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Airtel — Enabling IoT for Enterprises and Customers
“Internet of Things” refers to the network of devices which are able to communicate amongst
themselves by use of mobile connectivity to get processes complete without any manual
assistance. With the Internet of Things being one of the most popular tech concepts, Gartner Inc.
says that the world will have over 20 billion connected devices by 2020. With new applications
coming up, connectivity services continue to grow and supersede the growth of designing and
implementing IoT services.
With remote monitoring solutions and other functions and processes, IoT is predicted to be one
of the biggest game changers in the coming years.
Exchange of data between machines form the basis of IoT and M2M uses sensors, RFID, a
computing software and a robust network connectivity to facilitate the exchange and
interpretation of data. With M2M, industry domains like banking, IT, retail store management,
security, etc. have been able to trigger faster response time, transparent operations and access to
real-time information.
Airtel’s IoT solutions enable lead MNOs to implement M2M connectivity and market it to
enterprises across the globe. With Airtel’s Permanent Roaming Solution, M2M devices can use
the mobile network operator’s SIM on Permanent International Roaming.
Features:
* With over 95% population coverage, deeper market penetration is Airtel’s forte.
* Airtel has a Railway Route Coverage of 96%
* An impressive National Highway Coverage of 90% lets Airtel facilitate M2M connectivity
across locations. With an overall Optic Fiber Route coverage of 210155 km, Airtel has been able
to develop connectivity in remote locations as well.
* Over 2.5 million Airtel powered M2M users across the country.
* Effectively powers real-time remote monitoring and tracking solutions.
Benefits:
* No Additional KYC: No additional KYC is required.
* No Platform Integration: No M2M platform integration needed within MNOs, via platforms
like Ericsson and CISCO.
* Hassle Free: This can be worked up over existing roaming agreements.
* Seamless: When the SIMs reach India, they are auto-enabled with roaming data.
* Commercial Freedom: Further selling to enterprises by MNOs with their own markup prices is
allowed.
* Pie Share: The MNO is the billing entity between Airtel and the Enterprises, enabling them to
enjoy a profit share.
IoT in India
IoT is expected to expand rapidly in India over the coming years because of a unique
convergence — widespread wireless Internet availability, vast startup ecosystem and
Government’s intent towards rapid digitisation. India will unleash a new dimension of services
that improve the quality of life for consumers and citizens, productivity improvements and new
revenue streams for large enterprises and SMEs.
Airtel is a pioneer in enabling digital lives for ~400 million people and various large and medium
Enterprises in 16 countries. With the wide span coverage of 2G, 3G, LTE, Fibre and Satellite and
the advent of revolutionary connectivity technologies like NB-IoT, LTE-M, LoRA and 5G
knocking the door, the time is apt for makers, startups and telcos like Airtel to lay the foundation
for the next revolution i.e — connecting things.
IoT — Layered Reference Model

As we all understand, the Internet of Things (IoT) refers to connecting the devices to the cloud
and deriving meaningful insights from the data and build vertical applications to cater to the
use-case, but what are the various enabling technology layers ? how the End to End IoT
ecosystem works ? Following model is a depiction of the various layers (bottoms up) enabling
IoT:
Devices & Gateways— The bottom most layer of Sensors connected to the things are the source
of data in the IoT ecosystem, they convert some physical phenomenon (e.g. heating up) into an
electrical impulse that can then be interpreted to determine a reading (e.g. temperature).
SoC/Micro-controller connected to sensors, collect data from sensors, have applications running
to send data (sensor to cloud) and receive data (cloud to actuator) via the communication
modules over short range protocols such as Bluetooth, Z-wave, ZigBee send the data to the
gateways. These gateways can be backhauled by wi-fi, ethernet, fibre or 4G to send data from
devices to the cloud. There is also a possibility that these end devices are capable of
communicating over long range communication technologies like 2G, 3G, 4G, NB-IoT, LTE-M
to send data directly to the cloud.
Connectivity: The “I” in IoT — Secure, SLA driven, always on and available connectivity such
as 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Wired, Satellite is needed in order to send the data from sensors & devices
often located at remote locations such as oil rigs, manufacturing plants or cars on road. The
telcos play a major role in providing this connectivity.
Connectivity Management Platform (CMP)—In addition to the connectivity. Enterprises also

need Connectivity Management Platform to be able to easily self manage the connectivity (SIMs
& eSIMs) for the IoT Devices. Airtel offers a comprehensive CMP to the enterprises where
ordering connectivity, changing plans, managing devices, network diagnostics and many more
connectivity management features are just a click away!
Device & Data Management Platform (DMP) — Once these millions of devices on field are
connected to the cloud/data centre via internet/lease lines, they start sending huge Volumes and
Variety of Data with unprecedented Velocity coming at Variable intervals. To handle these 4Vs
of IoT Data — Enterprises & SMEs need a secure cloud which can provide seamless device
on-boarding, capability to handle various connectivity protocols, data collection, storage and
analytics capabilities.
Vertical Applications Layer: IoT is not just a technology fantasy but an enabler to solve real
business and customer problems. This layer is where the maximum domain expertise &
partnerships takes place and where the various business vertical applications will be residing, all
the underlying layers are enablers to this layer.
Technologies @Airtel — IoT

We at Airtel are working & partnering across all these layers and are driving a micro-services
oriented, cloud native applications architecture for IoT platforms (CMP & DMP). Some of the
engineering tools which we are using are as follows
If you are a IoT startup, technology solution provider, device manufacturer or a developer
excited about IoT and all things digital, wanting to work in an open environment — reach out to
us!

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Airtel — Enabling IoT for Enterprises and Customers

* Airtel has a Railway Route Coverage of 96%

* Effectively powers real-time remote monitoring and tracking solutions.

* Hassle Free: This can be worked up over existing roaming agreements.

IoT — Layered Reference Model

Connectivity Management Platform (CMP)—In addition to the connectivity. Enterprises also

Technologies @Airtel — IoT

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