M2M Contract Hot List – February/March 2015

We take a look at who is winning what M2M and IoT business, with whom and where.

Vendor/PartnersClient, CountryProduct / Service (Duration & Value)Awarded
ABB, Bosch, CiscoGermanyAnnouncement of joint venure to develop open smart home platform12.2014
AccentureStructure, USAAcquisition by Accenture of Structure, smart grid specialist1.2015
AT&TLoJack, USAAT&T to support LoJack automotive and fleet telematics solutions1.2015
BlackberryNantHealth, USAPartnership to support Hbox, a portable medical monitoring device1.2015
GeotabTelefonica, SpainPartnership to introduce fleet transport telematics across Europe11.2014
GemaltoSafeNet, USAGemalto acquires SafeNet1.2015
GreenvityMitsumi, JapanCollaboration on turnkey solutions for LED outdoor lighting1.2015
IkanosST&T, TaiwanContract to supply Fusiv Vx500 chipsets for smart home apps1.2015
ItaltelTelecom Italia, ItalyContarct to deliver technical assistance on fixed and mobile networks12.2014
IntelVuzix, USAIntel acquires 30% stake in Vuzix1.2015
JasperTelecom Personal, ArgentinaPartnership to provide turnkey M2M/IoT solutions in Argentina12.2014
JasperTelkomsel, IndonesiaAnnouncement of joint agreement to bring M2M/IoT services to Indonesia12.2014
Landis & GyrPowel, ScandinaviaPartnership for smart metering solutions12.2014
KOREFour Faith, ChinaPartnership for M2M cellular solutions12.2014
LantronixTorquing GroupIncorporation of secure WiFi for ZANO nano drone1.2015
MasternautEES, UKContract for telematics services12.2014
MaingateSSEPD, UKContract for smart energy connectivity services12.2014
OomaNest, USAOoma Telo home monitoring service now integrated with Nest products1.2015
OrangeUSAID, USAAlliance formed to develop African mHealth solutions12.2014
Orange Business ServicesEutech Cybernetic, SingaporeContract to host IaaS for iVivaCloud smart city service platform12.2014
ORBCOMMInSync, USAORBCOMM acquires InSync1.2015
Netcomm WirelessSPHINX, GermanyDistribution agreement for M2M products to key vertical markets12.2014
PodsystemM2MArnia, USASupply of SIM cards for bee hive monitoring service12.2014
QIVICONHuawei, ChinaPartnership on smart home developments12.2014
QIVICONNetatmo, FrancePartnership on smartphone apps for thermostats and weather station12.2014
SemtechEnverv, USASemtech acquires assets of Enverv, powerline comms and smart grid company1.2015
SemtechLink LabsPartnership on new long range LoRa module1.2015
SemtechFastNet, South AfricaAgreement to use LoRa technology for IoT applications12.2014
Sierra WirelessMaingateSierra acquires Maingate12.2014
SIGFOXOCEASOFT, FrancePartnership with new sensors and international connectivity and cloud services12.2014
Silver Spring NetworksDetectent, USASilver Spring Networks acquires Detectent, utility analytics specialist1.2015
TrimbleIndesit, UKContract to provide GeoManager fleet management and driver safety solutions1.2015
ThingWorxElisa, Finland, EstoniaDeployment of ThingWorx to enable new Elisa IoT service1.2015
u-bloxCohda, AustraliaProvision of GPS technology for Vehicle to Vehicle and Infrastructure solutions12.2014
u-bloxlesswire, GermanyU-blox acquires automotive short range modules business from lesswire12.2014

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