Telefonica, Mavenir and Amazon Web Services are developing a pre-commercial managed IoT connectivity service to be offered by the Spanish operator using Mavenir's packet core platform and AWS’s cloud infrastructure. In a joint statement the partners said the aim is to reinvent the way IoT connectivity services are delivered, reducing cost and latency by combining cloud technology with cellular connectivity to give Telefonica customers in any country a local shortcut to the internet from the nearest AWS region.
The service is managed through Telefonica Tech’s IoT Kite platform, which provides a simple interface accessible from anywhere via the web or APIs so that industrial, manufacturing, public sector and automotive customers can better manage and control their IoT connectivity. Telefonica said running Mavenir’s cloud native functions on AWS will allow it to rapidly introduce new features and provide its customers with a consistent experience anywhere in the world, reducing time to market compared to traditional manual deployments.
The pre-commercial activities cover the deployment of the Mavenir Packet Core on AWS, integration with Telefonica Tech's Kite platform, and automation of the end-to-end service.
