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Hewlett
Packard Enterprise announced new innovations that help
organizations rapidly, securely and cost-effectively deploy Internet of Things
(IoT) devices in wide area, enterprise and industrial deployments. These
solutions include:
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HPE Mobile Virtual Network Enabler
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HPE Universal IoT Platform
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Aruba ClearPass Universal Profiler
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Aruba 2540 Series Switches
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Edgeline Systems expand partnerships in edge
computing and integrated control
“Cost-prohibitive
economics and the lack of a holistic solution are key barriers for mass adoption
of IoT,” said Keerti Melkote, senior vice president and general manager,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “By approaching IoT with innovations to expand our
comprehensive framework built on edge infrastructure solutions, software platforms
and technology ecosystem partners, HPE is addressing the cost, complexity and
security concerns of organizations looking to enable a new class of services
that will transform workplace and operational experiences.”
As
organizations integrate IoT into mainstream operations, the onboarding and
management of IoT devices remains costly and inefficient particularly at large
scale. Concurrently, the diverse variations of IoT connectivity, protocols and
security, prevent organizations from easily aggregating data across a
heterogeneous fabric of connected things.
To
deliver on IoT’s promise of deriving valuable insights from billions of
connected things, HPE is helping organizations optimize the lifecycle of IoT devices.
By reducing IoT connectivity costs and translating device communications to a
common language, HPE is arming organizations with tools to dramatically change
the economics and viability of large scale IoT deployments.
Improved
IoT Economics in Wide Area IoT Deployments
To
improve the economies of scale for massive IoT deployments over wide area
networks, HPE is announcing the new HPE Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE)
and enhancements to the HPE Universal IoT (UIoT) Platform.
HPE Mobile Virtual
Network
Enabler – The new HPE Mobile Virtual
Network Enabler gives customers greater control over IoT devices that need
cellular connectivity and services. It will foster the emergence of new,
specialized IoT Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) that resell IoT
connectivity directly to customers at price points optimized for large scale machine-to-machine
(M2M) and IoT deployments. HPE MVNE provisioning, configuration, administration
and billing services – paired with wide area mobile network operator coverage –
change the economics of large-scale deployments by
reducing IoT provisioning costs by up to 80 percent.
HPE Universal IoT
Platform
Designed for massive scale, multi-vendor and multi-network support using the
oneM2M interoperability standard, the HPE Universal IoT Platform manages the
HPE MVNE devices and provides multivendor IoT monitoring, reporting, and
analytics services with carrier-grade reliability and scale. The platform
supports long-range, low-power connectivity deployments such as LoRa and
SIGFOX, as well as devices that use cellular, radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
New
enhancements include:
- Lightweight
M2M standards support – Delivers plug-and-play interoperability
between IoT devices and UIoT services.
- Expanded
device management – Allows management of both SIM and non-SIM
based devices across different systems, devices, and applications.
- Increased
LoRa gateway support – Enables the use of multiple LoRa
gateways with a common set of applications to simplify device provisioning
and control in heterogeneous LoRa environments
“For
the full benefit of IoT to be realized by commercial interests and consumers
alike, IoT sensor networks need to be deployable anywhere, reaching the most
remote places on Earth,” said Paul Gudonis, President of Inmarsat’s
Enterprise business. “The combination of Inmarsat’s industry-leading,
global satellite network and HPE’s cloud-based Universal IoT Platform, allows enterprises
to do exactly that. Our first project together in Precision Farming
promises not only to create a new model for best practices in agriculture but
is also an ideal go-to-market model of what our companies will be able to do
across many other industries. We are extremely excited about this prospect.”
IoT
Device Security in Local Area Networks
To
deliver visibility and secure connectivity for large scale IoT deployments at
the enterprise network edge, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, announced
the Aruba ClearPass Universal Profiler and the Aruba 2540 Series Switches. These
new solutions identify and inventory all IoT devices as they connect to the
network, and drive down the per-port cost of wired IoT connectivity.
The
new ClearPass Universal Profiler automatically
identifies the attributes of IoT devices as they attempt to connect to the
network. This enables IT managers to catalog what IoT devices are on wired and
wireless networks and assign the appropriate policies to each one. The
Universal Profiler provides visibility and context regarding risk and
performance issues derived via IoT devices.
The Aruba 2540 Series Switches further protect IoT devices with unified
role-based access. This feature identifies and assigns roles to IoT devices as
they connect, prioritizing business-critical applications and controlling which
network resources the devices can access. The 2540 Series Switches are optimized
for small-to-medium density IoT enterprise edge deployments.
Delivering
Edge Focused Innovation for Industrial IoT Deployments
Technology ecosystem partners are critical ingredients
driving innovation for IoT. New application technology partners fuel the HPE
Edgeline Converged Edge Systems to solve a variety of customer pain points and
deliver new capabilities. Today, HPE is announcing multiple solutions and uses
cases with an ecosystem of partners that will enable new IoT opportunities,
including:
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Factory Asset Anomaly
Detection and Remediation – In collaboration with PTC and National
Instruments, this Edgeline Systems offering enables early warning of potential
failures, allowing maintenance techs to correct an issue before it becomes a
major problem.
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Data Management at the Edge – Developed with
OSIsoft, this Edgeline Systems solution is designed for storing, managing and
accessing time series data that is readily present in the operational
technology and IoT world.
Supporting Quotes
“We
have selected HPE as a key partner in realizing the Government of India’s Smart
Cities’ mission,” said Dr. Anand Agarwal, CEO, Sterlite Technologies. “As a
strategic partner for IoT, HPE will co-develop smart city use cases on smart
metering, water and waste management, and smart parking and lighting, among
other technologies. These will be our showcase for Indian urban and rural
bodies. Our partnership with HPE demonstrates that collaboration and joint innovation
can drive increasing value for all stakeholders of Smart Cities, enabling a
transformative change in the everyday living experiences of its citizens. By
combining our technology and services’ strength, we will offer a world-leading
solution to the Smart Cities of India.”
“The
oneM2M standards are focused on bringing the vision of a truly connected
society to life through the development of technical specifications that
address the need for a common M2M service layer that drives interoperability,” said
Fran O’Brien, Steering Committee Chair, oneM2M.
“oneM2M recognizes the work of companies like Hewlett Packard Enterprise
(HPE) for its achievement in launching a oneM2M compliant IoT platform that
solves a myriad of industry use cases such as Smart City, Smart Transportation
and Connected Car.”
“It
is challenging to cobble together solutions from multiple vendors to interconnect
and manage different IoT devices and systems,” said Zeus Kerravala, Principal Analyst,
ZK Research. “This force fitting of solutions results in huge infrastructure
and operations expenses and dramatically delays organizations’ introduction of
IoT solutions. The new solutions HPE is delivering to address the barriers to
IoT adoption can significantly shorten deployment times and simplify the network
architecture which will also improve security.”
Ross is known as the Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas - An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professional by profession and a Social Media Evangelist by heart.
