7 billion will use
short-range technologies such as Wi-Fi.
Aptilo's IoT solution, based on the award-winning Aptilo Service
Management Platform™ (SMP), leverages Hotspot 2.0 and Passpoint,
while also supporting legacy Wi-Fi equipment and devices.
Instead of requiring endless manual labour to onboard every
device, Aptilo's IoT solution uses device identities that already
exist in the IoT cloud platform. Aptilo SMP can also verify if the
device is active and collect input to form connectivity policies.
The enterprise remains in control, but the service is secure and
seamless.
For telecom operators and enterprises, Aptilo's solution
simplifies their ability to scale IoT services. It also widens the
mass market for device manufacturers and application providers.
"We are thrilled for Aptilo innovation to be recognized by Wi-Fi
NOW," said Jonas Björklund, CTO, Aptilo Networks. "Our team has
worked closely with our customers and a major IoT cloud provider to
develop this creative solution that takes the mass market for
Wi-Fi-based IoT to a new level."
About Aptilo Networks
Aptilo Networks is a leading provider of carrier-class systems
to manage data services with advanced functions for authentication,
policy control and charging. Aptilo Service Management Platform™
(SMP) has become synonymous with Wi-Fi service management and Wi-Fi
offload in large-scale deployments with 100+ operators in more than
75 countries, and is a critical component of Wi-Fi calling and IoT.
For more information visit http://www.aptilo.com.
SOURCE Aptilo Networks