Alcatel-Lucent Acquires Mformation; Terms Not Disclosed

Alcatel-Lucent

has announced the acquisition of Mformation, a leading provider of mobile and 'Internet of Things' security and device management solutions for mobile operators, service providers and enterprises. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mformation, headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ, will be incorporated into Alcatel-Lucent's IP Platforms organization, providing service providers and enterprises with a secure, scalable, application-independent IoT security and control platform for use across multiple industries including automotive, healthcare, utilities, manufacturing and the digital home. Additionally, Mformation's software products will extend and enhance the capabilities of Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution to provide service providers with an end-to-end, integrated and cost-efficient device management solution across home, mobile and enterprise networks. These end-to-end capabilities can address the increasing importance of the effective management and security for the 70 billion devices expected to connect to the Internet by 2020, and will simplify the management of converged networks expected to grow exponentially with the implementation of 5G. Security concerns are on the rise as networks become