KDDI with assistance of Orange Business Services will connect to the IoT-platform more than one million cars in Europe

2020: Choice of the supplier of the specialized IoT-platform

KDDI, the Japanese provider of telecommunication services, selected Orange Business Services the supplier of the specialized IoT-platform for the Japanese car makers — Toyota and Mazda. It became known on October 20, 2020.

The platform will give them the chance to offer clients opportunities of the "connected" cars for the cars sold in Europe.

"The connected car" — the vehicle which is equipped with the specialized equipment for connection to a global network the Internet. Besides, such car has interfaces for communication both with another "connected" by a car, and with any devices and elements of infrastructure, including smart traffic lights, radars, trackers, smartphones, etc.

The solution Orange will open for the Japanese car makers an opportunity to offer services of the "connected" cars in 63 countries and territories of Europe by means of the Orange cellular network.

The solution Orange Business Services on management of connection is integrated in own KDDI platform, providing reliable and safe IoT-communication of Toyota and Mazda for improvement of driver's experience by means of an expanded range of services. First of all, connection to network infrastructure of the companies is meant what allows to monitor the movement of the car in real time, to estimate a condition of different elements of a car, to warn about problems on the road, etc. Cloud connections are implemented by means of backbone networks of Orange providing high-speed safe network connections between platforms of project participants.

Services of IoT-communication have paramount value for improvement of quality of driving of our clients. The specialized Orange IoT-platform provides other level of convenience of the personalized services of Toyota and Mazda in the whole Europe. Drivers of cars of these companies receive the high level of security, protection and other experience of interaction with a car — Ken Sakai, the managing director of KDDI Europe, Ltd said.

The most innovative producers of cars use IoT for providing the service level necessary for clients. After a number of consultations and start of a pilot project together with KDDI, we developed the specialized IoT-platform which will ensure functioning of the innovation services of communication for increased security and comfort of drivers — Valérie Cussac, the vice president, the head of division of Smart Mobility Services Orange Business Services reported.