DT to Connect 7,500 Cleaning Robots

DT to Connect 7,500 Cleaning Robots
Ice Cobotics

ICE Cobotics is a new client of Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US. The cleaning technology and equipment company is a customer for an IoT connectivity program that will cover 7,500 existing and forthcoming autonomous robots.

ICE Cobotics tapped the T IoT service as the exclusive provider of mobile connectivity to its robots. In a statement, the company noted the service also bolsters its subscription model by providing data on cleaning operations to verticals including retail, healthcare, education, and hospitality. It noted this removes the need for physical visits. ICE Cobotics added T IoT also enables it to deliver software and firmware updates OTA, while mechanical and telemetry data can be analyzed remotely.

DT and T-Mobile previously stated T IoT aims to offer an alternative to scenarios where companies had to strike multiple operator deals to enable multinational connectivity. T-IoT’s global network spans technologies including NB-IoT, LTE-M, LTE, and 5G.