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UNLIMIT: Transforming Enterprise Towards Digital
Reliance becomes the first telco in India to set up a dedicated and integrated IoT business unit, UNLIMIT to target $ 15-billion digital enterprise market by 2020.
Globally, 29 billion connected devices are forecast by 2022 – of which around 18 billion will be related to IoT( Internet of Things), says Ericsson Mobility Report. In 2018, mobile phones are expected to be surpassed in numbers by IoT devices, which include connected cars, machines, meters, wearables and other consumer electronics. Between 2016 and 2022, IoT devices are expected to increase at a CAGR( compounded annual growth rate) of 21 per cent, driven by new use-cases.
The number of connected devices in India is projected to rise from 200 million today to around 3 billion by 2020. In terms of revenue, the number of connected devices is set to increase from $ 5.6 billion today to $ 15 billion in 2020.
Formation of UNLIMIT
IoT presents new opportunities for mobile operators to leverage their core assets and move up the value chain. To tap this ever-increasing Indian market, Reliance has become the first telco in India to set top a dedicated and integrated IoT business unit committed to help enterprise customers to meet their digital goals.
To leverage on its India strategy, UNLIMIT has announced a strategic partnership with Cisco Jasper to launch IoT services to enterprise customers pan India. UNLIMIT enterprise customers will be able to take advantage of the UNLIMIT Control Centre which is based on the IoT connectivity platform of Cisco Jasper and includes Reliance ' s powerful mobile network.
The Cisco Jasper IoT Cloud Business unit has 6,500 enterprise customers with 36 million devices. Every month, there is an addition of 120 new enterprise customers and there is also an addition of one million devices.
Talking about UNLIMIT, Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, Group Managing Director,
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Reliance Group, said, " Nearly every sector will be positively impacted by IoT, and the Indian manufacturing industry is already beginning to reap its benefits."
Announcing the launch of the new venture, Juergen Hase, Chief Executive Officer, UNLIMIT, said, " IoT is a critical enabler for India ' s growth and businesses throughout the country are already utilizing its huge potential to help deliver innovative new services to their customers, while reducing cost and increasing revenue."
The Enterprise Solutions
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According to industry sources, UNLIMIT is doing trial runs in respective group companies – be it utilities, hospitality, insurance and others. In terms of verticals, the initial focus is on automotive, transport & logistics, energy and utilities, agriculture and industrial automation. To begin with, UNLIMIT will focus on making India a leader in digital transformation by helping enterprise customers transform their business models. The company is focussing on three products – UNLIMIT Control, UNLIMIT Starter and UNLIMIT Tracking.
With respect to UNLIMIT Control, the company has announced its first partnership with Cisco Jasper IoT Connectivity
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Management platform to provide a full suite of connectivity solutions based on GSM solutions. Cisco Jasper is presently also working on new technologies like Wi- Fi, Narrowband IoT, LTE-M, LoRa and Sigfox. Driven by enterprise demand, Cisco Jasper is presently evaluating use-cases for Wi-Fi. For Narrowband IoT, Cisco Jasper is conducting trials in 2017, whereas for LTE-M commercial trials would happen soon.
For UNLIMIT Starter, the company is giving 3 SIM cards, 100 Mbps connection for three months and developer kit where startups can test their solutions with respect to different verticals. UNITE will help startups to be a part of the digital story, thereby helping India move towards digital.
For UNLIMIT Tracking, the focus is on vehicle trading and asset tracking. All these will help in providing insights, helping asset monetization and increasing profitability.
In addition, to enabling business transformation the focus is also on enabling smart cities to increase the quality of life for residents. Reliable connectivity and the ability to easily manage the multitude of connected services involved in smart cities are two key requirements to ensure the success of 100 smart cities.
To manage corporates, UNITE has set up IoT Control Centres in Mumbai and Hyderabad which will help in providing easy connectivity irrespective of the vertical.
The IoT enterprise solutions will help in saving cost, generating new revenue streams and also help in providing a lot of fun and wellness for consumers, but UNLIMIT’ s success will be dependent on connectivity, value-added services, developer environment and innovative solutions. •
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