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 of Finance. Mr. Hughes will oversee On-Ramp’s financial, investor relations, and human resources functions.

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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 chief executive officer. The company has also closed US$12 million in growth funding led by JMI Equity, a long-term supporter of Axeda, as well as

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Maestro Wireless Solutions and KORE Wireless sign Asia Pacific network partnership

Hong Kong, China & Singapore (Business Wire) — Maestro Wireless Solutions, a Hong Kong-based M2M wireless solutions and design service provider, has signed a partnership agreement with KORE Wireless Group. The deal allows Maestro Wireless customers to obtain one-step privileged access in Asia to the KORE network

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Telecom Italia is fourth to join the Global M2M Association for 'enhanced M2M services'

June 22, 2013 — The Global M2M Association (GMA), a co-operation agreement in the machine-to-machine (M2M) sector between TeliaSonera, Orange and Deutsche Telekom, has now welcomed Telecom Italia to the fold, Georgina Elrington reports.

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M2M market approaches maturity amid a flurry of mergers and acquisitions

(BLOG) June 12, 2013 — I’ve talked for some time about the need for maturity and simplification in the M2M market (Comment, M2M Now magazine June-July 2012) and at last there are signs that this is coming. Hacks like me look for headlines, but there are better signs, says M2M Now’s editor, Jeremy Cowan.

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Smart city specialists gather in Moscow for Round Table discussion of tasks, solutions and results

Moscow, Russia — A Round Table discussion called Smart city: tasks, solutions and results was held in Moscow on June 4, 2013, and brought together more than 50 delegates with varying specialist skills.

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M2M mergers & acquisitions continue as UK-based M-Netics buys RFID and tracking firm Unique-ID

Chippenham, UK — Mobile technology solutions provider, M-Netics has acquired Unique-ID, a specialist supplier of mobile solutions, auto-ID equipment, RFID and tracking products to the UK logistics market.  Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

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Cisco to pay US$107m for JouleX's IoT-based network energy management systems and skills

San Jose, California, USA – Cisco has announced its intention to acquire privately-held JouleX, a leader in enterprise IT energy management for network-attached and data centre assets. JouleX, with headquarters in Atlanta, GA, is said to complement Cisco’s existing services and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities by using the network’s view and control of energy

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Numerex and Huawei, Kore and EE all unveil new M2M service partnerships at CTIA 2013

CTIA, Las Vegas, NV, USA — Numerex Corp, a provider of on-demand and interactive M2M enterprise solutions, and Huawei, a global ICT solutions provider, have formed a global alliance. Meanwhile, wireless M2M services provider, KORE is partnering with UK-based network operator, EE to extend KORE Global Connect™ services into Europe, the Middle and East Africa (EMEA).

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Vodafone hit by poor Southern Europe revenues again, CEO puts less emphasis on M2M in 2013

Vodafone today announced disappointing figures for its year ending March 31, 2013. Group revenue was down by 4.2% to £44.4 billion (€52.2bn) and full year organic service revenue declined -1.9%* (Q4 -4.2%*).

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Digi International deploys 500-Node IoT network for the Data Sensing Lab at Google I/O conference

Minnetonka, Minn, USA – Digi International is taking part in the deployment of more than 500 sensor nodes at Google’s developer conference, Google I/O. The Data Sensing Lab project demonstrates how real-time machine-to-machine (M2M) data can provide insight into customer behaviours and preferences.

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