Movistar Chile deploys Nokia's IMPACT platform for advanced smartwatch services

Leveraging embedded-SIM (eSIM) technology, the IMPACT platform provides Movistar with the flexibility and capability to support new smartwatches and wearables with advanced features, including monitoring cardiac activity, along with basic functions such as messaging, calling and emailing without being connected to a smartphone companion device.

Movistar Chile deploys Nokia's IMPACT platform for advanced smartwatch services
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Movistar Chile, a privately held subsidiary of Spanish telecom giant Telefónica has deployed Nokia's IMPACT platform to offer and manage advanced services for wearables and smartwatches with cellular capabilities, making it the first Chilean operator to offer such services, Nokia said in a press release on Tuesday.

According to Nokia, its IMPACT (Intelligent Management Platform for All Connected Things) CDP Entitlement Server software provides automated zero-touch network management capabilities and oversees the complete lifecycle, thereby allowing remote management of networks and IoT devices.

Leveraging embedded-SIM (eSIM) technology, the IMPACT platform provides Movistar with the flexibility and capability to support new smartwatches and wearables with advanced features, including monitoring cardiac activity, along with basic functions such as messaging, calling and emailing without being connected to a smartphone companion device.

Nokia's IMPACT Connected Device Platform brings important features to Movistar's networks, allowing us to reach a key milestone for our company and to begin offering innovative smartwatches and wearables with advanced features to our customers

Antonio Bueno Figueroa, CTO, Movistar Chile

Nokia said that the COVID-19 pandemic has surged the demand for the kind of remote network management features that the IMPACT platform offers. The platform has also been recognized as the leading device management solution globally, based on market share, by global consulting and research firm Analysys Mason.

Commenting on the collaboration with Movistar, Bhaskar Gorti, President of Nokia Software and Nokia Chief Digital Officer said, "This solution enables the delivery of advanced smartwatch features to Chilean customers – regardless of a smartphone connection – for the very first time, and provides zero-touch network management capabilities that give Movistar new operational efficiencies."

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