IoT deals and partnerships: Google Cloud, Ericsson, Vodafone and more

From Google Cloud’s IoT service with Kore, to Aeris’ acquistion of Ericsson to Vodafone and Alliot’s collaboration to bring NB-IoT connectivity throughout the U.K., here are some of the latest deals and partnerships from the industry.

Google Cloud, Kore Collaborate on IoT Solutions

Google Cloud has made a “go to market alliance” with IoT connectivity-as-a-service (CaaS) provider Kore.

The partnership will bring together Kore’s IoT solutions and the Google Cloud infrastructure to offer customers a one-stop-shop, robust IoT service.

“KORE is thrilled to collaborate with Google Cloud as an IoT partner,” said Romil Bahl, KORE CEO. “The collaboration with Google Cloud will help customers innovate with IoT and shows the strong foundation we provide for organizations to simplify the complexities of IoT through our solution set, which provides comprehensive value throughout the IoT life cycle.”

The companies are seeking to bring the platform to a range of industries, including health care, Industrial IoT (IIoT) and retail.

“By partnering with IoT innovators like KORE, we can help businesses securely provision, manage and scale their IoT devices. Through this new partnership, enterprises get more value from connected devices and equipment and gain real-time insights from their IoT data,” said Pallab Deb, Google Cloud managing director of partnerships.

Vodafone Makes Alliot Official IoT Partner

odafone has selected specialist IoT solutions provider, Alliot Technologies as its official IoT partner, with the distributor now equipped to provide NB-IoT connectivity throughout the U.K.

“As the UK’s only NB-IoT connectivity provider [Vodafone] are innovators in their field, enabling partners to connect their solutions across the country,” said Darren Garland, Alliot managing director. “Our new agreement with Vodafone allows us to significantly boost our offering with the scale, innovation and efficiency of Vodafone’s trusted network. We are now seeing more and more NB-IoT devices hit the market and our portfolio, Vodafone’s connectivity really is cherry on the top for us.”

Aeris to Acquire IoT Business From Ericsson

Ericsson has signed an agreement with Aeris to transfer its IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses to the IoT solutions provider.

Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator is used by more than 9,000 enterprises to manage more than 95 million connected devices with 20 million eSIM connections globally. Under the acquisition, this network will be connected to Aeris’ Intelligent IoT Network, connecting a total more more than 100 million IoT devices across 190 countries. The platform is targeted at transportation, energy, automotive and healthcare industries.

“Our intelligent, software defined IoT network and Ericsson’s leading connectivity management platform will provide the leading IoT technology stack in the industry,” said Marc Jones, Aeris CEO.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, and will see the transfer of both assets and employees from Ericsson to Aeris.

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