Case study on Bosch IoT Suite device management

QIVICON smart home platform uses Bosch IoT device management

Nov 23, 2017 0 2 min

The QIVICON platform brings together a very wide range of smart home devices from different brands under one technical roof.

The QIVICON platform relies on Bosch Software Innovations IoT software

Simple and reliable management of devices. Functions can be combined independently of brands and devices.

Infographic showinggiving an overview of QIVICON by Deutsche Telekom.

"For a home to become connected, it is essential that devices from different manufacturers can work together. In turn, a flexible software solution is needed that can connect devices simply and securely using different protocols."

Thomas Rockmann, VP Connected Home Deutsche Telekom

White label portfolio for smart homes from Deutsche Telekom

Infographic showing which aspects of a smart home QIVICON covers.

Source: Deutsche Telekom AG

Initially launched in Germany, the Deutsche Telekom white label portfolio for smart homes has since become available in several other European countries. The Deutsche Telekom white label portfolio for smart homes consists of QIVICON – an open and secure smart home platform – as well as smart home gateways, apps, devices, and services. The smart home portfolio allows companies in various sectors to quickly and efficiently expand their core business with smart home solutions of their own.

Remote control of devices with the Bosch IoT Remote Manager

Deutsche Telekom chose to rely on device management software from Bosch Software Innovations for setting up its QIVICON platform.

Our Remote Manager supports all popular device management protocols out of the box. This solution makes it possible to remotely manage, configure, monitor, update, diagnose, and use gateways, sensors, and devices. To this end, the following software functions of the device management suite by Bosch Software Innovations play a central role:

Connection of QIVICON Home Base and Speedport Smart to the backend, and transmission of event data
Remote configuration and monitoring of QIVICON Home Base and Speedport Smart
Remote control of devices and firmware updates
Application lifecycle management: initial deployment and updating of QIVICON applications

Connecting devices using the Bosch IoT Gateway Software

Both QIVICON Home Base and Speedport Smart provide smart home functionalities out of the box.

Close-up of a Speedport by Deutsche Telekom

Source: Deutsche Telekom AG

Just as the QIVICON Home Base relies on the Bosch IoT Gateway Software from Bosch Software Innovations, so too does the Speedport Smart. The Bosch IoT Gateway Software is a tried-and-true solution worldwide for a variety of applications – such as smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected cars. Based on open standards, this gateway software supports numerous communication protocols out of the box, thus facilitating the efficient connection of devices, irrespective of manufacturer, to QIVICON Home Base and Speedport Smart.

Simple plug-in development based on Bosch IoT Gateway SDK

Partner companies and developers can easily and securely develop new QIVICON plug-ins thanks to a software development kit (SDK) based on Bosch IoT Suite and provided by QIVICON.