Aircel selects Tech Mahindra for IoT services in India

NEW DELHI: Mobile service provider Aircel has selected Tech Mahindra to roll out its comprehensive set of Internet-of-Things (IoT) service offerings in order to to strengthen its enterprise business further.

Tech Mahindra is providing the IoT services in association with Aeris Communications, a Silicon Valley base IoT specialist.

Aircel intends to launch vertical specific solutions in IoT space and will cater to market requirement for comprehensive service offerings across several vertical market segments such as Smart Energy, Connected Vehicle, and Smart city among others.

The offering includes Aeris GSP, an IoT service delivery platform, known for its flexible; low cost service delivery capabilities, which are most suited for the Indian market.

"The need of the hour for digital enterprises is innovative technologies that would transform the way organizations operate. With Tech Mahindra and Aeris, Aircel is well poised to deliver on this through a comprehensive suite of M2M and IoT services,” said Suren Amarasekera, Chief Enterprise Officer at Aircel.

“We are confident that with this collaboration, Indian companies will receive much needed services, new promising vistas will be opened up to explore Joint Go To  Market (JGTM) opportunities and will provide us a distinct edge with mobile operators and enterprises alike,” said Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar, Global Head- Digital Enterprise Services, Tech Mahindra.

“The India cellular market presents challenges for all services, but especially for Machine-to-Machine and IoT applications,” said Mark Cratsenburg, VP of Global Sales at Aeris

“Aeris GSP delivers new levels of efficiency in M2M service delivery, enabling profitable services at even the lowest average monthly revenue per connection (ARPC). We are glad to help Aircel develop solid IoT services business in these challenging conditions,” said Tushir Malik, Director Business Development at Aeris.