New platform streamlines M2M for Malaysia's DiGi
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* DiGi enterprise customers can connect millions of M2M and consumer devices
with faster time-to-market
* Ericsson Device Connection Platform provides M2M connectivity as a service
Malaysian operator DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd ("DiGi") is to implement the
Ericsson Device Connection Platform, delivered as a service by Ericsson
(NASDAQ:ERIC). The solution will provide DiGi and its customers with everything
they need to deploy, manage and monetize millions of machine-to-machine (M2M)
and consumer-electronics devices.
The Ericsson Device Connection Platform will allow DiGi to increase revenue and
cut both operational costs and time-to-market. The M2M platform will enable
DiGi's enterprise customers to monitor devices anytime and anywhere, access
information quickly and accurately, and integrate easily into existing systems
over the complete device life cycle.
Ericsson will also use its local and global consulting and systems integration
expertise to accelerate DiGi's M2M go-to-market plans, while the ecosystem
created by the Device Connection Platform will help generate business growth for
the operator as well as its customers and partners.
For a mobile operator, M2M business means deploying and managing large numbers
of mobile subscriptions on an industrial scale. The new platform will provide
flexibility to DiGi's partners and customers in deploying and managing mobile
subscriptions for solutions that include M2M functionality. As part of the
global Telenor Group, which also owns leading M2M company Telenor Connexion,
DiGi can draw on more than 12 years of M2M experience.
According to Akash Das, DiGi's Head of M2M (Strategy), the company already
provides M2M services to a variety of customers across several industry
verticals, all of which will now be gradually migrated to the Ericsson Device
Connection Platform. He says: "This strategic development will allow us to
strengthen our M2M offerings to our growing customer base, and it will ready our
customers for new business strategies that rely on a broad spectrum of devices
as data services become more mature in Malaysia. This new platform will enable
DiGi to offer the highest level of reliable and flexible M2M connectivity
services to our enterprise customers."
Todd Ashton, President of Ericsson Malaysia and Sri Lanka, says: "As DiGi's M2M
partner, we will support its strategy of growing to become one of Malaysia's
leading operators in the M2M-services arena. This partnership is in line with
Ericsson's vision of the Networked Society where any device that benefits from a
connection is connected, making people's lives and businesses better and more
efficient. We expect that there will be more than 50 billion devices connected
around the world by 2020, mainly using M2M connectivity.
"Enterprises often have to address multiple challenges that hinder them from
launching services using connected devices. Partnering with Ericsson removes
those barriers, so an M2M business can scale up quickly."
Ericsson is already providing its M2M solution to leading operators around the
world including 3UK, TeliaSonera, MegaFon, Swisscom and XL Axiata.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Ericsson Device Connection Platform
A managed connectivity platform, the Ericsson Device Connection Platform is a
service allowing mobile operators and MVNOs to provide wholesale M2M
connectivity to enterprises. It enables operators to address new revenue streams
from a vast variety of devices while simplifying the process and reducing the
cost of connecting them - benefiting from economies of scale. The platform
provides access to key functionalities including subscription and device
management, and operator and enterprise self-service portals.
About DiGi
DiGi provides mobile voice and internet services. It is committed to driving
Malaysia's growth by building a mobile internet environment that enables true
connectivity, creates socio-economic development, and helps businesses grow.
DiGi continues to be a game-changer for the Malaysian telecommunications
industry, with a solid history of product and service innovation, and is a
leader in driving progressive and responsible business practices. Listed on
Bursa Malaysia, it is part of global telecommunications provider Telenor Group.
For more information about DiGi, please visit www.digi.com.my.
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