Marubeni : Begins Global IoT Communications Service
May 23, 2019 at 10:18 pm EDT
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May 24, 2019
Marubeni Corporation
Marubeni Begins Global IoT Communications Service
Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, "Marubeni") has started to provide a global IoT communications service (hereinafter, "the Service") using the Nokia Worldwide IoT Network Grid (hereinafter, "NOKIA WING"), a global communications management platform of NOKIA Corporation (hereinafter, "NOKIA"), through a fully-owned subsidiary of Marubeni, Marubeni Wireless Communications Inc. (hereinafter, "MWC").
NOKIA WING can improve the management and control of IoT devices, regardless of country and communication type, by connecting with local carriers while following the regulations and laws of each country where WING is used. WING enables MWC to provide global IoT communications services at almost local prices (as opposed to more expensive roaming prices) and, through connection with overseas carriers provided with WING, MWC and Nokia work together to develop global communications services that allow MWC to develop and sell IoT services to its customers. MWC has already begun to provide these global communications services based on NOKIA WING.
Furthermore, MWC will address the Japanese manufacturing industry's need to remotely monitor products shipped overseas by supplying global communications services at a lower price that is comparable to local prices.
In addition to telecommunications services providing wide coverage to 190 countries and regions around the world, MWC also aims to be able to provide e-SIM services by the end of this year. The primary details of this service are listed below:
Remote control of industrial equipment such as air conditioners and machine tools.
Monitoring (and remote monitoring) of the operation status of construction
equipment and medical equipment such as artificial dialysis devices.
Real time information collection for preventive maintenance such as FA equipment.
Collection of vehicle position information and travel data.
MWC also provides lower-cost global telecommunication services to overseas business travelers and visitors.
MWC has signed Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning, a global manufacturer of
air conditioning equipment, as a customer of this service.
Hakushika Kayabacho Bldg. 7th Floor, 1-17-18, Shinkawa, Chuo City,
Tokyo
Founded
2012
Business:
MVNO, IoT Service
※Reference:
May 15th, 2019
Subsidiaries of Marubeni Corporation to Merge to Strengthen Network Solution Sector https://www.marubeni.com/en/news/2019/release/20190515E.pdf
＜Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning＞
Headquarters
1-16-1, Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo
Founded
2015
Business:
Design, manufacture and sales of air conditioning equipment
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Marubeni Corporation is a diversified group organized primarily around 12 business segments:
- sale of agricultural products and related services (47% of net sales): sale of agricultural inputs (crop protection products, fertilizers, seeds, etc.), precision farming services, formulation of crop protection products, export of cereals and oilseeds, etc.;
- sale of food products (17.6%);
- production and distribution of oil, gas, alternative energy and electricity (10.4%);
- production of chemicals and petrochemicals (6.4%);
- production of metals and mineral resources (4.9%);
- sale and financing of industrial and construction machinery and equipment (4.6%). The group also develops car sales and tire distribution activities;
- sales of consumer electronics (4.3%). In addition, the group develops real estate development and management activities;
- sale of forest products (2.3%): wood chips and biomass fuel, pulp and waste paper, paper, paperboard, hygiene products, building & construction materials and wood products;
- sale of apparel, accessories, textile and lifestyle products (1.1%);
- management and operation of aircraft and ships (1%);
- development of energy production units and industrial installations (0.3%);
- finance and leasing (0.1%): auto finance, aircraft leasing, aircraft engine leasing, leasing and renting of refrigerated trailers, commercial vehicles and commercial freight railcars, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (37.2%), the United States (42.5%)
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