Ascom Australia has partnered with i3net, the Illawarra Innovative Industry Network. i3net provides networking opportunities for Illawarra’s vast range of manufacturers, engineering service providers, and industrial suppliers to promote the collective capability of industry to local, national and international markets. Being a part of i3net offers members a highly valued opportunity for fostering relationships and strengthening business capabilities.
The partnership aims to elevate Ascom's commitment to the Illawarra region understanding the investment and growth that has already occurred in the area; Ascom aims to help key businesses understand information gaps when it comes to communication and builds on efficiency with the help of their unique solution set.
Ascom solutions ensure mobile people receive time-critical information directly to their smartphones or mobile devices (such as speech, text, alarms, data) from colleagues, machines, and systems. They can retrieve or automatically receive critical values and share them with workmates and external responders, helping to make information more accessible, insightful, and actionable.
The Ascom Solution is built on three pillars:
Integrate: collates and connects data from systems, machinery, sensors, and other devices
Orchestrate: processes and distributes messages, alarms, alerts, and notifications to the right people at the right time, wherever they are
Enable: provides access and context for mobile recipients to enable informed decisions, resulting in efficient and effective collaboration and response
Jake Manning, Channel Manager at Ascom, says: “We understand the importance of aligning with the right companies that share our vision and will give us insights to support industries roadmap and gaps. The industry sector is a key strategic focus for Ascom, and this partnership will allow us to leverage our shared knowledge and experience in supporting the industry's technology journey”.
Bianca Perry, Chief Executive Officer at i3net, says: “We are very pleased with how we have started to collaborate. We understand the value Ascom brings as a communication vendor and consultant; we believe they are a valuable new partner to our network to help members close their digital information gaps and understand focused application that delivers better coordination and support for their workers.”.
About i3net
i3net, the Illawarra Innovative Industry Network, is a network of industry-based companies working from the Illawarra. From bolts to blast furnaces, from 3D printing to submarines, i3net provides access to the Illawarra’s vast range of manufacturers, engineering service providers and industrial suppliers.
Our members represent some of the largest companies in Australia & all the way through to SMEs and supply organisations, with over 20,000 employees. Founded 20 years ago, i3net was established to promote the collective capacity and capability of the members, engage partner organisations, and ensure successful growth for our local businesses and our regional area.
The activities of i3net contributes significantly to the region’s industry base being diversified, particularly across Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Mining, Mining Services, Defence, Energy, Waste, Steel, Rail and Infrastructure Sectors. i3net actively seeks out new market opportunities; from Local Government, State and Federal Government, including Defence and the Private Sector, not only for individual members and their organisations but also to enable members to combine their resources.