UPDATE Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Aeris Communications used Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week as a chance to showcase their combined IoT capabilities after Ericsson announced the transfer of its IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses to Aeris late last year. The OEMs were quick to point out that their customers are accepting the deal.
“The combined capabilities of Aeris’ and Ericsson’s IoT business will create a leader in the fragmented IoT market that brings unprecedented scale, stability, reliability and security to launch and manage IoT programs around the world,” Ericsson said in a prepared statement.
At MWC, the combined team is showcasing new security capabilities that protect IoT programs from cybersecurity threats and other vulnerabilities. “Already receiving positive feedback from customers, this is one of the first innovations the combined team will be offering to tens of millions of IoT devices on the IoT Accelerator platform,” Ericsson said.
Daichi Nozaki, Vice President and Head of the Global Business Division at SoftBank Corp. and President and CEO of SB Telecom America Corp., said his company has worked with both Aeris and Ericsson and he is accepting the transfer of its IoT business to Aeris as a positive development.
“We have a long history of working together and a very successful joint venture with Aeris in Japan, and we enjoy the benefits of a global ecosystem as a key Ericsson IoT Accelerator partner,” Nozaki said. “We are looking forward to the innovation Aeris and Ericsson will together bring to the IoT market and connected vehicle industry.”
Mark Chapman, Executive – Industry, IoT & Unified Communications at Telstra, is another partner with Ericsson, who said he is looking forward to working with Aeris Communications. Telenor Connexion CEO Mats Lundquist added, “We are excited to start our partnership with Aeris to provide innovative IoT solutions to businesses worldwide.“
Upon close, which is expected in the first quarter of this year, Aeris will provide the full lifecycle support for IoT programs across multiple industries, use cases and geographies to Ericsson’s current IoT customers and partners.
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