Ericsson and Aeris Communications sought, somehow, to raise confidence in their conjoined IoT strategy at MWC, following the sale of Ericsson’s loss-making IoT Accelerator business to long-time partner Aeris at the end of last year. In Barcelona, Ericsson hosted Aeris on its stand, and issued a press statement declaring their joint capabilities had “sparked excitement among customers and partners”, notably SoftBank, Telenor Connexion, and Telstra.
Their transaction, for the IoT Accelerator unit, is expected to close this quarter. The pair also announced new security features to their associated IoT solutions. The MWC statement read: “[We] see growing excitement among partners and customers about the joint capabilities of [our] combined companies.” They referenced a “fragmented” IoT market, and said their combination will “create a leader” in it.
