Machine connectivity gets a boost with Ericsson and MegaFon
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* New partnership aims to develop machine-to-machine (m2m) market
* Is expected to allow MegaFon to offer m2m connectivity to enterprises and
address new revenue streams
* Ericsson's cloud-based Device Connection Platform at center of cooperation
At the Open Innovations Forum in Moscow, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) announced a
strategic cooperation with one of Russia's major operators, MegaFon, to develop
the market around machine-to-machine connectivity. Under the agreement,
MegaFon plans to use Ericsson's Device Connection Platform to cost effectively
manage a large number of connected devices and machines for enterprises.
Ericsson will provide MegaFon with consulting services and utilities market
research plus systems integration services as part of the agreement.
In a world of 50 billion connected devices as foreseen by Ericsson, many devices
will communicate with applications and control systems using mobile networks.
Both enterprises and consumers will make use of numerous everyday devices that
benefit from M2M connectivity at home, at work, on the move, in remote locations
and elsewhere. Potential uses include utility meters, alarms, cars, buses and
trucks and a wide range of consumer electronic devices.
Thus, operators need tools in order to tailor enterprise offerings, for example
in terms of price plans and bandwidth requirements for different M2M
applications. In addition, they must be able to implement new applications fast.
The Device Connection Platform is a cloud-based managed connectivity platform,
provided as a service. It enables operators to industrialize M2M connectivity
services to a variety of different industry needs. Operators can address new
revenue streams from a variety of devices while simplifying the process, and
reducing the cost of connecting them in order to benefit from economies of
scale. At the same time, the platform facilitates smooth and efficient network
provisioning as well as access to key functionalities including subscription
management, device management and operator and enterprise self-service portals.
In addition to experience of the worldwide M2M market, Ericsson will support
MegaFon in offering services to enterprises from different industries, in order
to leverage efficiencies along their customers' value chain from production to
distribution.
Oleg Butenko, CEO MegaLabs, a wholly-owned MegaFon subsidiary focusing on the
development of innovative solutions, said: "We see this partnership as a good
opportunity to develop M2M technologies in Russia. The M2M segment is now in its
infancy, primarily because the market itself has not been formed. MegaLabs and
Ericsson are jointly working to develop this new solution to the benefit of
MegaFon subscribers. We expect the solution to help our customers efficiently
monitor M2M SIM cars and choose the best tariff options. We believe that this
partnership and solution may help our customers leverage the full potential of
their M2M connectivity, and enhance our vertical solutions portfolio."
Dmitry Maselsky, Head of Ericsson Russia, said: "It took one hundred years for
technology to connect places, 25 years to connect 6 billion people, and by 2020
we will have the ability to connect up to 50 billion devices. We see over 2
billion of those connections will be right here in Russia. Connectivity across
a massive number and variety of devices will help businesses reach new
efficiencies, and we will fully support MegaFon in capturing new revenue streams
and opportunities."
The pilot phase is set to be launched December 2012.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Product description of the Device Connection Platform
About MegaFon OJSC
MegaFon OJSC is a universal operator working in different segments of the
telecommunications market. More than 62 million people throughout Russia have
chosen the high quality of services and communications provided by MegaFon.
Appreciating the trust of its customers, the company has become one of the
mobile operators to adopt more customer-oriented policies. MegaFon is the first
mobile operator in the country to launch 3G for commercial operations. An active
supporter of sports, MegaFon is the General partner of the XXII Olympic Winter
Games 2014 and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi, and the General partner
and official mobile operator of the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in
Kazan.
MegaLabs is a wholly owned subsidiary of MegaFon, and its principal objective is
to research, develop and bring to market innovative value-added services for
MegaFon clients. MegaLabs is a centre for innovative developments and quick-to-
market launch of value-added services in the areas of content and media, mobile
finance, mobile advertising, M2M services and cloudservices.
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