DHL signs up communications provider BT for innovative logistics solutions

DHL has selected BT, the global provider of communications solutions and services, as the GlobalInnovation Partner of its DHL Innovation Initiative to develop new sustainable logistics and

As part of the Global Innovation Partnership, BT will support the DHL Solutions &Innovations (DSI) unit, which is responsible for all the group’s research projects and innovations,Deutsche Post DHL announced.

The two partners have identified a number of areas for joint research and development. One ofthe first priorities for the two companies will be to provide RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)solutions that enable the end-to-end visibility of information required by their customers tomanage the movement of goods. A special focus will be on supporting customers in the emergingmarkets of Asia Pacific, where BT is currently investing to provide next-generation infrastructureand supply chain capabilities and where it recently signed a contract to supply DHL withcommunications services across the region.

“BT has a well deserved reputation of being a great source of innovation and thought leadership.Like us, BT operates globally, addressing the needs of many of the best known brands in the world.We are confident that both companies will identify great new opportunities that will help us pushthe logistics industry further at the forefront of innovation”, Petra Kiwitt, Executive VicePresident, DHL Solutions & Innovations, said.

Bas Burger, President Global Commerce, BT Global Services added: “BT delivers solutions that aretailored to the needs of the global logistics industry. Efficient supply chain operations are thecornerstone of that industry and visibility of information is the lifeblood of the supply chain. Weenable this by providing customers the ability to access data, to reach people – via voice andvideo services – and to track the movement of goods from one location to another, using BT’s barcode and RFID solutions.”

BT’s Global Commerce sector team covers the logistics, manufacturing and pharmaceuticalindustries.