Telecoms

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.

Dublin, Ireland. August 27, 2012. (BUSINESS WIRE) — It may not come as a surprise to those already enjoying rapid revenue growth in M2M communications, but “M2M is going to be a real game-changer”. This is the conclusion of a new report from Research and Markets

Bodmin, Cornwall, UK. August 27, 2012 — UK-based CORMAC Solutions Ltd is looking to appoint a “suitably skilled” supplier to deliver a vehicle tracking solution for its fleet of over 500 vehicles. The solution should be capable of providing detailed information to the business to allow it to maximise the use of its vehicle, staff

Berlin, Germany. August 24, 2012.- Arduino and global network operator Telefónica are presenting a new version of the Arduino GSM/GPRS Shield project at the Campus Party in Berlin. The project has added a GPRS/GSM connection to a free hardware motherboard, creating a low-cost device connected through Telefónica’s M2M technology

Paris, France — Withings has launched a new iOS mobile application named Withings Health Companion. This free application is designed to enable anyone to store, access and manage their weight, physical activity, heart and sleep data on a single user-friendly dashboard.

BLOG. London, UK — The Olympic Games have provided more than enough entertainment and content for discussions galore. But business people as well as athletes have contributed to the event, says Nigel Chadwick,

G&D offers one of the first payment stickers to meet the specifications of the German banking industry. When the sticker is attached to a cell phone or smartphone, contactless payment becomes possible even if the device itself is not NFC-enabled.

Aeris® Communications, a cellular carrier built exclusively for machines, announced today it has entered into an agreement with Embedded Works Corporation, a value-added technology distributor, to provide M2M customers with products and services that accelerate the development of M2M solutions.

Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), a communications and technology company in Turkey has announced that following a legal change , its Machine to Machine (“M2M”) solutions are now expected to save TRY1 billion for the Turkish economy in 2012.

BLOG: July 18, 2012 — There’s been a lot of confusion regarding 2G vs. 3G in the USA. Here, Wyless CEO, Dan McDuffie sets the record straight …

UK. July 17, 2012 — A serious failure in the O2 UK mobile network last week is being ascribed to a failure of a Home Location Register (HLR) software system. As reported on our sister site, VanillaPlus.com, the wholly-owned Telefonica subsidiary, which trades in the UK under the O2 brand, lost service to a large

Amsterdam, The Hague, Madrid, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo, Toronto. July 10, 2012 — Seven tier one mobile and fixed line operators – KPN, NTT DOCOMO, Rogers, SingTel, Telefónica, Telstra and Vimpelcom – have formed an alliance to collaborate on their M2M businesses.

The biggest growth opportunities in the roaming market for operators today exist in areas other than regulation, according to a survey conducted by MACH, provider of cloud-based managed communication services. Wi-Fi and M2M both generated the most interest amongst delegates and industry experts at MACH Insights 2012.

China Unicom, through cooperation with Telefónica, has proven a solution for remote management of embedded SIM subscriptions data based on the principles of the embedded SIM that is being developed by the GSMA.

Lisbon, Portugal – A new survey of communication service providers (CSPs) shows that 48% expect machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to have the most positive impact on their business over the next two years. WeDo Technologies, a provider of business and revenue assurance, surveyed over 100 representatives from 47 CSPs worldwide

Cotecna, a transit monitoring supplier, and Orange Business Services have entered into a partnership to provide secure track and trace services,