Machina Research is the world’s leading advisor on the Internet of Things, M2M and Big Data. Through multi-client reports and client-specific consultancy Machina Research helps telcos, technology vendors, service providers and end users to understand and embrace the opportunities created by the wide range of new forms of connected devices in the Internet of Things.

M2M platforms to play a critical new role in the Internet of Things, says Machina Research

[London, UK. September 17, 2013] — As the industry evolves from its vertical M2M heritage to a horizontal Internet of Things (IoT), the requirements for software platforms are evolving.  A new White Paper from Machina Research examines the implications of this fundamental shift.

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M2M market approaches maturity amid a flurry of mergers and acquisitions

(BLOG) June 12, 2013 — I’ve talked for some time about the need for maturity and simplification in the M2M market (Comment, M2M Now magazine June-July 2012) and at last there are signs that this is coming. Hacks like me look for headlines, but there are better signs, says M2M Now’s editor, Jeremy Cowan.

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Vodafone stays on top in Machina Research’s 2013 M2M CSP Benchmarking Study

Reading, UK. April 4, 2013 – Machina Research today announced the results of its annual M2M Communications Service Provider Benchmarking Study. For the second year running, Vodafone was crowned the CSP best placed to take advantage of the global M2M opportunity.

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Webinar: Movement analytics – an untapped revenue opportunity for mobile network operators

Event date: February 16, 2015 Online webinar Few mobile-based technologies have the potential to change the way that organisations think about their customers as movement analytics. Its power comes from the ability to understand not just where anonymous groups of people are at a given time, but where they’ve been and how they got there.

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Give us your verdict on 2013 Predictions in M2M, smart cities, connected devices and NFC

What’s coming in 2013 in the world of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and connected devices? M2M Now talks to a few key industry figures — now tell us if they’re talking sense or if it’s just crystal balls.

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Machina Research's annual global M2M opportunity report says connections will hit 18bn in 2022

Machina Research has published its annual report, M2M Global Forecast & Analysis 2011-22. It provides a detailed analysis of the global opportunity for machine-to-machine communications, notably that M2M connections will hit 18 billion in 2022, generating US$1.2 trillion revenue.

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Set M2M free: Keeping pace with opportunity in the healthcare sector

(BLOG:) The health sector has been evolving for thousands of years, as new clinical findings have come to the forefront. Today, says Erik Brenneis, head of Vodafone M2M, it continues to evolve, but as well as keeping in line with new medical discoveries it also leads the way in the adoption of cutting edge technologies.

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Security will be largest application group in intelligent buildings market

Driven in part by regulation but also by user preference, a new report released by Machina Research states that security is set to be the largest application group

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Cloud may boost operator M2M profits five-fold as market hits $373bn in 2020, say Jasper and Machina

Mountain View, USA & London, UK. September 11, 2012 – Research funded by Jasper Wireless, the connected devices platform provider for M2M and consumer electronics, and conducted by Machina Research, shows that mobile network operators (MNOs) that implemented a cloud-based M2M services management platform could see a 500% profit increase by 2020.

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If Huawei launches European M2M business it will be a challenge for Cinterion, Sierra, Telit, says Machina

Shenzhen, China and London, UK — Although Huawei has yet to formally announce it, reports from Shenzhen suggest that the giant China-based telecommunications equipment provider is about to launch itself into Europe’s M2M market.

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Smart cities and public transport M2M to hit 512m connections by 2020, says Machina Research

The Smart City sector is deploying M2M across a diverse range of public services and infrastructure including comprising Public Transport, Traffic Management, Environment and Public Safety and Public Space Advertising and represents a sizeable business opportunity. In a report published today, Machina Research forecasts that the market will grow from 59 million connections in 2011

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GSMA says the proliferation of connected devices in China will be worth more than US$700 billion in 2020

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connectivity will drive significant growth, cost reductions and efficiencies across the automotive, building and energy industries.

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Vodafone stays top of Machina Research’s M2M Leaderboard, AT&T misses second place through US technology choices

Machina Research updates its M2M Leaderboard, ranking MNOs on expected success between now and 2020. Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and AT&T remain top, with Telefónica moving up one place to 4th.

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Machina Research leaderboard ranks mobile network operators on expected M2M success up to 2020

Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and AT&T top Machina Research’s inaugural M2M Leaderboard and a clear top tier of M2M operators is starting to emerge

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Vodafone takes top spot in Machina Research’s 2012 M2M CSP Benchmarking Study

Vodafone is the CSP best positioned to take advantage of the global M2M market opportunity between now and 2020 according to a new study from Machina Research.

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Asia-Pac to dominate connected device market fuelled by Chinese growth, says GSMA

Mobile Asia Congress, Hong Kong. November 16, 2011 — The Asia-Pacific region is expected to dominate the connected device market, largely as a result of growth in China, says the GSMA. In partnership with Machina Research,

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