Managed enterprise IoT supplier Kajeet has a deal to combine its Sentinel platform with Cisco’s mobile gateways and mobility companies platform. The pair hailed it as a “strategic partnership”; additionally they stated in an announcement they’d solely “initiated discussions”. However it sounds additionally like a performed deal; the message is the US networking large will take Kajeet’s managed IoT answer to assist the “supply” of its personal managed wi-fi options.
They stated the preliminary focus is on options that marry Cisco’s Meraki platform and Kajeet’s Sentinel platform. Nonetheless, they advised as effectively that the partnership will result in “groundbreaking developments” in mobile for backup and failover (“even in distant areas”), web entry for electrical car (EV) charging stations and different related transportation, and safe onboard Wi-Fi at school buses (for “pupil engagement and security”).
Cisco and Kajeet will mix on “modern end-to-end companies”, they stated. Their work will concentrate on joint options utilizing the Sentinel platform and the “full vary of Cisco’s mobility companies platform, together with its IoT Management Heart companies. Integration with Cisco’s Meraki platform will allow Meraki’s “single pane of glass expertise” for each Wi-Fi and mobile gadgets, they stated.
Ben Weintraub, chief govt at Kajeet, stated: “This partnership transcends particular person merchandise and use circumstances. It signifies a shared imaginative and prescient for the way forward for IoT managed companies, the place cutting-edge {hardware} and connectivity seamlessly converge to ship safety, scalability, and efficiency.”
Masum Mir, senior vice chairman and normal supervisor for networking at Cisco, stated: “This collaboration aligns completely with our dedication to maximise the worth of the total vary of Cisco’s mobility companies platform and networking portfolio of merchandise to our enterprise IoT clients, making it simpler for enterprises to undertake cell IoT and enterprise options. By integrating Kajeet’s Sentinel platform, we empower organizations with a future-proof managed wi-fi expertise, unlocking potential throughout industries and assist join the unconnected.”