The combination of both companies offers OEMs great experience and support in IoT
Arrow Electronics and Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a global manufacturer of IoT and M2M (machine-to-machine) devices, have signed an agreement that will offer customers in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region a broad portfolio of of M2M products and a great joint experience. The combination of technology and insights will help OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) streamline the development and integration of their products into the Internet of Things (IoT). Arrow and MultiTech have worked closely in North America for approximately 20 years.
Arrow offers a variety of smart gateways that enable Internet connection of sensors and other embedded devices. These M2M connections are increasingly taking place through wireless technologies. The addition of the MultiTech range in EMEA increases the spectrum of solutions that Arrow can offer, as well as increasing the knowledge and specialist skills in wireless technologies available to customers. MultiTech offers an extensive line of fully certified and carrier-approved modems, routers, and gateways, both external and embedded, and enables M2M communications solutions, including cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS, among others.
“Other Arrow vendors are a perfect complement to our product range,” said Duane Wald, vice president of sales for MultiTech. "In addition, Arrow has integration facilities, engineering capabilities, value-added services and a logistics network that offers OEMs access to a complete solution."
“MultiTech has a very strong product portfolio and extensive experience within the IoT space,” said Amir Mobayen, Vice President and General Manager of Arrow OEM Computing Solutions EMEA. “Their product range encompasses end-to-end connectivity from sensor to gateway, the gateway itself, and from the gateway to the Internet, and is 100% complementary to our current providers. This will allow us to offer an even more complete solution set to our OEM customers.”
