Industrial IoT is hot. This is particularly true in Europe, which research by Markets and Markets1 projects will comprise nearly 30 per cent of expected $123.89 Billion (US) market by 2020.
Fast-growth markets like industrial and commercial IoT need solid partnerships. We are very pleased to launch today such a partnership with Arrow Electronics. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations serving over 85 countries.
Arrow will market Electric Imp’s full platform for IoT secure connectivity and application enablement across Europe.
According to David Spragg, Vice President Semiconductor Marketing and Engineering at Arrow, Electric Imp’s IoT platform aligns perfectly with Arrow’s go-to-market plans. “Together, we deliver an approach aimed at solving IoT business challenges while reducing technical and business risks that delay implementations or fail to capitalize on the highly-valuable data insights connected devices create,” he says.
Arrow and Electric Imp’s joint solution combines the Arrow Evolve product line with Electric Imp’s advanced cloud services, connected manufacturing enablement and full life-cycle security. The combined IoT offerings make is easier and faster for companies to advance from idea to product and production quickly, cost-effectively and securely.
If you are interested in learning more about how our partnership with Arrow can connect your products, please email arrow@electricimp.com.
Oliver Hutaff
CFO/COO
Electric Imp