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Verizon Business this week announced plans to simplify and accelerate end-to-end IoT solution creation by providing all the critical components in the IoT value chain available to customers, such as connected devices, network/capability, cloud hosting and artificial intelligence.

Verizons industry-leading 5G/LTE Network, ThingSpace IoT platform including secure connectivity to Verizons industry-leading 5G/LTE network and full management and diagnostics capabilities and Critical Asset Sensor (CAS) devices have been integrated with Microsoft Azure to enable IoT Builders to create new IoT applications quickly and efficiently.

Microsoft Azure IoT Central provides application-level, cloud-based analytics, as well as pre-built templates for a variety of industry use cases. By integrating Verizons ThingSpace platform and Azure infrastructure, IoT system builders, integrators and service providers are able to quickly develop, deploy and operationalize complete IoT solutions.

One of the first large enterprise builders, Cognizant, is an early adopter of the integrated platform, using it to develop an IoT application for the efficient management and use of cold storage, which supports vital business operations for perishables, including storage and shipping of food and pharmaceuticals.

Aamir Hussain, Verizon Business senior vice president of Business ProductsBy integrating the Verizon and Microsoft platforms, we are enabling IoT builders to more easily get their solutions to market, and ultimately, into the hands of users. Its about moving the IoT industry forward and making it easier for businesses and consumers to benefit from IoT innovation.

Tony Shakib, GM of IoT Business Acceleration at MicrosoftMicrosoft has been on a mission to simplify IoT by introducing Azure IoT Central, IoT Plug and Play and other Azure solutions.

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