MONTREAL — Quebecor subsidiary Videotron Business announced today a long-term partnership with Berlin-based EMnify to help Québec organizations be more autonomous in Internet of Things (IoT) deployment.
EMnify is a leading cloud building block for cellular communications in the IoT stack, explains a press release. Its IoT Supernetwork “is the largest globally distributed mobile cloud core network of its kind, supporting local network access (2G–5G, LTE-M, NB-IoT) in over 195 countries from more than 25 cloud regions – and counting,” the release says.
Videotron’s partnership with EMnify will “open the doors of 195 countries to Québec companies that want to export their IoT solutions to the rest of the world.”
“Videotron Business has always had close relationships with Québec businesses, cities and regional county municipalities,” said Pierre Karl Péladeau, president and CEO of Videotron, in the release. “We are determined to offer them the best available technology to help them optimize their operations at home and abroad. This partnership with EMnify enables us to support the digital transformation of Québec organizations more effectively and to fully embrace IoT, which is the way of the future.”
“Businesses and public organizations have growing and increasingly diverse technological needs,” said France-Éliane Nolet, vice-president, business revenues and strategy of Videotron.
“Videotron Business is pleased to be able to meet those needs with an IoT offering that draws on the strengths of our people, our networks and our partner EMnify. We can now deliver the connectivity, control, autonomy, and easy, transparent deployment that our customers demand.”
By joining forces, “Videotron Business and EMnify can offer solutions to many of the major challenges in IoT deployment, including managing multiple SIM cards, secure connections, ultra-fast integration with IoT applications, and the simple, effective user interface IoT devices require,” the press release says.
“For example, a company that distributes connected sensors to customers around the world will now be able to remotely update thousands of devices simultaneously using the smart SIM cards developed with EMnify.”
This solution is applicable to any type of connected device, the release says, “from street lighting and smart parking sensors to water level sensors, monitoring systems, waste management tools and traffic management systems.”
Videotron has also rolled out its own fully dedicated IoT network called LTE-M, and in September 2021, Videotron Business partnered with Québec-based X-TELIA “to offer cities, towns, government organizations and businesses across Québec a wide range of IoT solutions,” the release says.
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