At CES 2014, American telecom operator AT&T announced that it will provide wireless connectivity for Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud.
The strategic agreement between AT&T and Ericsson is set to advance the connected automotive cloud ecosystem. Ericsson will be part of AT&T Drive platform for automakers. Consumers will benefit as they can connect in-vehicle products and applications.
The association will enable AT&T to improve connectivity for products and applications that are powered by the Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud.
“We created the AT&T Drive platform to bring automakers the best the industry has to offer, so we can deliver innovation, not a one-size-fits-all solution,” said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, AT&T Mobility.
Ericsson in a statement said Connected Vehicle Cloud, based on Ericsson’s Service Enablement Platform, provides drivers and passengers with access to applications directly from a screen in the car.
Examples of consumer services include the ability to detect vehicle repair issues, automatically book service appointments, subscribe to in-vehicle Wi-Fi, and on-demand infotainment. The solution is enhanced by its ability to send and receive information from third-party ecosystems players, such as satellite radio content providers, road authorities, and city and government sites.
Part of Ericsson’s Transport and Automotive offerings, Connected Vehicle Cloud targets the global automotive industry’s existing and future demands for scalability, security and flexibility in the provisioning of connected car services to drivers and passengers.
Connected Vehicle Cloud leverages Ericsson’s M2M service enablement capabilities and portfolio in the OSS/BSS domain and can be deployed on standard cloud infrastructures. It can be integrated in core business processes such as customer relationship management and service management by Ericsson Consulting and Systems Integration Services and can be operated by Ericsson Managed Services.
