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M2M News ArchivesPosts Tagged ‘M2M communications’
Deutsche Telekom AG and arviem launch M2M partnership
M2M solution for global cargo monitoring | Customers rent tracking system per freight consignment | Flexible use of hardware that is not built into the container. Deutsche Telekom AG today signed a nearly double-digit million euro contract with leading cargo monitoring service provider arviem AG of Switzerland. The partners will jointly offer their customers a real-time monitoring solution for freight consignments, the two companies announced. For Deutsche Telekom the partnership is an important building block for expanding its business in [...]
DU Telecom Rolls-out High-End Machine-to-Machine Services in the UAE in Partnership with Gemalto
UAE’s first deployment of Machine Identification Modules in Gemalto’s dedicated M2M solution. UAE’s integrated telecommunications service provider DU Telecom, and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announced an agreement to deploy Gemalto’s Machine Identification Module (MIM) in what is the first to deploy cutting-edge machine-to-machine (M2M) communication technology in the UAE market. Designed to make business processes more efficient and cost-effective, Gemalto’s Cinterion™ MIM cards will [...]
Silicon Labs and SIGFOX Collaborate to Unleash the Potential of the Internet of Things
Mixed-Signal Innovator and Dedicated IoT Cellular Network Operator Pave the Way for Rapid Deployment of M2M and Ultra-Narrowband Connectivity. Silicon Labs (NASDAQ:SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, and SIGFOX, the first operator of a cellular network fully dedicated to machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communications, today announced a first-of-a-kind collaboration for the rapidly emerging IoT market. The combination of Silicon Labs’ EZRadioPRO® wireless transceivers and [...]
DOCOMO to Launch Global M2M Platform
NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan's leading mobile operator and provider of integrated services centered on mobility, announced today that it will become Japan's first mobile operator to offer a global enterprise platform for the communication lines of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) systems beginning December 6. The platform will manage communication lines via not only in DOCOMO's mobile network, including through international roaming, but also those of operators outside of Japan. The new service, "docomo M2M Platform," will connect M2M [...]
NextM2M introduces better prices and coverage for cross border M2M
New M2M solution provides better coverage and lower prices for transport, shipping and logistics businesses. NextM2M - a global provider of M2M solutions - is introducing a customizable mobile connectivity platform and pricing of special interest for the transport, logistics, shipping, and other cross border businesses. These companies are typically operating in several areas or countries where no single mobile operator has complete coverage. Being tied to a lengthy agreement with one exclusive mobile operator will not only result in [...]
Convergence, M2M Communication and Online Solutions Creating New Opportunities for VC Investors, Says Frost & Sullivan
M2M communication set to be next hotspot for VC investors across automotive, utilities, healthcare and security verticals A volatile global economy is making investors increasingly cautious and risk averse about their portfolio investments. This is translating into a restraint for startups in the ICT industry that require sizeable amounts of funding. In contrast, the limited amounts of funding required by companies in the Internet arena are prompting investors to focus on this space. Similarly, new growth opportunities such as M2M [...]
Sigfox Secures 10M€ In Series B Funding Led By Intel Capital Together With Existing Investors
The low-throughput network operator is strengthened through capital increase SIGFOX, the first operator of a cellular network fully dedicated to Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things communications today announces the closing of its funding round. This 10 million euros series B funding led by Intel Capital, together with SIGFOX’s existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and IXO Private Equity, is in line with and supports the Company’s rapid international growth strategy. Ludovic le Moan, SIGFOX [...]
Aeris Communications and Novotech Technologies Announce Partnership to Drive Distribution of M2M Services
Aeris to deliver M2M cellular services to Novotech expanding global reach into Canada and Latin America Aeris® Communications, the only cellular carrier built exclusively for machines, announced today it has partnered with Novotech Technologies, a leading global distributor of wireless, machine-to-machine (M2M) products, services and solutions, to deliver M2M connectivity services. With this partnership, Novotech will begin distributing products connected by Aeris’ intelligent machine framework. Aeris’ network will optimize [...]
Telefónica and Arduino present a device with M2M communication to facilitate development of the internet of things
The new connected device represents the embodiment of the initiative presented at Campus Party 2011 and includes the option of remote management from a BlueVia website (www.bluevia.com) In conjunction with Arduino, Telefónica is presenting a new version of the Arduino GSM/GPRS Shield project at the Campus Party in Berlin. The project added a GPRS/GSM connection to a free hardware motherboard, thus originating a low cost device which is connected through Telefónica's M2M (machine to machine) technology and offers a whole raft of [...]
Universal M2M network coverage a ‘major challenge’
M2M industry presents huge growth opportunities but methods to ensure connectivity across geographies still piecemeal and cost issues remain unresolved, which hinder providers from scaling up operations. The machine-to-machine (M2M) market presents huge growth opportunities and revenue-generating possibilities, but service providers and telecom operators will need to resolve fundamental issues of ensuring global network coverage and lower roaming costs in order for the potential to be realized. Ana Tavares Lattibeaudiere, head of [...]
