Acer and MediaTek sign MoU for wearables and cloud

Acer and MediaTek have signed an MoU for cloud and wearable technologies. The companies hope to create more opportunities for innovation and develop a wide range of products in this emerging field.

Ming-Kai Tsai, chairman and CEO of MediaTek, said the company expects wearable devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) market to take off in the coming years and anticipates that MediaTek will be a big part of the growth. The company aims to introduce new offerings such as the LinkIt developer platform for the IoT market. Combine this with new ways to engage developers and partners with MediaTek Labs(TM) and the company expects to see a rise in the IoT products.

The cooperation between Acer and MediaTek will be based on the Acer Open Platform (AOP). The companies hope to widely incorporate MediaTek’s integrated chipsets for wearable and IoT devices into the BYOC ecosystem, and jointly develop new technology and applications that create value for all stakeholders.