Arrow Electronics and AT&T Foundry announce IoT collaboration

Friday January 19, 2018 Tags: Centennial, Arrow Electronics, AT&T, Aiden Mitchell

CENTENNIAL -- Global technology-solutions provider Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced a technology collaboration with the AT&T Internet of Things (IoT) Foundry located in Plano, Tex.

Established to help companies innovate with connected IoT solutions, the AT&T IoT Foundry serves as a collaborative workspace and incubation facility.

As part of the Foundry experience, Arrow said it will leverage its full suite of “sensor-to-sunset” technology solutions, including on-site engineering and production resources, to help customers get their products to market quickly.

“The AT&T IoT Foundry is a world-class facility designed to help companies bridge the technology gap and simplify the process of bringing connected products to market. Arrow’s capabilities, ranging from engineering to manufacturing and product deployment, are an ideal complement to AT&T’s work at the IoT Foundry,” said Aiden Mitchell, Arrow’s VP of IoT global solutions. “Arrow is proud to be part of the AT&T IoT Foundry program.”

“At the AT&T IoT Foundry, we help refine companies’ concepts for connected solutions, then convert them into tangible products and services through rapid prototyping,” said Igal Elbaz, AT&T’s senior VP of Wireless Network Architecture and Design.

“Working with Arrow will enable us to bring together some of the best people in the industry to innovate quickly and turn these ideas into economical, market-ready solutions. We welcome Arrow to the Foundry and are excited to create new products with our mutual customers.”