GPS

Monitech, a Poland-based tracking technology innovator and Telit Wireless, a global provider M2M modules and value-added services, announced the launch of Monitech’s Car Lighter Tracker(CLT)

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Orange Business Services are helping flaik, a location-based services company to expand its GPS-based locator system to international markets thanks to a global machine-to-machine (M2M) platform.

u-blox , the Swiss positioning and wireless module and chip company, has been chosen as the GPS receiver and wireless module provider by Starcom Systems, a manufacturer of products for telematics, fleet management and security applications.

According to the FBI, experts estimate that cargo thefts in 2012 will be worth as much as US$30 billion in losses. So, to provide enterprises, fleet owners, government agencies and other organisations with more choices in asset protection, US-based mobile network operator (MNO) Sprint is expanding its portfolio of products from Omnilink,

International CTIA Wireless 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Dallas-based eTrak has launched a product line of location-tracking devices incorporating a patent-pending “Hybrid Tracking System” utilising Wi-Fi access points, Cell-ID and GPS to ensure pinpoint accuracy (as close as 10 feet) of a person, pet or object.

M2M Now magazine explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing CSPs across this sector. And in our exclusive interviews will pass on some of the lessons learned by those who have taken the first steps in next gen M2M services.

Gothenburg, Sweden. March 26, 2012 – According to a new research report by Berg Insight, global sales of handsets featuring Near Field Communication (NFC) increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30 million units. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 87.8%, shipments are forecast to reach 700 million units in 2016.

December 22, 2011 – Telit Communications Plc, a global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless technology, yesterday entered into a binding agreement to purchase Navman Wireless OEM Solutions, LP, a designer and manufacturer of Global Positioning System (GPS) modules and solutions, for US$3 million in cash.

Manufacturer of advanced dog tracking collar incorporates MultiNet SIM cards to create “premium” roaming collars.

M2M may now stand for mutt-to-moggy with the introduction of the Tagg Pet Tracker, a pet tracking system equipped with GPS and wireless capabilities

Telit has announced that its CC864-DUAL cellular M2M module will provide the connectivity for real-time monitoring of at-risk motorists.

GPS fleet tracking and vehicle management company Discrete Wireless has changed its name to Nextraq. The company has also added one-minute reporting and 12-month customer data retention to its standard offering.

Cinterion and Digital Communications Technologies (DCT) have announced several deployments of DCT’s Syrus GPS SY2210, a tracking, tracing, and reporting device

Stepac, a supplier of real-time cold chain monitoring and tracking solutions to the fresh produce industry, has developed ‘Xsense’ specifically for perishable foods. The solution, which contains Telenor Connexion’s embedded connectivity,

As reported by greencarcongress.com, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and TMC’s customer-service IT company Toyota Media Service have co-developed a charger for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), complete with internet connectivity.