ei³ brings its managed secure network to China with China Telecom

This strategic partnership enables global machine builders to securely connect with their equipment operating on factory floors inside China.

PEARL RIVER, N.Y., Aug 7, 2018 – ei³ Corporation, a leading provider of Industrial Internet services, has partnered with China Telecom to offer a managed secure network for remote machine service. This network enables machine builders worldwide to connect to their equipment operating on factory floors inside China. First to benefit will be ei³'s long-term OEM clients Bobst and Lenze.

China Telecom was selected because of its reputation as a trusted, reliable partner able to deliver the quality that ei³ customers require for availability and dependability. ei³ is planning to extend its China data center offerings to host ei³’s full suite of award-winning Industrial IoT applications and perform advanced analytics for customers in China.

The managed service network will help ei³ clients in China to leverage ei³'s:

• Scalable, secure, well-established technology infrastructure
• Implementation support
• Service planning
• After-sales support

"This is an exciting time at ei³," said Spencer Cramer, CEO of ei³ Corporation. "By supporting the growth of our Industrial IIoT business in China we are giving our clients immediate access to our state-of-the-art technology and signature 'white-labeled' Industrial IoT solutions. We look forward to empowering our OEMs and partners to benefit from the Industrial IIoT while also helping them lower their IT costs and mitigate risks."

Thomas Lam, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at China Telecom Americas congratulated ei³ for choosing them as their trusted local partner.

"We are pleased to have ei³ join our list of premium solutions providers from around the world who are offering IoT services in China by leveraging China Telecom's Tier-1 global network infrastructure and colocation services connecting data centers in Frankfurt and Shanghai," added Mr. Lam

Secure connections across borders

"Our close collaboration with China Telecom means the connection is stable and secure. This puts strong data privacy and security protections in place that we will evolve continuously while operating in a compliant method which I think is a great achievement," said Craig Rowles, the Executive Vice President at ei³ Corporation.

In addition to China, ei³ also operates data centers in New York, Lausanne, and Frankfurt. ei³ offers its clients Industrial IoT capabilities anywhere in the world through its robust, ISO 27000 compliant infrastructure, and smart applications.

About ei³ Corporation

ei³ offers a suite of no-code IIoT apps and AI-based solutions for the industrial manufacturing sector. With a focus on enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and cost savings, ei³ enables businesses to achieve predictive outcomes. Printing, Plastics, Packaging, and Commercial Real Estate are some of the company’s key market segments. ei³ is headquartered in New York with offices in Montreal, Tokyo, and Zurich. For more information, please visit  www.ei³.com

About China Telecom Americas

China Telecom Americas is a wholly owned U.S.-based subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated communications and information technology services to customers in more than 70 countries around the globe. With headquarters in Herndon, Va., and offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Jose, Toronto and Sao Paolo, China Telecom Americas is advancing transpacific enterprise connectivity through a suite of locally based, turnkey solutions from network architecture, cloud services, and services for data centers to equipment management, security, content delivery, mobility solutions, and more. Discover more at  www.ctamericas.com.