Far EasTone (FET) is using Ericsson’s IoT Connectivity Management platform to offer IoT connectivity services globally to enterprises.
The platform will enable FET’s customers to deploy, manage and scale IoT connected devices and applications.
FET forecasts three million NB-IoT connected devices in Taiwan by the end of 2019. Access to Ericsson’s global cloud service will open up domestic and international IoT business opportunities for FET’s Enterprise IoT customers. As the first operator providing NB-IoT commercial service in Taiwan, FET began rolling out the NB-IoT network in November 2017.
There are already more than 60 partners in the ecosystem with full operational service expected in Q2, 2018. The 4G network transformation technology can be extended to 5G in the future.
Under the platform-as-a-service deal, Ericsson is also providing a go-to-market program to help FET enable its enterprise sales, and launch and scale IoT solutions with speed through Ericsson’s connectivity ecosystem.
Ericsson Device Connection Platform is part of Ericsson IoT Accelerator, a cloud-based IoT platform that handles connectivity management, subscription management and OSS/BSS, enabling automation of business processes between operators and enterprises.
Philip Tseng, EVP of Enterprise & Carrier Business Unit, Far EasTone
The quick launch, easy maintenance and management, and cost-effective benefits that come with Ericsson’s global IoT connectivity management offering, combined with the speed and agility of an NB-IoT network, will make our enterprise IoT customers competitive on a global scale.
Chris Houghton, Head of Market Area North East Asia, Ericsson
Millions of devices will soon be connected in Taiwan via NB-IoT, opening up a new way of doing business for enterprises of all sizes, within the market and even beyond, as a result of access to the IoT ecosystem.
