NEWS
Tata Communication launches MOVE global
IoT connectivity platform
Vinod Kumar, CEO and Managing Director of
Tata Communications
T
ata Communications, a provider
of communications, announced
its entry into the global $4 billion
mobile data connectivity and cross-border
Internet of Things market. The company is
unveiling the Tata Communications MOVE
platform that will enable people and things
to become seamlessly connected on a
global scale.
Tata Communications MOVE is part of
the company’s long-term strategy for its
mobility services portfolio and its vision
of creating an access and usage agnostic,
cross-border mobile experience for people
and things. The platform is underpinned
by Tata Communications’ global
network, partnerships with 900 mobile
communications service providers globally,
and recent investment in Teleena.
Teleena is an IoT connectivity specialist
and mobile virtual network enabler, whose
technology manages the operational
complexity and reduces the cost of
IoT deployments for businesses. Tata
Communications’ investment has made it
the single largest shareholder in Teleena
with a 35% stake.
The combination of Teleena’s IoT
technology and Tata Communications’
global network, which connects 4 out
of 5 mobile subscribers, lowers the
barriers for brands to introduce new
IoT-enabled services for engaging with
consumers in new ways. Underpinned
by enterprise-grade secure connectivity
across 240 countries and territories, Tata
Communications MOVE also paves the
way for new industrial IoT applications to
generate operational efficiencies in sectors
such as manufacturing and logistics.
In the first phase of the roll-out of Tata
Communications MOVE, the platform
encompasses global cellular IoT and SIM
connectivity, with further enterprise and
mobile network operator capabilities to
follow later in 2017, enabled by the world’s
largest and most advanced wholly-owned
network. Over 25% of the world’s Internet
routes travel over Tata Communications’
network, and the company is the only Tier-1
network provider that is in the top 5 by
routes in 5 continents.
LogRhythm expands services and
operations into Saudi Arabia and Africa
Cybercrime is hitting headlines in the
Middle East and Africa like never before
with prominent organisations across the
region suffering high profile, damaging
breaches. In response to growing cyber
security needs, and to support the region’s
organisations in addressing mounting
threats, security intelligence and analytics
firm LogRhythm is expanding its presence
in Saudi Arabia and Africa.
Companies in Saudi Arabia and Africa
are keen to exploit the potential of
digitisation but continue to grapple with
the cybersecurity challenges emerging in
this newly interconnected environment.
These challenges will likely increase with
growing connectivity and the bourgeoning
population of digital natives,” notes Mazen
Dohaji, Regional Director for the Middle
East, Turkey and Africa at LogRhythm.
But there are heavy risks associated with
breaches, including financial as well as
reputational risks.
Saudi Arabia, in particular, has been
in the news for an increased spate of
cyberattacks. The nation’s authorities
have recently warned businesses against
the recurrence of a variant of the 2012
virus that crippled tens of thousands of
computers at oil giant Saudi Aramco.
LogRhythm is scaling up its presence in
both regions through pre-existing value
Mazen Dohaji, Regional Director for the Middle
East, Turkey and Africa at LogRhythm
added distributors Starlink, Exclusive
Networks and Spectrami, all of which have
a local presence in Saudi Arabia and Africa.
The firm is also installing two experienced
cyber security professionals in each of the
regions to share their expertise with its
existing and prospective customers.
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