Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 17 | Page 30

LATEST INTELLIGENCE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE GERMANY Audi Germany, a leading manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment, is pooling its expertise in the area of e-mobility with Salesforce, a global leader in CRM, to deliver smart, personalised customer engagement throughout the entire customer lifecycle. Audi’s new innovative ‘Functions-on-Demand’ solution enables customers to order and obtain – temporarily or permanently – optional equipment and services for their vehicles. As a result, owners of an Audi benefit from a high degree of flexibility and freedom. The Audi e-tron and Functions-on-Demand solution can be experienced at the Salesforce Basecamp events in Munich, Düsseldorf and Berlin. SWITZERLAND Swisscom, the largest telecommunications service provider in Switzerland, and Ericsson, have switched on the first large-scale commercial 5G network in Europe to support commercially available smartphones. The long-term strategic partners went live with the network on April 17, following Swisscom’s securing of a commercial 5G license. As all the other component parts were already in place, securing the license meant the partners simply had to switch the network on. The commercial 5G network and related 5G services are now available in 54 cities and communities in Switzerland. 30 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com