THE
BUSINESS CASE FOR EXPETO
Enterprises are challenged to deploy and manage thousands of Internet of Things (IoT) devices attached to disparate mobile networks throughout the world.
Expeto eliminates complexities experienced by enterprises that use traditional telecommunication-based solutions.
With seamless orchestration of global mobile networks, Expeto connects devices and applications using an IT standards-based platform.
From reducing energy usage, asset management, improved crop yields to medical breakthroughs, IoT has quickly become the innovation engine for the enterprise market.
We are witnessing significant transformation to
business models as IoT impacts every aspect of the
enterprise from reducing costs, improving customer
experience, reducing product time to market and
increasing employee productivity. The impact is wide
reaching with an estimated 50 billion IoT devices to be
connected to the Internet over the next five years.
While there are several factors leading to the
success of IoT deployments, intelligent and affordable
connectivity, security and data control are among
the most crucial. Many providers have focused
on investing in high-speed mobile connectivity but
enterprises are still required to manage mobile
networks from different providers separately. IoT
devices transfer enormous volumes of data for
real-time analysis but enterprises are challenged to
dynamically control and act on the data, leveraging
cloud computing solutions.
Thanks to high-speed mobile connectivity,
enterprises can embrace this digital transformation
and standardize mobile operations, increasing
productivity and reducing costs. However, traditional
public mobile networks have many gaps that pose
significant risks for global enterprises.
Enterprises Are Experiencing New Challenges With Digital Transformation
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For field operations, enterprises typically depend on public mobile networks to communicate with tablets, sensors and other connected devices.
Many enterprises find it difficult to manage and secure
these devices. This lack of control causes uncertainty,
risk and unforeseen costs.
Deploying Assets Can Take Weeks or Even MonthsEnterprises are used to working with their own
internal IT frameworks with precise control of
policies and networking.
In mobile networks, enterprises have minimal
control over deployment and must instead rely
on the mobile network provider. Scaling up and
deploying new assets can often take weeks or
months. Business depends on speed and agility
to succeed in a competitive marketplace.
This lack of control poses a variety of risks for businesses, including:
Risks Public Mobile Networks Pose for Global Enterprises
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In a competitive environment where downtime results in significant loss of revenue, enterprises need to deploy their assets quickly and securely.
Mobile network providers cannot quickly respond to business
needs as an IT department would. Instead, mobile providers
control the devices, making it difficult for IT departments to
configure, secure, and quickly respond to the changing business
needs of the enterprise.
ENTERPRISES MUST NEGOTIATE MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT MOBILE OPERATORS
When deploying wireless devices such as tablets or sensors,
enterprises commonly negotiate a single agreement with one
mobile network provider. When dealing with a single type of
device, deployment and management is straightforward and
easy to scale.
With global deployments, enterprises cannot approach their
digital transformation in the same way. Each country requires
separate agreements negotiated on a case-by-case basis with
different carriers.
This process not only slows digital transformation, but also
exposes businesses to significant uncertainty and risk. Worse,
only the largest global enterprises have the ability to negotiate
and manage multiple carrier agreements.
RISK 1
BUDGETS ARE CONSUMED WITH MANAGING DEVICES
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All businesses care about data security. When deploying devices across different operations, global enterprises need the ability to easily segment networks to secure their data.
For example, businesses may require an intranet for day-to-day
productivity, a separate secure network for industrial controls,
and yet another network with its own permissions to manage
supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices.
In a variety of scenarios, enterprises need to be able to give
different permissions to different devices and different users, and
must be able to control the data path for latency optimization
and security. Who sees what data matters, and businesses want
to be able to view all assets and manage them with ease, using
a standard IT methodology including firewalls, network intrusion
and packet inspection.
However, it’s difficult for enterprises to segment systems on public
mobile networks across multiple countries. In most instances
these devices are “walled off” in the mobile network making it slow,
difficult and costly for enterprises to secure their networks.
NO ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT NETWORK SEGMENTATION OR SECURITY CONTROLS
RISK 2
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As remote devices gather and transmit mission-critical information, businesses must comply with data protection frameworks from jurisdiction to jurisdiction around the world.
Public mobile networks offer enterprises limited tools for
managing risk when it comes to data security, stewarding
personal data, and complying with privacy regulations.
This lack of global compliance – and an inability to enforce
compliance when dealing with thousands or even millions
of devices in different jurisdictions all over the world – poses
significant regulatory risk.
This lack of compliance is one of the main obstacles
preventing businesses from adopting new IoT technologies.
RISK 3
QUESTIONABLE COMPLIANCE
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Expeto’s SolutionExpeto offers Enterprise First integration of mobile networks and industrial IoT (IIoT) applications onto a single platform. We simplify how enterprises orchestrate IoT operations across mobile networks, applications and data.
