Deutsche Telekom and Software AG to create Global Cloud of Things IoT platform

Deutsche Telekom and Software AG recently announced that they will be partnering to deliver IoT services on a global scale.

According to the announcement, both the companies will also expand their footprints in major countries of United States, European and Germany markets.

Executive Opinion

CEO of T-Systems and Board Member of Deutsche Telekom, Adel Al-Saleh said, "We’re delighted to be extending the reach and capabilities of our Cloud of Things IoT platform alongside our partner. Software AG’s technology is critical in enabling us to scale an already successful service and introduce new functionality, giving us the confidence to move into new sectors. Our strategic partnership will help us continue to drive innovation and provide the best possible platform and services for clients, both from the enterprise sector and Germany’s world-leading Mittelstand."

CEO Software AG, Sanjay Brahmawar, said, "This is a new way of partnering and co-operating to offer complete IoT solutions for the real-time economy. With Deutsche Telekom as our strategic partner, we will offer the most competitive platform! Customers can simplify their IoT and integration needs with self-service analytics and gain insights to accelerate their businesses for the fully connected future. We look forward to scaling this partnership and making it a global success."

More about the partnership 

The announcement says that Deutsche Telekom's enterprise customer unit T-Systems has also planned to expand its Cloud of Things platform offering. DT plans to leverage Software AG developed the Cumulocity IoT platform. The platform will help enterprises to cut costs, boost efficiency, increase security and create new value by converting raw data into business intelligence.

Cloud of things IoT platform will use Cumulocity IoT’s connected architecture as its foundation. Cloud of things will operate in a multicloud environment allowing the platform to scale quickly to meet customer demands. The new cloud of things for IoT will also integrate with extensions such as Streaming Analytics, Micro Services, and new protocols, notes the announcement.

You can get to know more about the Cloud of Things here.

The announcement also notes that DT and T-systems partnership will able to service a much larger and more varied global market.