Location planning for smart metering and field service management are key areas of collaboration
HERE Tracking to enable monitoring and tracking on a real-time basis
Wipro Limited and location data and technology platform HERE Technologies announced that they are partnering to offer location-based services, to customers from Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, Telecom and Automotive industry verticals.
As part of this announcement, Wipro and HERE will be jointly developing solutions in the areas of asset tracking, logistics, supply chain, smart-metering and analytics, field workforce management, and private mapping-as-a-service for indoor and outdoor real-time asset tracking.
An Internet of Things (IoT) based smart metering solution being developed by both companies, will provide better information to customers on energy consumption and asset management. The HERE mapping-as-a-service solution enables enterprises to build private maps in the field and manage their autonomous vehicles more efficiently, by providing information to their drivers on routing time, speed, fuel consumption and hazardous conditions.
HERE Tracking will help Wipro’s customers monitor and track assets, field engineers and supply chain on a real-time basis both indoor and outdoor, as well as provide analytics to build operational efficiencies.
Wipro Limited Regional Head & Managing Director – Benelux Sarat Chand said the company is happy to be partnering with HERE Technologies to co-develop customized solutions, for customers who require location as a key component of their services.
“We are excited about the future of this partnership and the potential it offers in the journey towards an autonomous world,” said Sarat Chand.
HERE Technologies SVP & APAC General Manager Jason Jameson said HERE is delighted to be partnering with Wipro to provide location-based services for their customers on a global level.
“Combined with Wipro’s solutions, HERE location technology will open up further opportunities across different industries, providing customers with more relevant and customized solutions, leading to world-class user experiences,” said Jason Jameson.
