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Vodafone certifies u-blox LISA 3G modules for M2M
LISA-U2 3G module series approved for operation over Vodafones’ global UMTS networks. u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a leading provider of wireless and positioning semiconductors, software and solutions, announces that its LISA-U200 and LISA-230 6-band UMTS/HSPA+ module series as well as LISA-U270 dual band module has achieved “Certified M2M Hardware” status by Vodafone, the world’s second largest mobile telecom company. Vodafone owns and operates networks in over 30 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries. The [...]
Mahindra Reva and Vodafone Announce Strategic Technology Partnership
Vodafone to enable Connectivity in Mahindra Reva’s e2o.Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., a part of the US $15.9 billion Mahindra Group, and Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India Ltd - one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today announced a strategic technology partnership. This partnership will enable Vodafone to provide Machine-to-Machine (m2m) communication services to power the recently launched electric vehicle, Mahindra e2o. The e2o which has just been launched in India [...]
Vodafone and Towers Watson launch telematics usage-based insurance service as first customer signs up
Vodafone and Towers Watson, the global professional services company, are moving forward with a strategic alliance to fast-track the development and introduction of telematics usage-based insurance offerings for motor insurance companies operating outside of North America. At the launch of the service this week, Vodafone and Towers Watson confirmed that UK insurance company AIG Europe Limited, part of the international group AIG, has signed up to run a pilot. The combination of Vodafone Vehicle Connect, the company’s telematics [...]
Vodacom launches a Global Machine to Machine platform
Vodacom is launching a Global Data Service Platform (GDSP) to help companies deploy and manage large, wireless Machine to Machine (M2M) projects. The new platform will be supported by an expert local team backed by Vodafone's global M2M business unit. The launch of the Vodacom GDSP is one of the ways that the company is looking to bring its scale and expertise to this fast-growing market, which is seeing an increasing number of customers using wireless M2M to enable new business opportunities and enhance customer service. This is [...]
NetComm Wireless signs Global M2M device supply agreement with Vodafone
NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) a leading developer of both wireless broadband and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) products, today announced it has signed an agreement with Vodafone Global Enterprise, Vodafone's specialist enterprise communications organisation, as their supplier of M2M IP modems for global deployment. Under the agreement, NetComm Wireless will supply M2M IP modems that have been custom designed to meet the global deployment requirements of Vodafone and its partners. The device will be compatible with Vodafone networks [...]
Enexis installs 100,000th Smart Meter with Vodafone M2M
Enexis, one of the largest energy network operators in the Netherlands, has successfully installed its 100,000th smart meter, in partnership with Vodafone. Enexis started installing smart meters in October 2009 after the European Union (EU) introduced a directive in 2008 stipulating that 80% of energy customers must be able to monitor energy consumption by the end of this decade. Following an initial trial of 10,000 smart meters, Enexis partnered with Vodafone M2M so that it could wirelessly monitor energy consumption in near real-time. [...]
Connected Bins Cut Councils’ Carbon Footprint By a Fifth
Vodafone helps Mic-O-Data revolutionise refuse collection in the Netherlands An initiative enabled by Vodafone is helping local authorities in the Netherlands to reduce their CO₂ emissions by almost a fifth, while improving services and cutting refuse collection costs. Working with Vodafone, waste management business, Mic-O-Data, has rolled out 6,000 connected bins in housing estates across the country in a bid to encourage recycling. The bins are fitted with a Vodafone M2M SIM that sends a daily status signal to the refuse collectors, [...]
IBM and Vodafone Advance Smarter Home Initiative
Cloud enables control of "Internet of Things" in the home to manage heating, lighting, laundry via Vodafone's Mobile Wireless Network IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Vodafone today announced a collaboration to combine mobile communications and cloud computing for the remote management of ‘smart home’ appliances. At the IFA consumer electronics event in Berlin this week, Vodafone and IBM will demonstrate the mobile management of a washing machine and other smart home devices that are connected by Vodafone’s Global M2M Platform running on IBM’s [...]
M2M technology cuts firm’s CO2 emissions by 600 tonnes a year
Company slashes CO2 by the equivalent of one thousand London to Manchester return lorry journeys Zenith Hygiene Group is saving almost 600 tonnes of CO2 a year with TomTom fleet management technology, enabled by Vodafone, according to independent research. The study, undertaken by global sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM), was commissioned by Vodafone, whose world-leading machine-to-machine services support TomTom Business Solutions. Zenith’s estimated 597-tonne saving equates to a 28 per cent [...]
Vodafone data revs up 22 per cent in a year
Data revenues now account for 14.5 per cent of the company's £43 billion in service revenues. Vodafone made £46.4bn in the year to March 31st, and a fall in profits from £7.9bn to £7bn. The figures bore out the received wisdom that voice is being commoditised and squeezed. Its voice revenue fell from £27.2bn to £25.7bn as users turned increasingly to OTT messaging services and VoIP. Data revenue (excluding SMS) rose 18 per cent to £6.2bn thanks largely to increased smartphone penetration, which rose 8.3 per cent to 26.9 per [...]
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