Organizations are looking for ways to reduce costs for delivering vehicle-based services, while coordinating with off-vehicle IT and IoT infrastructure. Technology demands in vehicles and across and organization's IT and IoT infrastructure is growing rapidly with the advent of of in-vehicle and near-vehicle services. For instance, public safety departments are integrating video/body cameras. Additionally, most large fleet-driven organizations (including public transit, police/fire, utility, and transportation services) are driving toward the collection of telemetry and on vehicle diagnostic data, as well as providing data terminal, video-on-demand, and other data services aboard vehicles.

At the same time, the vehicles themselves are becoming increasingly intelligent with applications like Computer Aided Dispatch, Automatic Vehicle Location, asset management and software update, and Traffic Signal Preemption technologies. The Cisco remote and mobile asset solution leverages Cisco’s experience as the leading provider of networking, security and Wi-Fi equipment to provide a cloud-managed IoT gateway that certified for in-vehicle and roadside use. Continuous availability of intelligent vehicle, passenger services, and first-responder technologies requires robust and secure connectivity. This is provided by a transportation-hardened gateway capable of secure connectivity with multiple communication options - including dual radios and Wi-Fi connectivity. Further, these devices are often an extension of the broader IT network and require unified management of network policies and simplified operations.

Cisco’s solution includes: Vehicle certified gateway to connect a range of devices Robust backhaul and VPN Industry-leading WiFi hotspot and branch office integration Ease of extending existing enterprise network and security policies Simplified cloud provisioning and management capabilities through applications and APIs Comprehensive security Solution validation and architectural documentation for developers and technologists
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