Cisco and TELUS announced they are launching new 5G capabilities in North America to serve IoT use cases across industry verticals, with a focus on connected cars. The network will serve as a foundation to support drive testing by a major North American automotive manufacturer’s 5G Connected Car while setting the stage for enhanced experiences for customers and revenue opportunities for carmakers. cisco telus connected car

With these enhanced capabilities, TELUS Control Center powered by Cisco can now support automated provisioning, dynamic policy, charging, and quota management outcomes to launch new subscription services on demand and manage SIM and vehicle lifecycles for any connected car OEM or enterprise.

Paving the Way for Seamless Connected Car Experiences

Cisco and TELUS are enabling connected car OEMs to orchestrate and automate the end-user experience effortlessly with IoT Control Center’s rich REST API portfolio. This launch enables the OEM to leverage TELUS’ high-performance wireless network to introduce 5 G-enabled telematics, infotainment applications, and advanced network services, along with subscription Wi-Fi services, to customers.

With electrification and software-defined vehicles driving the future of the connected mobility ecosystem, this innovation lays the foundation for OEMs to offer new on-board applications and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) services in the future while carving a path into subscription services to support OEMs’ revenue diversification goals. Consumers can subscribe to services OnDemand from the vehicle or an OEM web portal, access threshold-based subscription notifications, and renew or cancel services seamlessly – all of which can be orchestrated by the OEM using the IoT Control Center, Cisco’s market-leading Mobility Services Platform.

“Cisco Mobility Services Platform with 5G is ushering in a new era for connected cars to deliver amazing customer experience for the drivers while paving the path for carmakers to drive better experience and services over mobile networks,” said Masum Mir, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Provider Mobility, Cisco. “As the leader in Mobile connectivity management, networking, and enterprise mobility services portfolios, Cisco continues to innovate to drive service enablement, simplified operation, and business value for service providers and OEMs.”

“As a global technology leader, TELUS prides itself on delivering the best in connected car capabilities, which is why we are excited to partner with Cisco,” said Jodi Baxter, Vice President 5G & IoT Connectivity at TELUS. “We have Canada’s only dedicated IoT Core network and this partnership is an important step in supporting 5G Drive testing for vehicle manufacturers and transitioning LTE vehicles to our superior network, which will help create a safe and more connected experience.”

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The collaboration also introduces OnDemand network slice creation, full-stack observability with service assurance, and life cycle management capabilities in a contained lab environment, aimed at supporting advanced, mission-critical use cases in the future. Cisco and Telus are laying the foundation for OEMs to get full visibility and control of their network services and drive quality of service on demand with predictive intelligence and automated assurance so they can offer a delightful end-customer experience.

The collaboration is a foundational building block of Cisco’s Mobility Services Platform strategy to enable service providers to maximize return on investment with minimal risk and drive 5G monetization with new value-added services and API-based network programmability outcomes.