Wipro, Excelfore Partner to Offer Secure Connectivity Solutions for Next-Gen Smart and Autonomous Vehicles
August 08 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading
global information technology, consulting and business process
services company and Excelfore, a leading provider of middleware
solutions for Smart Mobility Networks, today announced a global
partnership to offer secure connectivity solutions for next
generation smart and autonomous vehicles. This partnership combines
Excelfore’s Smart Mobility Networks solutions with Wipro’s global
systems integration and managed services expertise to enable
connected car solutions for automotive original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 equipment makers.
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As part of this engagement, the two companies will enable
scalable Ethernet AVB/TSN (Audio-Video Bridging/Time-Sensitive
Networking) and Secure Full Vehicle FOTA/SOTA (Firmware/Software
Over-The-Air) Update solutions for automotive manufacturers and
smart mobility companies.
Wipro will also join Excelfore as a member of the eSync
Alliance, a multi-company initiative for establishing compatibility
among devices with common FOTA/SOTA and diagnostics APIs and
middleware. These integrated solutions will enhance the connected
car and autonomous driving experience along with accelerating the
time to market for automotive OEMs and Tier 1 equipment makers.
John Slosar, Vice President and Global Head Automotive
Electronics, Wipro Limited said, “Automotive OEMs seek to bring
end-to-end secure networking solutions to market, with full vehicle
over-the-air (OTA) updates at a global scale. Wipro’s partnership
with Excelfore will enable the rapid deployment of these solutions
in automobiles. This partnership enhances Wipro’s leadership
position in the automotive engineering services market and
strengthens our ability to support connected automotive initiatives
of our global automobile customers.”
“Creating scalable and secure end-to-end connectivity is not
just a question of technologies, but behaviors and disciplines. A
system level architectural approach is needed, which takes into
account networks and hardware in the vehicle, services in the
cloud, and mechanisms of rolling out updates to vehicles,” said
Shrikant Acharya, Chief Technology Officer, Excelfore. “We
are very excited to partner with Wipro. By combining Wipro’s
service capabilities across Secure Connectivity Solutions for next
generation smart and autonomous vehicles with Excelfore’s expertise
in Smart Mobility Networks, together, we aim to deliver
state-of-the-art connected automotive solutions for our
customers.”
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading
global information technology, consulting and business process
services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing,
hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging
technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and
make them successful. A company recognized globally for its
comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to
sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 160,000
dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.
Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better
and a bold new future.
About Excelfore
Excelfore, located in Silicon Valley, is an innovative provider
of cloud platform and connectivity applications for intelligent
transportation. It provides middleware solutions for smart mobility
networks that enable OEMs and suppliers to build the next
generation of smart, autonomous and learning vehicles, fleets and
associated infrastructure. Excelfore products include the eAVB™
protocol stack for in-vehicle Ethernet TSN (time-sensitive
networking), as well as the cloud-to-vehicle eSync™ system for OTA
updates, diagnostics and telematics www.excelfore.comExcelfore is a
registered trademark of Excelfore Corporation.
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