Smart Agriculture: Orange Business Services Delivers M2M Connectivity Services to Dacom
06 Maio 2014 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Tens of thousands of connected devices in 30
countries will enable smart agriculture systems
Orange Business Services is delivering a scalable communications
infrastructure and managed machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity
services to Dacom, an innovative high-tech company that develops
and supplies ICT and sensor solutions that provide yield
optimization to arable farms around the world. The managed M2M
solution from Orange Business Services will enable Dacom to connect
tens of thousands of devices for its agricultural customers in more
than 30 countries around the globe.
Dacom's solar-powered Sensetions smart
sensors with Orange technology inside enables optimal irrigation
for tulips growing in the Netherlands. © Dacom
Dacom uses M2M technology to enable farming success
Dacom is an innovative high-tech company that develops and
supplies specialized hardware, software and online advisory
services to arable farms and the agribusiness around the world. All
data is combined on the same platform, delivering unrivaled
flexibility. Through its scalable communications infrastructure,
Orange Business Services will collect and transmit information from
Dacom’s connected devices, including sensors such as weather
stations and soil moisture sensors. By combining sensor technology,
Internet and scientific knowledge, growers can continuously monitor
and fine-tune their production process throughout the growing
season and crop information is easily sharable with the surrounding
partners. The agribusiness can continuously anticipate and optimize
raw material supply through the consultation of field data and
smart modules. This results in the maximum yield achievable through
the economically sound and responsible use of agri-inputs like
chemicals, water and nutrients.
M2M solution from Orange Business Services delivers business
benefits
Orange Business Services’ scalable infrastructure guarantees
reliable and seamless data transfers, which will communicate
through Orange’s international M2M communications network. Dacom
achieves tangible business benefits from having a single global
provider of all of its M2M communication infrastructure, such
as:
- seamless SIM card ordering, activation
and tracking through a dedicated portal;
- one price per SIM card regardless of
location; and
- scalable connectivity reaching 220
countries and territories.
“The M2M communications infrastructure provided by Orange
Business Services is key to Dacom’s go-to-market strategy as the
customers are requiring global support and connectivity,” said
Janneke Hadders, managing director, Dacom. “Orange is our partner
of choice because of the company’s international footprint and
smart agriculture ambition. Our partnership has the potential to
support us with managed services for Dacom’s platform, not only
today, but also in the future.”
Orange Business Services provides unique Smart Agriculture
expertise
Smart Agriculture is a vertical within the Orange Smart Cities
& Territories strategic program with an ambition is to provide
a diversified, coherent multi-solution offering for agriculture and
agri-food companies. Digital services are becoming more accessible
in the agricultural world and farmers are more aware of the
opportunities that new technologies provide. Orange Business
Services offers that support Agriculture include solutions to
connect sensors for fields, machines and livestock monitoring,
agricultural machinery tracking and traceability and shipping
control.
“Through its Smart Agriculture vertical, Orange Business
Services aspires to let agriculture’s stakeholders benefit from its
expertise as an operator and integrator, through an open,
innovative approach,” said Nathalie Leboucher, head of Orange Smart
Cities & Territories. “We believe that by combining our
solutions with the solutions created by Dacom, we can help farmers
enable digital services usage and support them in their day-to-day
decision making.”
About Dacom
The Agri Yield Management system developed by Dacom provides
growers and the agribusiness around the world with practical
solutions for profitable and sustainable agriculture. By combining
sensor technology, Internet and scientific knowledge, growers can
continuously monitor and fine-tune their production process
throughout the growing season and crop information is easily
sharable with the surrounding partners. The agribusiness can
continuously anticipate and optimize raw material supply through
the consultation of field data and smart modules. This results in
the maximum yield achievable through the economically sound and
responsible use of agri-inputs likes chemicals, water and
nutrients. The system is based on biological and physical laws that
apply worldwide, making Dacom Agri Yield Management the leading
system for all climates across the globe. Learn more at
www.dacom.nl.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the Orange branch dedicated to B2B
services, is a leading global integrator of communications
solutions for multinational corporations. With the world's largest,
seamless network for voice and data, Orange Business Services
reaches 220 countries and territories with local support in more
than 160. Offering a comprehensive package of communication
services covering cloud computing, enterprise mobility, M2M,
security, unified communications, videoconferencing, and broadband,
Orange Business Services delivers a best-in-class customer
experience across a global landscape. Thousands of enterprise
customers and 1.4 million mobile data users rely on an Orange
Business Services international platform for communicating and
conducting business. Orange Business Services was awarded four of
the telecom industry’s highest accolades at the annual World
Communication Awards 2013 – Best Global Operator, Best Cloud
Service, Best Enterprise Service and Best Small Business Service.
Orange Business Services is the only seven-time winner of Best
Global Operator. Learn more at www.orange-business.com or follow us
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Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
operators with annual sales of €41 billion in 2013 and has 164,000
employees worldwide at March 31, 2014. Orange is listed on the NYSE
Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange
(symbol ORAN).
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