Asia-Pacific

Following the FTC’s recent announcement of its intention to study security update practices within the mobile industry, there is growing frustration in some quarters that the regulations take little account of the impact on the Internet of Things (IoT).

Telit Communications PLC, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), has published its preliminary results for the year to December 31, 2015. Revenues for the year rose 13.4% to US$333.5 million (2014: $294 million).

Telenor Connexion, has announced the expansion of its business development team in Asia-Pacific to meet the growing demand for Internet of Things (IoT) in the region.

EVENT REPORT — The stakes are high, Singapore is playing for nothing less than regional leadership in the Internet of Things (IoT). The economic strategy became clear at last week’s inaugural IoT Asia event, as Jeremy Cowan reports from Singapore. 

Newbury, UK. June 26, 2013 — Vodafone today announced the launch of its first annual ‘M2M adoption barometer’ report, which finds that 50% of companies surveyed will have adopted the technology by 2015.

According to a new research report by Berg Insight, the number of active mobile money users in emerging markets is forecasted to grow from 61 million in 2011

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connectivity will drive significant growth, cost reductions and efficiencies across the automotive, building and energy industries.

Gothenburg, Sweden. April 10, 2012 – According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global number of mobile network connections used for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communication increased by 37% in 2011 to reach 108.0 million.

Mobile Asia Congress, Hong Kong. November 16, 2011 — The Asia-Pacific region is expected to dominate the connected device market, largely as a result of growth in China, says the GSMA. In partnership with Machina Research,

Kore Wireless has bought Australian-based wireless M2M network provider Mach Communications.

The number of mobile money subscribers in emerging markets is forecasted to grow from 133 million users in 2010 at a compound annual growth rate of 40% to reach 709 million users in 2015, according to a report from Berg Insight.