Avnet and AT&T Team to Lower Barriers to Development of IoT Solutions
26 February 2017 - 8:00PM
Business Wire
Companies announce managed services agreement
and introduce Avnet’s new Global LTE IoT Starter Kit
Mobile World Congress - Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading
global technology distributor, and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today
announced an agreement to offer AT&T’s Internet of Things (IoT)
managed services as a part of Avnet’s growing IoT solutions
stack.
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Coming Q2 2017: Avnet Global LTE IoT
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The agreement, which empowers Avnet to seamlessly integrate
AT&T’s cloud application development supported by flagship
platforms AT&T M2X and AT&T Flow Designer, paves the way
for the two companies to more effectively harness their respective
expertise to support designers in the development and production of
next-generation IoT devices with global cellular connection.
Building on the success of previous collaborations, including
the Cellular IoT Starter Kit and LTE IoT Add-On Kit, Avnet and
AT&T also announced plans for the Avnet Global LTE IoT Starter
Kit, powered by AT&T. This latest IoT starter kit, scheduled
for release in the second quarter of 2017, offers a complete
development environment for sensor-to-cloud applications and
services.
The Avnet Global LTE IoT Starter Kit will include:
- AT&T IoT Platform Access –
The starter kit is fully integrated with the AT&T IoT Platform
(M2X and Flow) - a cloud-based, fully managed time-series data
storage service for network and connected machine-to-machine (M2M)
devices and the Industrial Internet of Things. M2X will enable the
kit to connect to the AT&T IoT Platform, allowing developers
and customers to manage, organize and register individual devices -
both real and virtual applications. Additionally, developers and
customers will be able to deploy and run custom-built application
logic from Flow Designer in scalable docker environments.
- Development Board – The starter
kit will be outfitted with a global SIM to enable operation in over
25 countries, and will feature a small (79.5 mm x 30 mm)
development board build around Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC)
M18QWG global LTE Cat-4 modem module. To accelerate IoT deployment
efforts and reduce compliance risk, the fully certified development
board will include all the required network and government
certifications and can be purchased in volume quantities. The board
will also include an ambient light sensor, temperature sensor and
3-axis accelerometer for out-of-box demonstration examples.
- System Peripherals – A rich set
of system peripherals, controllable through the user’s application
code, are easily accessible through a 60-pin expansion connector or
a 2x6 peripheral module. This will facilitate customization with
application-specific sensors and I/O interfaces through the
addition of user-created or off-the-shelf plug-in boards.
“The combination of AT&T’s IoT managed services and Avnet’s
new Global LTE IoT Starter Kit offers developers a unique set of
tools and services that will simplify and accelerate the creation
of connected IoT devices,” said Tim Barber, senior vice president,
global design chain business development, Avnet. “With the
production-ready LTE kit and AT&T IoT services, Avnet provides
the complete package for cellular connected sensor-to-cloud
solutions.”
”Demand for connected devices continues to climb,” said Mike
Troiano, vice president, AT&T Internet of Things. “We’re
excited to integrate our IoT developer platforms, M2X and Flow
Designer, into the Avnet Global LTE IoT Starter Kit. Together we’re
helping bring IoT innovations to life faster and more efficiently
than ever before.”
Representatives from both Avnet and AT&T will be on hand at
AT&T’s booth located in Innovation City, Hall 4, #4A10 at
Mobile World Congress. Stop by for a demonstration of the starter
kit prototype.
The Avnet Global LTE IoT Starter Kit will be available for order
in select countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas in Q2 2017,
priced at $139. For more information, visit
http://cloudconnectkits.org.
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