Nexxiot pairs with Swisscom

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CONNECTIVITY • THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RELIES ON EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS. NEXXIOT HAS DEEPENED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SWISSCOM TO DELIVER SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE

SINCE ITS INCEPTION in 2015, Nexxiot has used the services of Swisscom, its local telecommunication provider, as an essential partner in the provision of best-in-class data connectivity, making the link between its mobile sensors and the Nexxiot Connect Cloud platform. This allows Nexxiot to create and apply big data analytics tools to generate critical insights into supply chain processes.

As from July, the two companies are working even more closely together in order to deliver this data-driven supply chain intelligence to Nexxiot’s customers around the world. “Swisscom is excited to move forward with Nexxiot to deliver the benefits from IoT, one of the most advanced technologies to monitor constantly moving trains and cargo in some of the most remote places in the world,” says Friederike Hoffmann, executive vice-president and head of connected business solutions at Swisscom. “The Nexxiot team successfully scaled their business using Swisscom’s global connectivity services, demonstrating trust and commitment in Swisscom’s global IoT connectivity with its 5G-readiness and strong focus on reliability and security.”

Having already captured a large part of the European market, not least in the tank container sector, Nexxiot’s CEO Stefan Kalmund is leading expansion into the rest of the world. “It’s exciting that clients trust us to equip their supply chain assets with our zero-maintenance hardware,” he says. “This opens the door to creating and delivering huge value for fleet operators and cargo owners who require data to improve their transparency around mileage, to increase the reliability of cargo arrival times and at the same time reach their sustainability targets.”

FOSTERING CREATIVITY Nexxiot’s strategic partnership with Swisscom will focus on providing connectivity and supporting the company’s outreach into new markets through joint communications and a unified global IoT strategy. “Addressing topics like managing data around international borders where connectivity providers are switched over, can add significant complexity and therefore needs careful management,” Kalmund explains. “The important thing is that our customers get seamless visibility and intelligence on performance critical topics like delays and transport interruptions. This means they can rely on us and our world-class algorithms for the processed data they need to manage all their business activities and critical events in the supply chain.”

Nexxiot monitors non-powered mobile assets such as rail freight wagons and tank containers, with over a billion individual messages having now been sent from Nexxiot sensors to the Nexxiot platform using Swisscom connectivity. These messages originate from over 160 individual countries via more than 450 Swisscom roaming partners. “While others are talking about ‘Big Data’, it’s been Nexxiot’s daily reality for a long time now,” Kalmund adds. “New customers have recently engaged in North America, Eastern Europe and beyond.”

Nexxiot says its ability to innovate in the B2B Internet of Things (IoT) derives from the fact that Switzerland has attracted some of the best data science and computer engineering skills to its technology hubs and universities. “Creating business value may start with great ideas and a radical approach but to deliver meaningful action and favourable outcomes, a combination of analytics, AI, and machine learning must be integrated and deployed,” the company says. “Creativity needs to be mixed with business domain knowledge and a cutting-edge approach to data science to extract the value and differentiate services from competitors.” www.nexxiot.com

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