Cisco has announced that AT&T, a leader in emerging devices and telematics services, will use its virtualized mobile Internet solution to support AT&T’s auto maker customers in providing advanced connected car services.
According to Cisco, M2M services such as connected cars, require a fundamental transformation in the underlying mobile architecture –combining virtual with physical networking resources. Cisco added that virtual resources – connectivity and network services enabled in software rather than hardware - bring a lower entry cost, flexible deployment models, and rapid time-to-market.
With this new software-driven mobile Internet solution incorporated in to our offerings, we can help to provide auto makers with advanced connected car services that give consumers more real-time communications services that positively impact the driving experience.
Kelly Ahuja, Senior Vice President, Service Provider Business, Products, and Solutions, Cisco
Our collaboration with AT&T to implement virtual mobile network technology for connected cars marks a significant milestone for innovation in the connected car industry. We are transforming mobile architecture and delivering a powerful new network that marries virtual and physical resources. Virtualization is a means to an end. When coupled with physical technology, it affords new economies of scale that allow service providers like AT&T to innovate faster and deliver a better in-car experience.
