BT, one of the world’s leading providers of
communications services and solutions, and Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hitachi Ltd. has announced a global partnership to co-create innovative
solutions in the area of industrial and enterprise internet of things (IoT).
The partnership aims to drive better business outcomes for global customers,
including greater efficiency, productivity and cost savings. The companies will
initially focus on exploring and designing asset intelligence and predictive
maintenance solutions to deliver the desired outcomes for customers in industry
sectors such as manufacturing and transportation.
Announced at Hitachi’s inaugural user conference, Hitachi NEXT
2017, in Las Vegas today, the partnership unites BT’s global network infrastructure,
cloud capabilities and cyber security expertise with Hitachi’s extensive
operational and information technology (OT/IT) expertise, next-generation Lumada IoT platform software
and integrated IoT services and solutions portfolio.
The companies’ combined technology, infrastructure and expertise
will help their mutual customers to take full advantage of connected
intelligence and advanced data analytics to streamline processes and optimise
business performance on a global scale.
Bas Burger, CEO Global Services, BT, said: “Our partnership with
Hitachi will help BT to accelerate innovation and ease the path to
digitalisation and IoT for our customers around the globe. Hitachi’s OT, IT and
IoT expertise, long-standing customer engagements and its Lumada IoT Platform
will combine ideally with our global infrastructure, cloud services and
cybersecurity expertise to create powerful IoT offerings that will help
maximise the success of our global customers’ digital transformation journeys.”
“IoT represents a critical inflection point, in
which the interests of business, industry and society are now intersecting and
aligning like never before,” said Ryuichi Otsuki, CEO at Hitachi Vantara and
vice-president at Hitachi Ltd. “We see the creation of strategic partnerships
with leaders and market makers like BT as a critical underpinning to Hitachi’s
IoT strategy as we move our company and business into the next phase of its
evolution.”
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