Telecom operator Aircel has partnered with Tech Mahindra for rolling out Internet of Things services. According to the company, this will include solutions for smart energy, connected vehicles and smart cities. Other than this Tech Mahindra will partner with Aeris Communications to provide Aeris GPS, an IoT service delivery platform. Note that Aeris currently provides various IoT services for enterprises and telecom operators, most of which are ‘middle-men’ solutions like cloud storage, a cellular network to communicate over, analytics and billing services. With this partnership, it seems like Aircel will offer the network, Aeris will provide the data collecting/transmitting device, while Tech Mahindra will offer the end sensors etc. We expect we will see lots of similar mutually beneficial partnerships between telecom operators, IoT startups and other such companies in the future, as demand for networks, sensors and all sorts of machinery to work together grows. Note that this is not Tech Mahindra’s first venture into IoT. In September last year, the company partnered with Bosch Software Innovations to create an Internet of Things ecosystem, while in March, it setup an IoT lab in partnership with Texas Instruments. Other tie-ups in connected devices: - In August, Reliance Communications entered into a partnership with Internet of Things platform provider Jasper, for providing enterprises with a platform to launch their IoT services. - The same month, MaymyIndia partnered with Avis Car rental to implement its Integrated Dispatch Solution in all of Avis’ cars.The solution would support features like like geofencing, live positioning,…
