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May 14, 2014updated 22 Sep 2016 2:28pm

Top 5 networking companies driving the Internet of Things

Five leading networking companies in IoT.

By Amy-Jo Crowley

Future growth in the wireless industry is going to come from the Internet of Things (IoT), which promises widespread connection of everything from connected cars and smart homes to coffee makers and washing machines.

CBR looks at five networking companies driving developments in this area.

1. Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE):

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British telecoms firm Vodafone is an IoT enabler that operates networks and provides telecommunications and IT services for customers in over 65 countries.

The company, which sold its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications earlier this year, said its MachineLink 3G is intended to facilitate IoT connectivity in areas such as utilities, asset management, healthcare and security.

Eric Goodness, VP of managed services in the communications sector at Gartner, told CBR: "The mobile network operator has a strong global presence, tons of cash from the Verizon deal, 20 million connected devices under management and is pouring millions to make the IoT real."

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2. Telefonica

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Telefonica’s headquarters in Madrid. Photo source: M.Peinado, Wikipedia.

The Spanish parent company of O2, Telefonica’s strength lies in its broad set of services in the countries in which it operates, says Elisabeth Rainge, VP of CSP operations at IDC.

"In Europe and Latin America Telefonica’s infrastructure and services are designed for a wide variety of services and partnerships, and active projects at Telefonica mean that this richness in IT and network is poised to grow," she told CBR.

The company’s technology-based arm Telefonica Digital has invested heavily in the IoT market. It partnered with Santander’s smart city project to enable 20,000 fixed and mobile sensors on buses, bins, lamp posts and buildings. It also signed a €1.78bn deal to install meters in British homes that feed back real-time information to gas and electricity companies.

 

3. AT&T

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AT&T teamed up with IBM in February 2014 to combine analytics, cloud and security technologies to gather data from sensors embedded in transit vehicles, traffic lights, rubbish bins and utility meters.

Gartner’s Goodness said: "It has partnerships for global connectivity, strong programme management capabilities and is investing in value-added IT services and outsourcing relating to IoT, with nearly 20 million connected devices globally."

AT&T also formed the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), an open membership and non-for-profit group with Cisco, IBM and GE with the hope of standardising interoperability across the IoT.

4. Jasper Technologies

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Jasper Technologies, previously known as Jasper Wireless, bills itself as a pioneer of monitising IoT solutions.

Jasper’s M2M technology is managing connected devices for over 1,000 companies from more than 20 industries and is integrated with global mobile operating groups worldwide.

"Jasper has become the de facto standard platform for service management in M2M-IoT solutions. The company’s software is used by scores of CSPs (cloud service providers) and MSP (mobie services providers), such as Wyless, around the world for service management," said Goodness.

The California based company has already taken strides in the automotive industry, having introduced the Jasper Connected Car Cloud to develop connected car services, the airline industry and healthcare.

Back in April, it raised $50m in funding, led by the government of Singapore’s investment arm Temasek, which brings Jasper’s valuation to more than $1.3bn.

5. Huawei

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Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Photo source: Brücke-Osteuropa, Wikipedia

Chinese telecom firm Huawei is unique in its offering for its large base of existing customers in mature European economies and emerging economies such as middle-east Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Huawei is currently collaborating with telecom firm Etisalat to develop 5G for 2020, which it believes is a necessary advancement for the expansion of the IoT.

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