Inspired by the flexibility and distributed nature of
modern IT architecture, Expeto leverages cloud
computing, 5G and IoT technologies to build an
entirely new IoT connectivity solution, combining
traditional telecommunication standards with
disruptive cloud and edge computing technology.
Key features of the Expeto patent-pending solution:
• Enterprise control of mobile networks, secure behind the corporate firewall;
• Seamless roaming across public and private networks globally;
• Agile 5G network slicing now on 4G networks, enabling advanced datapath control;
• Distributed architecture across cloud/edge servers under a single admin console;
• End to end data management to ensure in-country regulatory compliance;
• Full control of IP addressing for IoT assets, simplifying diagnostics and analytics; and
• One SIM/eSIM for access to all networks with a unified management UI/API.
The Expeto Nextworking Platform enables
the IoT network to operate like the corporate
LAN. Policies, network configurations,
Quality of Service (QoS) and, most
importantly, native security policies can be
managed across all networks and devices.
Expeto enables an IT-centric paradigm,
where the enterprise can deploy network
functions to cloud or edge devices on their
network with real-time orchestration.
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HOW EXPETO'S SOLUTION WORKS
Expeto’s Networking platform enables enterprises to activate and configure devices in seconds across public and private 3G, 4G, LTE and 5G networks including Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), managing all devices and applications behind the corporate firewall.
The solution creates a unified framework across private
and public mobile networks with enterprise control of
network segments, routing, quality of service (QoS) and
security. This groundbreaking innovation allows enterprise
customers to easily deploy Expeto’s Nextworking
platform all the way to the network edge or in regional
clouds as required. With dynamic data path routing,
enterprises can create network slices on demand and
connect IIoT data to multiple analytic processing
systems to unlock value.
Expeto empowers enterprises to execute digital
transformation for mobile workforce and IoT applications
creating new revenue streams, operational efficiencies
and improving asset utilization.
How Expeto helped three enterprises increase security and improve productivity
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An autonomous robotic company was challenged to deploy its robots in different countries for cleaning and mapping store inventory.
The robots transfer an enormous volume of data that needs to be
routed to cloud providers within each country for data sovereignty
requirements and low latency. Due to the high volume of data,
the company wanted to leverage private networks when available
to reduce costs. The company also needs to securely track
robot locations and troubleshoot remotely when the robots are
experiencing complications.
With Expeto Nextworking, the company controls all of the robots
across operators and countries, and meets data sovereignty
requirements. Through a single management portal, the company
can easily apply security policies and control data paths for
individual robots or groups of robots located in specific regions. With
the Expeto Core installed inside the corporate network, analytics
and diagnostic information is accessed within the corporate LAN. All
of the data provided by customers is secure and the company even
discovered new revenue streams with connected services.
ROBOTICS
ENTERPRISE 1
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An Industrial product company producing air compressor control panels was looking to provide aftermarket services that generate new revenue streams and create more value to their customers.
They selected Expeto for global secure connectivity over public
mobile networks to provide a predictive maintenance service.
Traditional connectivity solutions require separate operator
connections and management systems in each country, or a global
SIM that keeps data in country to meet regulatory requirements.
Also, industrial customers will not allow remote connections to their
assets without assurance of security.
The Expeto Nextworking solution provides single pane-of-glass
management across multiple operators / countries while meeting
data sovereignty requirements. Dedicated network slices give
secure two-way access to customer data, connecting to backend
analytics and allowing direct access to compressor control panels
for troubleshooting.
INDUSTRIAL AIR COMPRESSORS
ENTERPRISE 2
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A mining company in Australia faced a number of challenges for connectivity, because they operate in remote areas with autonomous vehicles that need continuous coverage to ensure safety.
Wi-Fi is not designed for large areas with moving assets, and
remote locations do not have public mobile network access.
Private spectrum can be licensed in remote areas to create
Private LTE networks. Expeto partners with LTE radio vendors
and system integrators to deploy private networks and install
the Expeto Core locally to provide low-latency connectivity
for mine operations. Also, when mine vehicles and employees
leave the mine site and enter public network coverage, the
Expeto Nextworking solution allows roaming between public
and private mobile networks with a single SIM.
MINING
ENTERPRISE 3
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ABOUT EXPETO
Expeto is maximizing control of industrial IoT (IIoT) devices with transformative connectivity solutions for enterprises.
Inspired to make IIoT connectivity simple,
agile and secure, Expeto is an experienced
team of wireless, telecom and cloud
technology leaders who are creating a new
IIoT customer experience with a patent-
pending technology platform. With a global
headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada and US headquarters in Portland,
Oregon, Expeto has customers who are
leaders in the global energy and industrial
sectors plus partnerships with some of the
world’s largest telecom and cloud providers.
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