MTNOY - MTN awards multi-year IoT connectivity platform contract to Eseye | Benzinga
- MTN standardises on Eseye's Integra platform for its next generation global eSIM IoT solution
- Enables MTN to sell IoT services (connectivity, IoT bundles, IoT verticals, and value-added services)
JOHANNESBURG and GUILDFORD, England, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MTN South Africa, the subsidiary of MTN Group, Africa's largest mobile network operator, announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with global IoT connectivity solutions provider Eseye that will see it standardise on a global eSIM and IoT platform solution. MTN South Africa provides voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale and API services to 36.5 million customers. Looking to bolster and enhance existing IoT SIM management capabilities, MTN was looking for a Connectivity Management Platform to complete its customer offering with the management of eSIMs, Global SIMS and have a multi-IMSI capability.
Following a rigorous and thorough tendering process, Eseye's Integra IoT Platform for MNOs was selected to power the next-generation MTN IoT connectivity solution, which will see millions of IoT devices onboarded and connected. Through Eseye, MTN will provide multi-dimensional solutions that go beyond connectivity management to deliver on a range of IoT value added services.
Lawrence Juku, Head of IoT Solutions at MTN Business comments: "Our mission is to be Africa's leading digital platform, unlocking economic growth through financial and digital solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes. We aim to create a marketplace that supports digital economies through affordable, inclusive, simple and comprehensive services. Our strategic partnership with Eseye will ...