KDDI Partners With Orange Business Services to Equip More Than One Million Vehicles in Europe With Connected IoT Services
14 Ottobre 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
- Automotive manufacturers Toyota and Mazda leverage connected
car capabilities for improved customer experience
- A seamless connected car platform covers 63 European
countries/territories
KDDI, a Japanese telecommunications service provider, has
selected Orange Business Services to provide a customized IoT
platform for Japanese automotive manufacturers Toyota and Mazda.
The platform will allow them to offer connected car capabilities in
their vehicles sold across Europe.
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The Orange solution will initially enable the Japanese
automotive manufacturers to offer connected services across 63
European countries/territories, via Orange cellular
connectivity.
The Orange Business Services connectivity management solution
integrates directly into KDDI’s own platform and provides secure,
reliable IoT connectivity for Toyota and Mazda to enhance the
driver experience through advanced services. Cloud connections are
made using Orange backbone networks, offering high-performance and
secured interconnections between the parties’ platforms.
Enhancing the European driving experience “Connected IoT
services are paramount to enhance the drive experience for our
customers. The bespoke Orange IoT platform provides new levels of
convenience in terms of personalized services to Toyota and Mazda
across Europe. This allows their drivers to benefit from the very
best in safety, security and in-car experience,” says Mr. Ken
Sakai, Managing Director of KDDI Europe, Ltd.
“Today’s most innovative car manufacturers are leveraging IoT to
deliver on the drive experience consumers are demanding. Following
extensive consultancy and a pilot with KDDI, we have delivered on a
tailor-made IoT platform that will enable innovative connected
services to provide drivers with enhanced levels of safety and
convenience,” says Valerie Cussac, Senior Vice President, Smart
Mobility Services, Orange Business Services.
About KDDI KDDI is
telecommunication service provider in Japan, offering both mobile
and fixed-line communications. With its well-established base of
over 58 million customers, and through mobile services and shops
offering its “au” brand, KDDI is expanding its services into the
"Life Design" business, which includes e-commerce, fintech,
nationwide electric power utility services, entertainment and
education. With a 60-year history, KDDI is now focusing on creating
smart infrastructure through IoT technologies and open innovation
with partners and start-up companies in diverse industries. KDDI is
accelerating the global growth of its telecommunications consumer
business, with operations in Myanmar and Mongolia, and in the
global ICT business with the "TELEHOUSE" brand. KDDI (TYO:9433) is
listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.
http://www.kddi.com/english/.
About Orange Business
Services Orange Business Services is a network-native
digital services company and the global enterprise division of the
Orange Group. It connects, protects and innovates for enterprises
around the world to support sustainable business growth. Leveraging
its connectivity and system integration expertise throughout the
digital value chain, Orange Business Services is well placed to
support global businesses in areas such as software-defined
networks, multi-cloud services, Data and AI, smart mobility
services, and cybersecurity. It securely accompanies enterprises
across every stage of the data lifecycle end-to-end, from
collection, transport, storage and processing to analysis and
sharing.
With companies thriving on innovation, Orange Business Services
places its customers at the heart of an open collaborative
ecosystem. This includes its 27,000 employees, the assets and
expertise of the Orange Group, its technology and business
partners, and a pool of finely selected start-ups. More than 3,000
multinational enterprises, as well as two million professionals,
companies and local communities in France, put their trust in
Orange Business Services.
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Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications
operators with revenues of 42.2 billion euros in 2019 and 253
million customers worldwide at 30 June 2020. Orange is listed on
the Euronext Paris (ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ORAN).
In December 2019, Orange presented its new "Engage 2025" strategic
plan, guided by social and environmental accountability. While
accelerating in growth areas, such as B-to-B services and placing
data and AI at the heart of innovation, the entire Orange Group
will be an attractive and responsible employer.
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Limited.
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Press contact: Elizabeth Mayeri, Orange Business Services,
elizabeth.mayeri@orange.com, +1 212 251 2086 Mari Maeda, KDDI
Europe Ltd., iot@eu.kddi.com, +44 20 7507 1163
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