HARMAN’s gateways and sensors, edge analytics
and OTA technology combined with VMware’s end-to-end IT operational
management and edge solutions to enable simplified, scalable and
secure enterprise-class IoT
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS--At Mobile World Congress 2017,
HARMAN (NYSE: HAR), the premier connected technologies company for
the automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, and VMware (NYSE:
VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business
mobility, today announced a collaboration to deliver simplified and
specialized Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for enterprise
customers in industrial, retail, building management, automotive
and energy efficiency industries. By integrating HARMAN’s portfolio
of over-the-air (OTA) software updates, sensors, gateways and
analytics services into VMware’s IoT solution, the partnership will
help deploy, secure, manage and monitor IoT infrastructure at
enterprise scale to streamline industry-specific IoT use cases.
The Internet of Things is here today and companies globally are
already investing in, and seeing ROI from IoT. IDC predicts that
the worldwide Internet of Things market spend will grow to $1.29
trillion in 2020 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.6%
and the installed base of IoT endpoints will grow from 12.1 billion
at the end of 2015 to more than 30 billion in 2020 (Doc #
US42082716)(1). As companies race to implement IoT strategies, they
will require complete solutions that focus on specific market
segment requirements. IT and operational teams will also have to
address massive scaling and management requirements to deliver
maximum value and the best possible experience.
This new collaboration between HARMAN and VMware will help
Communications Service Providers (CSPs) add new offerings and
expand revenue streams that will further enhance the IoT user
experience and the delivery of innovative services. HARMAN’s OTA
update solutions paired with the VMware vCloud® NFV™ platform and
end-to-end IoT operational management solution is designed to
deliver a fully elastic and optimized network infrastructure that
allows operators to expand their services into new markets as they
transform network architectures towards 5G. The combined solution
will enable CSP’s to provision and launch innovative services
through a fully virtualized mobile core network such as prioritized
connectivity such as emergency calling, communication and video
conferencing and infotainment with high-definition quality,
leveraging simplified operations management, policy control, and
self-provisioning.
“As industries ramp up efforts to adopt IoT, this one-of-a-kind
offering allows enterprises across all verticals to benefit from
simplified solutions that elevate their services to a more
sophisticated and innovative degree,” said Sanjay Dhawan,
president, HARMAN Connected Services. “HARMAN and VMware's
complementary IoT offering will change the landscape for
non-traditional technology companies, providing them with new
growth opportunities that will set them apart from their
competitors.”
In addition to supporting new telecom services and automotive
enterprises, HARMAN and VMware’s combined IoT offering is designed
to help the following vertical markets achieve their innovation
objectives quicker and more effectively:
- Retail – Understand in-store shopper
behavior, determine the efficacy of store displays, enhance floor
navigation paths, monetize hot zones with personalized coupons and
optimize inventory
- Industrial – enable factory automation
and management, including predictive maintenance using vibration
sensor analytics
- Smart Buildings – optimize energy
usage, space utilization, and meeting room occupancy with higher
real estate ROI and enhanced occupant comfort
- Automotive – simplify the update and
monitoring of automotive end points using Harman OTA and VMware’s
IoT management platform solution
“While businesses look to adopt IoT into their organizations and
offerings, the efficient management and security that IT brings is
necessary for IoT to reach enterprise grade and scale,” said Mimi
Spier, vice president and head of business development, GTM
strategy and marketing for IoT at VMware. “Through our
collaboration with HARMAN, we are working to bridge the gap between
operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT),
helping companies across many industries maximize the full
potential of IoT through seamless integration with their IT
infrastructure.”
HARMAN and VMware Demonstrate Connected Car Solutions
At Mobile World Congress at HARMAN stand K30, Hall 2, HARMAN,
VMware and Athonet will showcase a live connected car IoT scenario.
Elements of Athonet’s click-to-deploy “softwarized” mobile core are
disaggregated (Control/User Plane) and deployed in real-time with
VMware vCloud NFV™ to allow high performance LTE services to be
delivered to the dashboard of a car running a video entertainment
hub framework. This allows for the local breakout of video and
other communications for local edge computing requirements and can
deliver the highly secure, ultra-low latency required by
high-bandwidth applications. HARMAN IoT solutions bring
connectivity, digital content, emergency services and policy
control to the connected car.
About VMware
VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business
mobility, helps customers accelerate their digital transformation.
VMware enables enterprises to master a software-defined approach to
business and IT with VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture™ and solutions
for the data center, mobility, and security. With 2016 revenue of
$7.09 billion, VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has
over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide.
About HARMAN
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and
solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide,
including connected car systems, audio and visual products,
enterprise automation solutions; and connected services. With
leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®,
Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by
audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they
perform around the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the
road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car
systems. The Company’s software services power billions of mobile
devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure
across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN
has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas,
Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $7.2 billion during the 12
months ended December 31, 2016. The Company’s shares are traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE: HAR.
VMware, vCloud, vCloud NFV and Cross-Cloud Architecture are
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States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned
herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
IDC Worldwide Internet of Things Forecast Update, 2016-2020:
December 2016, Doc # US42082716
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