Cisco is leading the IoT revolution with its sophisticated cloud-driven automation, providing enterprises with the seamless management of billions of connected devices across industries, including manufacturing, mining, healthcare, automotive, and utilities.
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently researched the Mobile IoT Platforms industry and based on its findings, recognized Cisco with the 2024 Global Company of the Year Award. Cisco is a world-leading networking and telecommunications hardware, software, and technology provider that excels in developing and deploying advanced IoT and mobility solutions.
Cisco's groundbreaking IoT Control Center and Mobility Services Platform help businesses manage and connect IoT devices and networks. Together they simplify the integration, management, and security of IoT networks, providing scalable solutions that address the increasing demand for connected devices. Cisco's IoT Control Center enables seamless device connectivity, provisioning, and management at scale, helping businesses streamline operations and improve efficiency. The platform is also highly automated, has thousands of rules for various IoT use cases, and integrates advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities to optimize performance.
The company's trendsetting approach to IoT connectivity management is further enhanced by its collaboration with communication service providers. This collaboration accelerates the deployment of IoT devices and offers secure connectivity across public and private networks, positioning Cisco as a global leader in IoT and ensuring sustained growth and a superior customer experience.
"The Cisco IoT Control Center and Mobility Services Platform demonstrate Cisco's commitment to addressing unmet needs in the dynamic domain of IoT and wireless connectivity," said Renato Pasquini, Research Vice President at Frost & Sullivan.
By continuing to innovate and expand its IoT and 5G offerings, Cisco provides services providers and enterprises with the tools to meet the growing demand for secure, scalable, and cost-effective IoT solutions, ensuring they remain competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. The Cisco Mobility Services Platform, which includes its public and private 5G offerings, accelerates the deployment of secure, high-bandwidth, and low-latency services. Additionally, Cisco's innovative mass-scale IoT solutions and integration of AI- and ML-based cost optimization and anomaly detection tools clearly demonstrate the company's forward-thinking approach to IoT management. Cisco's multiple licensing tiers provide consumption model options while addressing nearly all conceivable IoT use cases.
Moreover, Cisco's influence in the IoT sector extends to more than 60 telecom operators globally, including giants like AT&T and Telstra. These partnerships, coupled with Cisco's commitment to improving the customer experience, solidify its position as the Global Company of the Year and set the company apart as one of the most promising businesses in the mobile IoT platforms industry.
"Cisco's managed IoT devices grew from 222 million in 2022 to 256 million in 2023, with significant contribution of connected cars, that represented 103 million of the total connections in 2023. In addition to connected cars, Cisco has a strong presence in applications such as smart meters, fleet management telematics, security and automation and retail point of sale (PoS), which helps propel sustained growth and creates a strong leadership position," noted Pasquini. More than 50 percent of this device base is served by a Cisco-hosted core network integrated with IoT Control Center, enabling Cisco to rapidly deliver innovations, especially for sophisticated use cases like connected cars.
"Being named Frost & Sullivan's 2024 Company of the Year in the Mobile IoT Industry is a tremendous honor," said Masum Mir, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Cisco Networking's Provider Mobility business. "Cisco IoT Control Center supercharges our Mobility Services Platform, delivering unparalleled management and control over IoT devices across diverse mobile networks. This streamlines operations and empowers businesses to scale their connected services with ease."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year Award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.
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Cisco Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2024 Global Company of the Year Award for Transforming IoT Connectivity with Its Comprehensive IoT Control Center and Mobility Services Platform
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SINGAPORE, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, a partnership between Agoda, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, and the UnTours Foundation, has announced its second round of investments alongside early impact results from the Fund's inaugural cohort.
Designed to provide affordable, flexible financing to small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, the Fund supports businesses that integrate environmental restoration, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development into their core operations. Indonesia-based Livingseas Asia and Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines are the beneficiaries of the new investments. Each new investee receives USD 25,000 in loan capital to expand impact-driven initiatives across the region.
In Indonesia, Livingseas Asia combines dive tourism with coral reef restoration in Padangbai, Bali. Its nonprofit arm, the Livingseas Foundation, has restored more than 7,300 square meters of degraded reef, deploying artificial reef structures and planting over 320,000 coral fragments, with measurable biodiversity recovery. The Fund's investment will support the construction of modular housing for staff and trainees near the restoration site. This will expand Livingseas Asia's hosting capacity and strengthen the Foundation's ability to deliver marine education, conservation training, and reef restoration activities.
Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines connects bamboo agroforestry, fair trade bicycle manufacturing in rural communities, and regenerative tourism experiences. The loan will support the development of Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a bamboo-built tourism destination that will include coastal ecotours and a bamboo nursery for reforestation and erosion control. The initiative aims to create local jobs while expanding lower-carbon tourism experiences that connect travelers with community-led environmental restoration.
"At Agoda, we believe the future of travel depends on the resilience of the destinations we serve," said Timothy Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Development at Agoda. "These investments support local pioneers integrating environmental restoration and community well-being into their operations, demonstrating the potential of impact-driven travel."
