The embedding of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology within commercial vehicles for the purpose of allowing fleet tracking is already a mature market in the enterprise services sector. The value proposition for fleet owners in terms of the implications for their internal operations as well as for the services that they can offer to their own customers as is clear.
Deutsche Telekom and digital security and machine to machine (M2M) specialist Gemalto have announced that their M2M solution is being embedded by German auto manufacturer BMW as part of the European Commission’s eCall initiative, designed to enable rapid response assistance for people in road accidents.
Tags;
Automotive,
BMW,
Deutsche Telekom,
Gemalto,
telematics,
Europe,
Handsets & Devices,
M2M,
Networks,
News & Analysis,
Operator 
Vodafone’s Global Enterprise division has struck a deal with Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai, which also owns the Kia motor brand, that will see the two firms collaborate on telematics services for the European market. Hyundai, which is leading the project, said it expects the deal to boost its “competitiveness in IT systems and reach out [...]
US mobile operator Verizon Wireless has teamed up with chip shop Qualcomm to form a joint venture focused on machine to machine (M2M) communications and ‘smart services’.
Tags;
app stores,
developers,
M2M,
machines,
Qualcomm,
telematics,
US,
Verizon,
Americas,
App Stores,
M2M,
Networks,
News & Analysis 
Vodafone, the world’s biggest carrier by revenues, is ramping up its presence in the Machine to Machine (M2M) space, with the launch of a global service platform to help companies deploy and manage large, wireless M2M projects.
Telematics does not feature prominently in the business plan of most mobile network operators. The margins can be small, but machines massively outnumber people and, in a world of increasingly saturated markets, machine to machine communications represents a growth opportunity for carriers. Back in 2006, when the 3GSM World Congress had moved into its new [...]
The battle for system supremacy in the mobile software space Issue 95 October 2002 Featuring: Business: Software wars Technology: Handsets Services and Applications: Telematics
Loading ...
