Vodafone IoT and Simetric announced a new partnership, which combines both companies’ IoT platforms to create a single pane of glass overview for customers’ IoT estates.
Vodafone‘s Managed Connectivity Platform (GDSP) will integrate with Simetric‘s ‘single pane of glass’ platform, which will provide real-time visibility, control, and automation across customers’ IoT estates from a variety of network partners.
With analysts predicting that the number of cellular IoT connections will treble over the next 10 years, businesses are looking for a simpler way to oversee the breadth of their IoT connectivity service, whether it’s on a national or international scale. As customers expand their use of IoT and accumulate multiple agreements for a diverse range of products from various providers around the world, the collaboration means customers can have one unified view, bringing all these arrangements together into a single platform.
Vodafone IoT’s secure and reliable connectivity is available to customers in more than 180 countries worldwide, with over 760 networks to choose from. This partnership will provide Vodafone IoT customers with even more flexibility to tailor their specific IoT operations to suit their needs by bringing additional connectivity partners under one roof – whether they’re private or public sector, small or large business.
Additionally, the single pane of glass allows customers to see all of Vodafone IoT’s network technologies (i.e. 4G, 5G, LPWA, satellite) and SIM technology (e.g. classic SIM, iSIM, eSIM, as well as new GSMA SGP.32 standards) through the platform.
Simetric integrates its single pane of glass platform functionality for all device provisioning and orchestration – unifying a complete workflow control for all IoT and edge devices across networks.
“Many of our customers come to us with a legacy of connectivity agreements having been active within the IoT space for many years. Our partnership with Simetric simplifies managing their IoT estate, by bringing all their connectivity under a single pane of glass – making it even easier to access the benefits of our leading managed IoT connectivity service,” said Erik Brenneis, CEO of Vodafone IoT.
“We’re proud to partner with Vodafone IoT to accelerate how enterprises deploy and manage connected devices at scale,” said Allen Boone, CEO of Simetric. “By combining Vodafone IoT’s global device reach with Simetric’s orchestration platform, we will be able to deliver a unified, intuitive solution to activate, monitor, and optimise distributed networking devices – across markets, carriers, and use cases. This partnership brings immediate, measurable impact through automation, control, and enterprise-grade efficiency.”
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