Verizon’s Connected Vehicle Solutions Rebranded

6th March 2018

Logistics BusinessVerizon’s Connected Vehicle Solutions Rebranded

Former brands within Verizon’s connected vehicle portfolio including Verizon Telematics, Fleetmatics and Telogis have all been rebranded as Verizon Connect.

Today’s launch marks the completed integration of Verizon’s existing connected vehicle division with two recently acquired fleet and mobile workforce management software companies under a single, combined brand. The company says that Verizon Connect is the culmination of more than $5 billion in investments, and offers customers “a one-stop approach to connected vehicle software solutions and services that help drive safety, productivity and efficiency”.

Verizon Connect is intended to provide the connectivity and data insights to enable its customers to be more informed about vehicle and worker location, efficiency, safety, productivity and compliance. Verizon Connect customers also benefit from the combined experience of 3,500 dedicated professionals and nearly 20 years of telematics, mobile workforce and fleet management expertise, it said.

“One of the things we’re most proud of at Verizon Connect is the potential our current and future technologies have for massive societal impact,” said Andrés Irlando, CEO of Verizon Connect. “We’re working with customers to maintain cold chain integrity and keep perishable items safe during transport, routing customers’ vehicles more efficiently to reduce emissions, monitoring vehicle diagnostics to improve fuel efficiency, and providing a gamification app that helps customers recognize and reward their safest drivers, just to name a few.”

The Verizon Connect portfolio of solutions and services includes comprehensive fleet and mobile workforce management software platforms, embedded OEM hardware, and Hum by Verizon, a connected vehicle device that helps create a safer, smarter and more connected driving experience for consumers.