NEC and Maestro Wireless form strategic partnership for M2M business

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

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Silver Spring Networks expands smart grid project with EDP Distribuição in Portugal

Redwood City, California, USA – Silver Spring Networks Inc., a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, has announced the next phase of the project to provide a foundational networking

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ThingWorx and SIGFOX to deliver 'rapid, low-cost, end-to-end wireless M2M and IoT solutions'

Exton, PA, USA & Nice, France (Business Wire) — ThingWorx™ has announced its latest ThingWorx Ready™ partner, SIGFOX, described as the world’s first cellular network operator dedicated to machine-to-machine (M2M)

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Neul secures first Series B funding with additional US$5m as Boland drives company in new direction

(Cambridge, UK – September 6, 2013) – Neul Ltd, a specialist in Internet of Things (IoT) network technology using the Weightless™ wireless standard, has closed the initial US$5 million tranche

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GrDF chooses Capgemini to install the information system for 11m new gas meters in France by 2022

(Paris, France. September 5, 2013) – Capgemini, a consulting, technology and outsourcing services provider, has agreed two three-year contracts with GrDF, worth a total of 23 million euros.  The contracts

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Telit acquires ILS Technology and Broadcom spends US$164m on LTE assets from Renesas subsidiaries

(London, UK. September 5, 2013) — Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of M2M solutions, products and services, today announced that it has acquired ILS Technology LLC. This news comes

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Vodafone’s sale of Verizon Wireless stake to raise US$130 billion

Newbury, UK, 2 September 2013 – Vodafone has announced that it has reached agreement to dispose of its US group (whose principal asset is its 45% interest in Verizon Wireless) to

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M2M Alliance adds Orga Systems to membership of 'the world’s biggest network of M2M players'

(Paderborn, Germany. August 29, 2013) — Orga Systems has joined the M2M Alliance, said to be ‘the world’s biggest M2M association’. Orga Systems is a global vendor of real-time charging

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ARM buys Sensinode Oy to accelerate IoT growth and 'support 30bn connected devices by 2020'

(Cambridge, UK. August 27, 2013) – The surge of M&A activity in the M2M sectors continues as ARM has today announced that it has acquired Sensinode Oy, a provider of

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Scott Hughes appointed vice-president of finance at On-Ramp Wireless to manage growth in Asia

(San Diego, California, USA. Business Wire) — On-Ramp Wireless™, developer of wireless solutions for energy automation and M2M communications, has announced that Scott Hughes, has joined the company as vice-president

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Software AG buys JackBe and launches real-time analytics platform for intelligent operations

(Reston, Virginia, USA. August 22, 2013) – Software AG  has announced the acquisition of JackBe Corporation for an undisclosed price, and launched a new webMethods Intelligent Business Operations Platform (IBO).

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Axeda appoints DeSisto as new CEO, announces record growth and US$12m in new funding

(Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA. August 20, 2013) – Axeda Corporation, the cloud-based service and software provider for managing M2M solutions, today announced the appointment of Todd DeSisto (pictured) as president and

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Sirius poised to buy Agero's Connected Vehicle Services Unit for $530m in cash

(August 16, 2013. Nasdaq) — Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (SIRI) has agreed to buy the connected-vehicle-services business of Agero Inc. for US$530 million in cash, expanding the satellite-radio provider’s automotive

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Stream selected to participate in Tata-UKTI Mentoring Programme in India

London, UK – Stream Communications Ltd has been selected to participate in the prestigious Tata/UKTI Mentoring Programme in Pune, India.  Stream’s M2M wireless network services are highly relevant to the

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Orange and Total deal to distribute Orange Money at Total stations in Africa and the Middle-East

Paris, France – Orange and Total have signed a partnership giving Orange customers’ access to Orange Money services at all Total service stations in the 13 African and Middle-Eastern countries

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Telit chosen as key representative of Italian technology industry in Europe’s Galileo GPS roll-out

London, UK – Telit Wireless Solutions, a global vendor of M2M modules and value-added services and solutions, has been  selected as one of Italy’s key representatives in the global roll-out

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