Deutsche Telekom(DT) has launched a multi-IoT platform at its data centre in Biere, known as the 'House of Clouds' that can unite different IoT platforms from well-known providers and enable the comprehensive, device-independent use of IoT solutions. The House of IoT will begin with the Azure IoT Suite from Microsoft, followed by Cisco Fog and the IoT platform from Huawei.
DT said that the multi-IoT platform plays the role of interpreter and distributor, collecting data from a variety of hardware, such as sensors and machinery, and routing it through gateways to the preferred platform for processing. Deutsche Telekom operates the platforms as a data custodian. All data is subject to strict German privacy and data protection laws. Only authorized users of the multi-IoT platform have access to the data, along with operator T-Systems.
Deutsche Telekom also offers full-service IoT packages to give companies a jump start in the IoT. The standard package for predictive maintenance, for example, includes sensors for recording machine conditions, connectivity for transmitting the data to the cloud, use of the IoT platform and presentation of the data in a web-based dashboard. In the coming months, this standard package will be enhanced with a data analytics service.
Anette Bronder, Director of T-Systems' Digital Division, at the launch of the multi-IoT cloud
We now offer a scalable, pan-industry platform, together with plug-and-play starter packages to help companies begin using the IoT.
Godfrey Chua, Principal Analyst at Machina Research
Customers benefit from highly scalable, secure, end-to-end solutions based on state-of-the-art technology," says." Deutsche Telekom is a serious contender in the global race of telecommunications providers for leadership in the IoT market.
