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Ericsson and Gemalto simplify m2m adoption
Feb. 11, 2013 04:07 AM
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 02/11/13 --
* Ericsson and Gemalto forge partnership to offer an integrated M2M
solution
based on eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card)
subscription
management technology
* The solution addresses operators' needs to meet enterprise requirements
on
management of long M2M life cycles and sophisticated business process
integration
* The solution comprises the Ericsson Device Connection Platform
integrated
with the Gemalto Subscription Management Platform
The machine-to-machine (M2M) market is characterized by devices, being used
in
business critical applications spread over large parts of the world and
over
long life cycles. An example is smart metering or smart grid, where meters
or
power stations are increasingly connected over mobile networks and
typically
have life times measured in decades. The same applies to the automotive
market,
where connected cars communicate via the mobile internet for various
applications from entertainment to telematics solutions. In these
environments,
operators face a number of challenges.
M2M device makers today need to manage a number of variable parameters when
manufacturing and issuing their devices. Firstly, the country where the
device
will be sold or the network they will connect to is not known. Secondly,
the
UICC are at an increasingly pace soldered into devices at the manufacturing
stage. Finally, the durability of the device could imply a change in the
connectivity provider during its lifecycle. The combination of these
factors
requires flexibility and openness in the subscription management.
To address these challenges, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and leading digital
security
vendor Gemalto forge a partnership to provide Dynamic Device Subscription
Management
The Ericsson-Gemalto partnership provides an integrated solution comprising
the
Ericsson Device Connection and Gemalto Subscription Management Platforms.
The
combination of platforms, fully operated, reduces complexity of M2M
deployments
for mobile network operators and offers investment scalability. The
solution
also remotely manages all kinds of devices without the need to change the
eUICC
during the entire life cycle of a device. For operators, the partnership
means
they get one integrated and streamlined M2M connectivity solution.
The solution will be demonstrated at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona, February 25th through 28th, in Ericsson's exhibition booth. In
addition M2M connectivity provider Telenor Connexion will demonstrate the
solution in the GSMA Connected City.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Gemalto
Gemalto is the world leader in digital security with 2011 annual revenues
of EUR2
billion and more than 10,000 employees operating out of 74 offices and 14
Research & Development centers, located in 43 countries.
We are at the heart of the rapidly evolving digital society. Billions of
people
worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank,
entertain and work - anytime, everywhere - in ways that are enjoyable and
safe.
Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services,
payment
security, authenticated cloud access, identity and privacy protection,
eHealthcare and eGovernment efficiency, convenient ticketing and dependable
machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.
Gemalto develops secure embedded software and secure products which we
design
and personalize. Our platforms and services manage these secure products,
the
confidential data they contain and the trusted end-user services they
enable.
Our innovations enable our clients to offer trusted and convenient digital
services to billions of individuals.
Gemalto thrives with the growing number of people using its solutions to
interact with the digital and wireless world.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com.
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www.ericsson.com/press
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of communications technology and
services. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time
solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely,
in
sustainable societies around the world.
Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within
Information
and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries.
Today
more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic goes through Ericsson
networks and we support customers' networks servicing more than 2.5 billion
subscribers.
We operate in 180 countries and employ more than 100,000 people. Founded in
1876, Ericsson is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 the company's
net
sales were SEK 226.9 billion (USD 35.0 billion). Ericsson is listed on
NASDAQ
OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ, New York stock exchanges.
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