Arrow Electronics join hands with Vodafone to offer IoT/M2M solutions

Arrow Electronics has joined hands with Vodafone, a global market leader for cellular network services and managed internet of things (IoT) connectivity to market Vodafone's IoT services as part of its eVolve IoT offering.  

Vodafone's solutions and services expand and enhance Arrow's go-to-market strategy in the fast-growing market segments within IoT. Arrow's extensive IoT technology solutions stack and professional services are now complemented with differentiated network services from a global leader.  

The combination of Arrow and Vodafone solutions creates a compelling offering with global network coverage, wireless and embedded edge technology, system integration, data platform and cloud integration, enterprise computing, IoT edge device connectivity and application enablement for millions of connected devices. 

The agreement will allow Arrow to market and resell network services tailored for customer applications. An example of this is the availability of 2G low data rate SIM connectivity for M2M applications.  

"Vodafone's solutions and services expand and enhance Arrow's go-to-market strategy in the fast-growing market segments within IoT. Our extensive IoT technology solutions stack and professional services are now complemented with differentiated network services from a global leader," said Aiden Mitchell, vice president, IoT Solutions, Arrow.  

Ivo Rook, director, IoT, Vodafone said, "The ecosystem around IoT is going to be critical to the long term success of the technology. I believe that this kind of relationship with Arrow will lead to ongoing success for both organizations and the market more widely."