#MWC19: Nokia expands its WING offering with IoT applications for operators to address new vertical markets
February 12 2019 - 3:01AM
Press Release
- 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.
Resources
- Webpage: Worldwide IoT network grid as a service (WING)
- Register for Nokia's MWC press events and request on-site media
interviews
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