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- Off-the-shelf, as-a-Service IoT solutions eliminate business and technology complexity for fast time to market for
operators
- Four new packages enable operators to rapidly address the agriculture, livestock management, logistics and asset management
markets to drive new revenues with minimal investment and less risk
- Complements the Nokia WING platform and managed service that provides a flexible, pay-as-you-grow business model with minimal
upfront investment
12 February 2019
Espoo, Finland - In advance of Mobile World Congress, Nokia today launched off-the-shelf Internet of Things (IoT) packages to
help operators win new business in vertical IoT markets. In addition to enabling operators to achieve a fast time to market, the
packages simplify the set-up and operations of enterprise IoT services.
Built on the Nokia Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) infrastructure that provides the necessary global IoT connectivity and
services support, the applications include IoT sensors, user applications and business models suited to specific sectors. Nokia
WING's managed service approach also offers a pay-as-you-grow business model, giving operators the flexibility to quickly scale up
IoT services as required.
The new market-ready solutions for WING eliminate the challenges facing operators developing their own IoT services. These
include the need for specialized expertise, the complexities of combining fragmented IoT connectivity infrastructure and the risk
and effort of setting up and working with multiple service providers globally. Nokia works with best-in-class partners on Nokia
WING vertical applications portfolio and continues to develop the IoT ecosystem.
The four new solutions announced today by Nokia include:
- Smart Agriculture as-a-Service: Sensors capture environmental, soil and crop data that is then analyzed to provide
insights that help farmers manage crops more effectively, potentially saving costs on irrigation, pesticides and
fertilizers.
- Livestock Management as-a-Service: Tracking devices and biosensors monitor animal health and welfare to provide
ranchers with early alerts if abnormalities are detected, protecting valuable livestock and improving yields.
- Logistics as-a-Service: IoT sensors enable tracking of the global movement and condition of goods through the complete
supply chain to help enterprises instantly identify incidents and even predict future events to optimize delivery and logistics
process efficiency.
- Asset Management as-a-Service: Connecting products anywhere in the world enables their status and performance to be
monitored centrally, helping enterprises provide a better service to their business and consumer customers.
Nokia is trialing Agriculture as-a-Service with an African operator and working with a leading services and consulting firm on
Asset Management as-a-Service to help them offer more advanced services.
Brian Partridge, Vice President, 451 Research, said: "Nokia addresses a wide spectrum of challenges through its WING IoT
infrastructure-as-a-service so its early traction with customers isn't a surprise. Most telecom operators desire a more prominent
role in the IoT value chain that builds upon secure and reliable domestic or global connectivity. Nokia's announced plans to offer
end-to-end vertical applications on top of the WING global infrastructure is a logical next step. We believe that this approach
benefits Nokia's WING telecom customers and the enterprises they serve in addition to vertical application partners who can benefit
from WING's market scale and go-to market channels."
Ankur Bhan, Global Head of WING Business at Nokia, said: "The IoT is a growing opportunity for operators to win new
enterprise customers and significant additional revenue in a diverse range of vertical markets. With minimal upfront investment, an
operator can now quickly get a service to market and generate IoT revenues. We expect these vertical solutions to encourage more
operators to connect to Nokia WING, expanding its global footprint and broadening the range of capabilities and services that will
become available. We already have several more vertically-focused as-a-Service packages in the development pipeline."
To learn more about Nokia's product and services portfolio, visit the Nokia Experience Center in Hall 3, stand 3A10 at Mobile
World Congress, Fira Gran Via, in Barcelona, Spain from 25 to 28 February 2018. https://www.nokia.com/mwc.
Join the #MWC19 discussion and get real-time updates via Nokia's social media channels.
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