MWC GSMA 2026 - 2, 5 March
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Mobile Revolution 2017

Claro to provide IoT services to end customers

Mike Bachmann, Claro's CTO, said the company is deploying networks and infrastructure to make the service available. "From the point of view of the device, we are also advancing. This year we have started testing and updating networks "in order to provide benefits for IoT in 2018, the official indicated. Bachmann clarified that the main component of the company’s business is connectivity but "we do not want to only sell the communication channel". He explained that in some cases Claro will offer IoT point-to-point solutions to its end customers, particularly those that are applicable to the mass market.

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