Six months after the Fund's initial investments, early results across Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines demonstrate encouraging environmental and community impact.
Across Southeast Asia, three organizations advanced community-led tourism in meaningful ways. In Thailand, Local Alike expanded its Travel With Care initiative to 10 destinations, launching 16 regenerative tourism activities and securing partnerships with national parks and tourism authorities to develop a white paper on regenerative tourism. In the Philippines, Ecohotels grew its Bahay Farms initiative by onboarding 22 farmers, planting 500 mango trees, increasing plant-based menu offerings from 35% to 50%, and launching its Green Warriors workforce program, with 5 of 15 trainees already placed in hospitality roles. In Indonesia, Sejiva introduced heritage walking tours and coral restoration experiences across West Java and Jakarta, while scaling its #travelpositive campaign to reach broader audiences.
"We are incredibly encouraged by the impact created so far by our inaugural cohort," said Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact at the UnTours Foundation. "These businesses are expanding regenerative tourism models, strengthening local livelihoods, and embedding measurable environmental outcomes into their growth. Their progress shows how flexible financing can translate into tangible impact on the ground."
The Fund is part of Agoda's broader sustainability strategy and builds on its partnership with WWF-Singapore through Agoda's Eco Deals program. Through Eco Deals, Agoda works with hotel partners across Asia to offer travelers discounted stays while directing a portion of proceeds to WWF's conservation initiatives. Those funds also support the Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, extending conservation impact to small tourism enterprises, strengthening ecosystem health and community resilience at the destination level.
Tourism enterprises across the region advancing conservation, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and community-led economic development are encouraged to apply for the next round of funding at: https://untoursfoundation.org/sustainable-tourism-impact-fund.
SINGAPORE, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, a partnership between Agoda, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, and the UnTours Foundation, has announced its second round of investments alongside early impact results from the Fund's inaugural cohort.
Designed to provide affordable, flexible financing to small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, the Fund supports businesses that integrate environmental restoration, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development into their core operations. Indonesia-based Livingseas Asia and Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines are the beneficiaries of the new investments. Each new investee receives USD 25,000 in loan capital to expand impact-driven initiatives across the region.
In Indonesia, Livingseas Asia combines dive tourism with coral reef restoration in Padangbai, Bali. Its nonprofit arm, the Livingseas Foundation, has restored more than 7,300 square meters of degraded reef, deploying artificial reef structures and planting over 320,000 coral fragments, with measurable biodiversity recovery. The Fund's investment will support the construction of modular housing for staff and trainees near the restoration site. This will expand Livingseas Asia's hosting capacity and strengthen the Foundation's ability to deliver marine education, conservation training, and reef restoration activities.
Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines connects bamboo agroforestry, fair trade bicycle manufacturing in rural communities, and regenerative tourism experiences. The loan will support the development of Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a bamboo-built tourism destination that will include coastal ecotours and a bamboo nursery for reforestation and erosion control. The initiative aims to create local jobs while expanding lower-carbon tourism experiences that connect travelers with community-led environmental restoration.
"At Agoda, we believe the future of travel depends on the resilience of the destinations we serve," said Timothy Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Development at Agoda. "These investments support local pioneers integrating environmental restoration and community well-being into their operations, demonstrating the potential of impact-driven travel."
Six months after the Fund's initial investments, early results across Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines demonstrate encouraging environmental and community impact.
Across Southeast Asia, three organizations advanced community-led tourism in meaningful ways. In Thailand, Local Alike expanded its Travel With Care initiative to 10 destinations, launching 16 regenerative tourism activities and securing partnerships with national parks and tourism authorities to develop a white paper on regenerative tourism. In the Philippines, Ecohotels grew its Bahay Farms initiative by onboarding 22 farmers, planting 500 mango trees, increasing plant-based menu offerings from 35% to 50%, and launching its Green Warriors workforce program, with 5 of 15 trainees already placed in hospitality roles. In Indonesia, Sejiva introduced heritage walking tours and coral restoration experiences across West Java and Jakarta, while scaling its #travelpositive campaign to reach broader audiences.
"We are incredibly encouraged by the impact created so far by our inaugural cohort," said Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact at the UnTours Foundation. "These businesses are expanding regenerative tourism models, strengthening local livelihoods, and embedding measurable environmental outcomes into their growth. Their progress shows how flexible financing can translate into tangible impact on the ground."
The Fund is part of Agoda's broader sustainability strategy and builds on its partnership with WWF-Singapore through Agoda's Eco Deals program. Through Eco Deals, Agoda works with hotel partners across Asia to offer travelers discounted stays while directing a portion of proceeds to WWF's conservation initiatives. Those funds also support the Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, extending conservation impact to small tourism enterprises, strengthening ecosystem health and community resilience at the destination level.
Tourism enterprises across the region advancing conservation, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and community-led economic development are encouraged to apply for the next round of funding at: https://untoursfoundation.org/sustainable-tourism-impact-fund.
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Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
