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Cargotec Develops Intelligent Cargo Handling with Global IoT Connectivity Services From Orange Business Services
Orange (News - Alert) Business Services and Cargotec have signed a three-year,
multimillion euro agreement for worldwide IoT connectivity that helps
Cargotec keep goods moving efficiently and safely. Cargotec, with
headquarters in Finland, is a leading provider of cargo and load
handling solutions. Cargo traffic is one of the vital services that
helps keep our global society up and running. Millions of items, from
raw materials to consumer products, are transported locally and between
countries around the clock.
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Cargo traffic is one of the vital services that helps keep our global society up and running. (Photo: Cargotec)
Cargotec's business areas - Kalmar, Hiab and MacGregor - are leading
players in their fields, and they have a unique position to optimize
global cargo flows and create sustainable customer value. Kalmar offers
cargo handling equipment and automated terminal solutions, software, and
services that are used in ports, terminals, distribution centers and
various industries. Hiab provides on-road load handling solutions to
customers operating in the land transport and delivery industries, while
MacGregor offers solutions and services for marine cargo and offshore
load handling.
Cargotec aims to become the global leader in intelligent cargo handling.
This requires connectivity during every stage of its customers'
lifecycles. The IoT connectivity solution from Orange will integrate
intelligence into the machinery to provide better collaboration for
daily operations, monitor and maintain equipment to enable the highest
possible uptime and react remotely before problems arise. It will also
help Cargotec develop insightful data-driven services.
The Orange IoT connectivity service provides tangible business benefits
for Cargotec, enabling new digital services and delivering a much higher
degree of operational efficiency, both internally and further down the
value chain at the customer level. These include seamless IoT SIM card
ordering, simple activation and tracking through a dedicated portal; one
price per IoT SIM card regardless of location; and scalable connectivity
reaching 220 countries and territories.
"A reliable IoT communications infrastructure, global presence, with
local support everywhere in the world, and an attractive business model
are vital for us to become the leader in intelligent cargo handling. We
chose Orange Business Services (News - Alert) for these reasons," says Soili Mäkinen,
CIO, Cargotec.
"Cargotec is determined to grow its business through strong customer
focus and improved IoT services that are vital in its development. We
are very happy to have been selected as their provider of choice and to
help enable their ambitions to lead and transform the cargo handling
business globally," says Fabrice de Windt, senior vice president,
Europe, Orange Business Services.
Orange already supports over 14 million connected devices through its
Datavenue IoT and data analytics solution across a variety of sectors,
including automotive and transport, smart cities, industry and
manufacturing and daily life (smart home, healthcare and wearables).
About Cargotec Cargotec (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) enables smarter
cargo flow for a better everyday with its leading cargo handling
solutions and services. Cargotec's business areas Kalmar, Hiab and
MacGregor are pioneers in their fields. Through their unique position in
ports, at sea and on roads, they optimise global cargo flows and create
sustainable customer value. Cargotec's sales in 2016 totalled
approximately EUR 3.5 billion and it employs over 11,000 people. www.cargotec.com
About Orange Business Services Orange Business Services, the B2B
branch of the Orange Group, and its 21,000 employees, is focused on
supporting the digital transformation of multinational enterprises and
French SMEs across five continents. Orange Business Services is not only
an infrastructure operator, but also a technology integrator and a
value-added service provider. It offers companies digital solutions that
help foster collaboration within their teams (collaborative workspaces
and mobile workspaces), better serve their customers (enriched customer
relations and business innovation), and support their projects (enriched
connectivity, flexible IT and cyberdefense). The integrated technologies
that Orange Business Services offer range from Software Defined Networks
(SDN/NFV), Big Data and IoT, to cloud computing, unified communications
and collaboration, as well as cybersecurity. Orange Business Services
customers include over 3,000 renowned multinational corporations at an
international level and over two million professionals, companies and
local communities in France.
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Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with
annual sales of 40.9 billion euros in 2016 and 269 million customers
worldwide at 30 September 2017. Orange is listed on Euronext Paris
(symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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