IoT in Africa featuring, floLIVE, Adapt IT and CommsCLOUD
Africa is a continent with incredible growth potential, as the second-largest continent in the world and the world’s largest free trade area, connecting 1.3 billion people across a staggering 55 countries and a GDP estimated in the trillions.
The need for connectivity is growing across Africa (https://www.africaoutlookmag.com/expe...) with an expanding economy and population. IoT in the region is driven by several elements, including a need to digitize industries such as manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and retail.
Panelists, Rony Cohen (floLIVE - https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ron..., Peter Walsh (Commscloud) and Steven Sutherland (Adapt IT) discuss their successful collaboration for establishing cellular IoT connectivity throughout Africa.
Topics include:
1. Introductions to the representative companies and what they do:
floLIVE ltd. ( https://www.gsma.com/get-involved/gsm... ): Co-founder, Rony, shares the company’s view of enabling cellular connectivity for the IoT sector across the world.
Commscloud: Managing director, Peter, explains how the B2B company provides global solutions, ICT optimization and SIM management, focusing on Africa, Europe and Asia.
Adapt IT: Divisional executive, Steven explains how the company works with mobile operators and provides specialized software and digitally led business solutions.
2. The challenges for IoT in Africa:
Having multiple MNOs, making it difficult for connecting devices.
Matching the correct type of connectivity for IoT communications. The African connectivity market (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...) is evolving from 2G and 3G to emerging technologies such as 4G LTE, 5G.
Network Limitations can be challenging in Africa, for an IoT solution it’s required to combine existing cellular networks with communication technologies to ensure consistent and wide range coverage.
Partnering for a seamless IoT approach in Africa and Using floLIVEs Multi IMSI SIM, they are able to provide centrally managed local connectivity by leveraging MNO networks in the region to allow for several network profiles to serve a single solution.
Through comprehensive management and high-performance connectivity, floLIVE consolidates the complexity of multiple network operators into a streamlined, single-pane-of-glass approach.
Together with CommsCloud and Adapt IT, floLIVE ensures the delivery of the IoT solutions in challenging environments such as Africa.
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