Deutsche Telekom IoT presented last year a novel concept to massively simplify IoT connectivity and reduce entry barriers to enable hundreds of OEMs to incorporate cellular connectivity into their products. Keeping it's promise DT IoT will launch this MWC the new product together with our main supplier Nordic Semiconductor and with our first OEM client PSsystec who has built in this capability in powering their product ranges.

Novel concept to massively simplify IoT connectivity for OEMs to incorporate cellular connectivity into their products: DT IoT will launch new product together with Nordic Semiconductor and PSsystec

Øyvind Birkenes, EVP BU Long-Range leads the Cellular IoT division of Nordic Semiconductor including the nRF Cloud services and other related long range wireless technologies.  Mr. Birkenes has spent 10 years as CEO of Airthings. He has led the Low Power Wireless semiconductor business of Texas Instruments for many years and holds extensive management and technology experience. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Birkenes served as member of the Board of Directors in Nordic Semiconductor between 2019 and 2023. Øyvind Birkenes is based in Oslo, Norway.

Øyvind Birkenes 2025

Øyvind Birkenes

EVP BU Long-Range at Nordic Semiconductor

Andreas is the Managing Director at PSsystec GmbH. He has been leading the company since 2008, driving innovation in IoT solutions for energy, facility, machine, and logistics management. Under his leadership, PSsystec provides non-invasive Plug&Play retrofit solutions that offer easy access to non-digitized values and ensure secure data transmission over global mobile networks.

Andreas Feiler 2025

Andreas Feiler

Dennis Nikles is an experienced C-Level executive with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry for more than 10 years. Throughout his career he led several teams in the field of M2M & IoT. He is highly interested in different subjects including sustainability, digitization, connectivity and the Internet of Things. Currently Dennis serves as Managing Director for Deutsche Telekom IoT. 

Dennis Nikles 2025

Dennis Nikles

Head of Digital Transformation at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, General Manufacturing & Maintenance in Düsseldorf. Passionate to create value at scale through digital business models, services & tools that have a positive impact on people’s lives.

Nicolas Borjans 2025

Nicolas Borjans

Head of Digital Transformation at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, General Manufacturing & Maintenance

Uday is the Head of IoT Hardware & services at Deutsche Telekom IoT. He also leads the strategic initiative at DT to help OEMs adopt cellular connectivity in their products by creating flexible, cost-effective, and easy-to-integrate propositions fitting to the needs of present-day OEMs. Uday has 15 years of telco experience and specializes in the faculty of M2M/ IoT.

Uday Patil 2025

Uday Patil

Head of IoT Hardware & services at Deutsche Telekom IoT

Uday Patil

Sessions where Uday Patil takes part

Simplifying IoT Connectivity via MECC (Make Everything Cellular Connected)