Telkomsel partners Jasper Wireless, powers M2M

JAKARTA, INDONESIA: The Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel, has announced its partnership with Jasper Wireless, the connected devices platform provider powering the mobile Internet of Things, to deliver machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity to enterprises. The cloud-based platform is enabling businesses across the gamut of verticals to bring M2M services quickly to market and centrally manage each connected device on the network.

Jasper's cloud-hosted platform enables enterprise customers to deploy and globally scale their M2M services rapidly, giving centralized visibility and control. Business are empowered to make intelligent management decisions that drive efficiency and profitability thanks to detailed billing and usage reports, real-time diagnostic tools and custom device provisioning and usage controls. End users enjoy a zero-touch, out-of-box experience.

"Indonesia is ripe with enterprises looking to innovate around mobile connected devices," said Ken Laversin, VP, Worldwide Sales, Jasper Wireless. "Jasper's cloud-based platform is the enterprise choice across the world and this partnership provides Telkomsel with a wealth of applications and services to accelerate market entry of new categories of connected devices, enabling its customers to deliver on business strategies that embrace the mobile Internet of Things revolution."

"Our economy is becoming increasingly global and connected," said Alfian Manullang, GM Business Development, Telkomsel. "Enabling businesses in Indonesia to manage devices around the world from a single platform provides very exciting opportunities. We're seeing robust development and innovation in telecommunications technology and businesses are inspired by the M2M opportunity."

The application of M2M out of Indonesia will especially benefit vertical markets including retail, consumer electronics, automotive telematics, utilities and healthcare. To date, Telkomsel's M2M service has served more than one million customers. Telkomsel expects this figure to grow in parallel with the increasing trend among Indonesians towards a digital lifestyle.