Avnet
(NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, and IDEMIA (formerly known as
OT-Morpho), the global leader in Augmented Identity, have joined forces
to collaborate on the development of a new future-proof cellular
connectivity solution that meets the growing communication requirements
for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications.
The new ‘plug & play’ eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card)
and SM-SR (Subscription Management Secure Routing) delivers product
future-proofing capability to IoT application solution providers and
other businesses. It provides them with the ability to easily choose a
mobile network operator (MNO) without eventually having to manually
change the embedded SIM card in their cellular connectivity-based
devices, machines and sensors that are already deployed in the field.
The product bundle is also unique as it already includes an initial
prepaid cellular connectivity allowance with a cellular carrier profile
that has been downloaded to the eUICC during the manufacturing stage.
“Across multiple industrial segments, the embedded SIM adoption is
tremendous, driven primarily by critical benefits amongst the device
lifecycle connectivity management, sustainability in harsh environment
and deployment simplification,” said Yves Portalier, executive vice
president for connected objects activities at IDEMIA. “Several market
segments such as automotive are already growing fast, so by combining
the strengths of IDEMIA, Avnet and our connectivity partners, we can
help to drive the adoption of this solution to all IoT use cases and
applications.”
Avnet Silica will be the first division of Avnet to deploy the solution
and will manage the delivery, integration and service operations for an
estimated 10,000 industrial customers requiring cellular support
services.
Lou Lutostanski, vice president global IoT for Avnet said, “Through this
combined IoT solution with IDEMIA, we enable all our customers -- as
well as their customers -- to design future-proof ‘plug & play’
cellular-connected solutions. This optimizes and ensures competitive
advantages including secure and flexible global connectivity with our
mobile network operator partners. Our unique business-model solution
makes this high-end, state-of-the-art technology affordable for each of
our customers, regardless of their size.”
The jointly developed Avnet Silica and IDEMIA solution is fully
compliant with Avnet’s global IoT program that offers end-to-end
solutions to guide customers from idea through every stage of their
design. Avnet’s IoT smart solutions help organizations jumpstart
development of IoT-enabled products and systems for industrial, retail,
healthcare and other environments.
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About IDEMIA
OT-Morpho is now IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity for an
increasingly digital world, with the ambition to empower citizens and
consumers alike to interact, pay, connect, travel and vote in ways that
are now possible in a connected environment.
Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live
in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, we reinvent the way we
think, produce, use and protect this asset, whether for individuals or
for objects. We ensure privacy and trust as well as guarantee secure,
authenticated and verifiable transactions for international clients from
Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors.
OT (Oberthur Technologies) and Safran Identity & Security (Morpho) have
joined forces to form IDEMIA. With close to $3 billion in revenues and
14,000 employees around the world, IDEMIA serves clients in 180
countries. For more information, visit www.idemia.com /
Follow @IdemiaGroup on Twitter.
About Avnet
From idea to design and from prototype to production, Avnet supports
customers at each stage of a product’s lifecycle. A comprehensive
portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to
guide for innovators who set the pace for technological change. For
nearly a century, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around
the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn
more about Avnet at: www.avnet.com.
Avnet
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or
Brodeur Partners, for Avnet
Jamie Ernst
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or
Avnet EMEA
Anja Woithe
Senior PR Manager
+49 (0) 8121 774 459
Anja.woithe@avnet.eu
or
Havas Paris PR Agency for IDEMIA
Hanna Sebbah
+33 (0)6 63 73 30 30
idemia@havas.com