Matter Motor Works partners with Bharti Airtel for IoT solution

New Delhi: Electric mobility startup Matter Motor Works on Tuesday said it has partnered with Bharti Airtel to deploy the latter’s IoT solution in its electric motorbike Aera.

Airtel will enable advanced automotive grade ‘E-Sims’ on all Matter Aera bikes, and its IoT platform ‘Airtel IoT Hub’ will help with the real-time tracking of the bikes, monitoring performance with advanced analytics while also offering a smart and connected experience, Matter Motor Works said in a statement.

In the first phase, 60,000 Matter bikes will be enabled with Airtel e-sims with advanced IoT features and the company plans to produce over 3 lakh such bikes over the next three years, it added.

“As the country embarks on its ambitious goal to reduce its carbon footprint, green mobility will play a critical role in helping India achieve its net zero goals,” he added.

“We look forward to this partnership, to setting new benchmarks and demonstrating how technology can enable efficient services and solutions for companies that embrace technology. Airtel continues to strongly drive the IoT agenda and is currently working with a whole host of companies in the industry including electric vehicles, automotive, utilities, logistics and fin-tech. We are confident that in the months to come Airtel will be a critical play in India’s IoT journey,” Laddha added.

In the first phase, 60,000 Matter bikes will be enabled with Airtel E- Sims with advanced IOT features, offering a smart and connected experience on Airtel’s panIndia superior network, the company said in a statement.

Shares of Bharti Airtel Ltd, on Tuesday, rose marginally at Rs 831.10 on BSE.

Matter plans to produce over 300,000 such bikes over the next three years. Airtel’s advanced IoT platform, “Airtel IoT Hub”, will help with the real time tracking of these vehicles, monitoring performance with advanced analytics while maintaining extremely high reliability augmented by telco grade security.

“The Internet-enabled motorbike has the power to curate and redesign connected experiences, making Matter’s AERA the smart bike of the future. We are extremely delighted to partner with Airtel to start our journey of connectivity on the move, deploying the power of IoT for continuously enhancing experiences,” said Matter Founder and CEO, Mohal Lalbhai.