Companies

Irvine, California, USA, 4 December, 2013 – Lantronix Inc., a global provider of smart networking and communications solutions for M2M applications, has announced the launch and open registration for its first annual Global M2M Innovations Design Contest. 

Mountain View, California, USA (Business Wire) — Jasper Wireless has appointed Rajat Bahri as its chief financial officer (CFO). Rajat has been brought on board “to steer Jasper Wireless through this growth phase”, said Jahangir Mohammed (pictured), CEO.

Vancouver, Canada. November 21, 2013 — Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) has submitted a complaint to the European Commission (EC) against Nokia for anti-competitive behaviour, and a request for  the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to start a formal investigation.

The Global M2M Association (GMA), a co-operation in the machine-to-machine (M2M) sector established by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia and TeliaSonera, has announced the participation in the GMA of SoftBank Mobile and Bell Mobility.

Auckland, New Zealand – Gen-i has announced that it will become the first New Zealand provider to offer the industry-leading Jasper Wireless global enterprise connected devices platform for powering the mobile Internet of Things.

Munich, Germany – Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a supplier of end-to-end secure mobile solutions, and Verizon have deployed ruggedised 4G LTE Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for use in M2M communications. This represents one of the first activations on the Verizon Wireless network in the U.S. of a removable ruggedised LTE M2M SIM provided by

Stockholm, Sweden – Swedish start up Fidesmo has announced that it has secured seed financing from Jan Bosch and Niclas Lilja. The proceeds will be used to accelerate Fidesmo’s technology development to create and operate a platform for remote management of secure applications in smart phones and connected devices.

London, UK – Telit Wireless Solutions and Digital Matter Telematics, a South African-based provider of innovative technology in design, development and deployment of embedded electronic devices and software, have announced that Digital Matter Telematics’ self-powered G52 Solar and the company’s OEM Server Platform are to provide effective, easy-to-deploy-and-use solutions for remote mobile asset monitoring, tracking and

Rochelle Park, New Jersey, USA – Orbcomm Inc., a leading global provider of M2M solutions and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, have announced a strategic alliance to collaborate on joint product development and distribution to address the needs of the rapidly growing satellite M2M market. In addition, they will investigate

Cambridge, UK and Stockholm, Sweden – 31 October, 2013 – ARM®, the world’s leading semiconductor IP supplier, and Telenor Connexion, a leading enabler of connected business solutions have announced that Telenor Connexion has licensed ARM Sensinode software.

Santa Clara, California, USA – Aeris Communications, the Made for Machines™ technology and service provider, has announced its M2M GSM programme with GTX Corp, a pioneer in wearable technology and a leader in two-way GPS real-time personal location based services. GTX and Aeris are working collaboratively to provide exceptional service to the GTX end users

Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Sao Paulo, Brazil — Wyless, a global M2M managed services provider and TM Data, the first Brazilian M2M operator, have agreed the acquisition by Wyless of a majority stake in TM Data and the joint formation of Wyless TM Data Brazil. And one analyst says this makes Wyless more of a

Rochelle Park, New Jersey, USA – Orbcomm Inc., a global provider of M2M solutions, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation’s (Comtech) Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) operation, which includes satellite hardware, network technology and web platforms. SENS is a market leader in providing one-way satellite products and services

(Dallas, Texas, USA.  October 9, 2013) — AT&T and GE have signed a global alliance agreement to allow GE machines to connect to the AT&T network and cloud, creating the first highly-secure wireless communications system for GE’s ‘Industrial Internet’. GE will use AT&T’s global network, mobility assets and M2M expertise.

Exton, Pennsylvania, USA, 1 October 2013, (Business Wire) – ThingWorx™ has announced that Camgian, a leading provider of advanced sensing technologies and solutions in the areas of low-power microelectronics, sensors, wireless communications and data analysis for the government and industrial sectors, has chosen the ThingWorx platform to enable its latest innovation, Quantus™, a next-generation M2M and

Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, 29 September 2013 (Business Wire) NEC Corporation, a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, and Maestro Wireless Solutions Limited, a Hong Kong-based provider of M2M modules, gateways and solutions, have announced a strategic partnership for exploring M2M business opportunities across the globe.