IoT Deals & Partnerships Roundup: Nokia, SoftBank, Microsoft and More

IoT Deals & Partnerships Roundup: Nokia, SoftBank, Microsoft, and more
IoT Deals & Partnerships Roundup: Nokia, SoftBank, Microsoft, and more
From Nokia’s 5G networks being installed in two of Israel’s largest hospitals to Microsoft and P& G working together to accelerate digital manufacturing, these are some of the world’s latest IoT deals and partnerships.

Cross Company, Doosan Robotics Announce Partnership
Cross Company, Doosan Robotics Announce Partnership
Industrial technology company Cross Company has partnered with Doosan Robotics Americas to bring its collaborative robot (cobot) technology to the southeastern United States. As part of the partnership, Cross Company will offer a pipeline of 10 Doosan Robotics cobots to its customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama. The collaboration is also expected to help combat ongoing labor shortages by bringing robotic alternatives to many industries.
one layer, Nokia, and Cellcom provide private 5G networks in Israeli hospitals
one layer has deployed its security platform for private 5G mobile networks in two hospitals in Israel, Galilee Medical Center and Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya. The networks will use Nokia equipment installed by Cellcom with the help of the Israel Innovation Authority. The project is one of the first to use Edge Cloud Slicing, a platform that relies on a public 5G environment for signaling while keeping data flowing locally to the business. The project comes at a time of growing demand for networked hospitals; ensuring transparency without compromising security standards.
Onomondo Raises $21M for Global IoT Stack
Danish software company Onomondo has raised $21 million in the latest round of funding for its virtualized IoT network. The company’s network does not rely on a traditional carrier network, instead integrating more than 700 carriers at the radio access network (RAN) level in more than 180 countries. Through this and through its own API-based IoT platform. It provides a “granular real-time view” of the performance of any connected device and enables remote maintenance. Data is transferred directly from Onomondo’s virtual network to one of the company’s cloud partners (which includes Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud), allowing users to control the interaction between devices and networks from a single interface.
Thrive Acquires DSM, Brings Cyber ​​Security Solutions to State, Local, and Education IT Services
Thrive has acquired DSM, a Florida-based provider of managed IT services for state, local, and educational (SLED) government agencies. The acquisition will expand Thrive’s presence in Florida, while DSM’s existing government and corporate clients will benefit from Microsoft’s next-generation managed cybersecurity, global cloud influence, and collaboration services while strengthening Thrive’s offering for SLED in the US. DSM is Thrive’s third acquisition in Florida in the past six months.