HPE to work with Tata Communications to build world’s largest IoT network in India to enhance resource utilization

HPE to work with Tata
Communications to build world’s largest IoT network in India to enhance
resource utilization

The HPE Universal IoT Platform will enable Tata
Communications’ IoT network to serve more than 2000 communities

BARCELONA – February 27, 2017 –
Today at Mobile World Congress 2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE)
announced it is working with Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New
World of Communications™, to support the roll-out of India’s first LoRaWAN™
(LoRa) based network.

Tata Communications unveiled plans
for the LoRa™ network last
year. It is part of Tata Communications’ long-term strategy of creating mobile
platforms and ecosystems that enable its customers and partners to connect
people and IoT-connected devices seamlessly on a global scale. The first phase
of the roll-out targets Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 cities in India, touching over 400
million people. Alongside successful field trials in Mumbai, Delhi and
Bangalore, there are also 35 proof-of-concept applications in trial on the
network.

The association between Tata
Communications and HPE paves the way for a new era in enabling devices with
embedded connectivity for enterprise customer solutions throughout the country.
The project involves connecting devices, applications and other IoT solutions
over the LoRa network in smart buildings, campus, utilities, fleet management,
security and healthcare services in nearly 2,000 communities, covering over 400
million people, making it the first-of-its-kind initiative in India.

“Tata Communications has 15 years of
experience in delivering impactful and innovative communications solutions to
its customers globally,” said Anthony Bartolo, president, Mobility, IoT
and Collaboration Services, Tata Communications. “As part of our commitment
to innovation and in driving digital transformation globally, we are creating a
cohesive, resilient and highly secure network to deploy IoT applications in
India. We are excited to be partnering with HPE in this project as this
platform is critical to amalgamating all the complex variables in enabling a
truly digital India.”

Designed for massive scale,
multi-vendor and multi-network support using the oneM2M interoperability
standard, the HPE Universal IoT Platform streamlines interoperability and
management of heterogeneous IoT devices and applications that power the
intelligent edge. The platform supports long-range, low-power connectivity
deployments, as well as devices that use cellular, radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Recent enhancements announced for the HPE Universal IoT Platform include
increased LoRa gateway support, enabling the use of multiple LoRa gateways with
a common set of applications to simplify device provisioning and control in
heterogeneous LoRa environments.

“The sheer size of this project is
incredible, bringing new services to millions of people,” said David
Sliter, vice president and general manager, Communications Solutions Business,
HPE. “Through our partner centric approach, the HPE Universal IoT platform
will enable Tata Communications to build multiple vertical use cases for its
Indian IoT network on a common platform with a common data model.”

Tata Communications has also
selected HPE to be an integral part of its global cellular IoT connectivity
services. This provides a range of domestic and cross-border IoT connectivity
and management services, particularly for applications requiring elements of
mobility, such as connected cars, fleet management and transportation services.

HPE is demonstrating a variety of
smart city IoT use cases on the HPE Universal IoT Platform at Mobile World
Congress 2017.