According to official press release Logica, a leading IT and business services company and Telenor Connexion, a leader in machine to machine (M2M)* communication solutions have signed an agreement whereby Logica will deliver IT infrastructure solutions and communication services to support Telenor Connexion’s fast growth in the M2M business. The agreement is for five years and amounts to an initial value of approximately 10M EUR.
Logica will deliver an IT-platform for operational and business support systems that enable Telenor Connexion to manage large, wireless M2M projects for Telenor Connexions customers. Logica will also be responsible for delivering the support connected to the systems.
Commenting on the win, Ulf Baggström, Managing Director Utilities and Telecom Sector, Logica, said, “We are delighted to have been entrusted as the prime systems integration partner for Telenor Connexion. This is also a challenge that we are well positioned to address. By combining our local and global experiences in the areas of Telecom and M2M-knowledge, Logica will support Telenor in building up Telenor Connexion’s growth. We will leverage our proven blended delivery model and deliver the service from our operations in Sweden, United Kingdom and India.”
M2M communications is a rapidly growing market, in Europe alone there are several billion devices that could potentially be networked by wireless or fixed technologies. Telenor Connexion, a wholly owned company by Telenor ASA, is one of the world’s leading providers of M2M connectivity solutions.
Commenting on the agreement, Göran Brandt, Vice President, Business Development, Telenor Connexion, says, “It’s far from ideal to run M2M applications on a Mobile Network Operators normal infrastructure, since it will always be influenced by other, more traditional services. Telenor Connexion’s focus is M2M customers with business critical applications. To serve these customers according to expectations on commercial models, up-time and availability, dedicated M2M infrastructure is a must.”
* M2M is an abbreviation for machine-to-machine, or technology that supports wired or wireless communication between machines/devices.
