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MicroPower Technologies, Inc., a provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, has entered into an agreement with Sprint that enables the company to leverage Sprint’s network as an additional channel to transmit wireless video.

Sydney, Australia — NetComm Wireless Ltd, a developer of wireless products, and the wireless smart grid software company, Grid Net, have announced a strategic alliance to deliver 3G connectivity to smart grid devices worldwide.

Germantown, Maryland, USA — Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a global provider of broadband satellite networks and services, has successfully completed end-to-end verification of its HX System with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)’s GSM base station.

Sierra Wireless has announced a new addition to its AirPrime™ Q Series of embedded wireless modules. The Q2698 adds support for 3G HSPA+ on five frequency bands to the AirPrime Q Series, along with support for 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE on four frequency bands.

M2M DataSmart and GenX Mobile have announced a new partnership where GenX Mobile can now offer customers an integrated M2M service ‘out-of-the box’, by providing the hardware as well as the airtime services as a joint sales strategy between both firms.

Red Bend Software has announced that Sierra Wireless has licensed Red Bend’s vLogix Mobile™ software for Mobile Virtualization, for use in its AirPrime™ embedded wireless modules.

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Malaga, Spain — Sony RC-S380 NFC device achieves the first NFC Forum certification using AT4 wireless as its testing partner.

There’s a pet store not far from my house, writes Peter Dunn, and with four cats and a dog, I find myself there fairly often. It’s a busy place – according to the manager, it’s their highest volume store in the country. And typically, shopping there is a quick and pleasant experience. However, twice in

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Vodafone have announced a partnership that will see Vodafone as the preferred provider of 3G connectivity for PlayStation Vita initially in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands, and with Vodafone’s Partner in France (SFR).

Multi-Tech Systems, a world leading manufacturer of cellular modems for M2M (machine-to-machine) communications, expands its line of embedded and device modems,  and routers to provide lower cost 3G options for customers.

Modules are the critical component in B2B solutions. Critical because the cost of replacing a faulty module is prohibitively expensive in many if not most solutions. The quality bar has therefore to be set as high as possible

Malaysian operator, Maxis Bhd has announced its partnership with KiddyTrack Sdn Bhd to launch a GPS/ GSM child locator product.

I speak on a lot of panels at tradeshows and often get the question of what is the best technology for M2M:2G, 3G or 4G? I usually answer, “it depends.” Well what does it depend on?

M2M product provider G&T plans to introduce 3G modules later this year and LTE modules early next year to complement its existing range of GSM and GPRS modules.