SoftBank which just this week acquired the UK-based ARM to boost its Internet-of-Things(IoT) offerings, is partnering with Aeris to establish a joint venture in Japan to provide IoT and telematics services globally using the Aeris IoT solutions platform.
Working closely with SoftBank, Aeris will expand its business in Japan and beyond, including in India, Europe and the United States, covering multiple market segments and offering a variety of services ranging from an IoT connectivity platform to IoT application middleware to complete IoT solutions for market segments such as telematics in the automotive industry.
The Aeris IoT solutions platform consists of AerPort connectivity management platform, AerCloud applications enablement platform, AerCore IoT network and AerVoyance IoT analytics platform. With more than 7.5 million devices under management, Aeris claims that the company is one of the largest IoT service providers in the world and hundreds of enterprises rely on Aeris every day to power their mission-critical IoT deployments.
Hiroshi Akabori, COO, Aeris Japan, and vice president, SoftBank
With the high quality of technology and business platform that Aeris and SoftBank have in IoT domain, we will develop and offer the services through Aeris Japan to meet customers’ needs that are growing in its variety and in its quality.
Raj Kanaya, CEO, Aeris Japan, and chief marketing officer and managing director
The combination of SoftBank and Aeris offers a compelling value proposition to automotive OEMs and other enterprises that seek to build profitable IoT and telematics businesses. Working closely with SoftBank, we look forward to building Aeris Japan into an IoT market leader.
