M2M market

PCTEL, Inc. has launched the M2M Wi-Fi MIMO Antenna at SPS IPC Drives 2014. This rugged omnidirectional antenna is designed for exceptional reliability in machine-to-machine (M2M) industrial wireless applications. It represents a significant improvement in data throughput performance over the single-output and diversity antennas that are common in the industrial wireless market.

Eurotech, has announced that they joined the Red Hat Partner Programme, becoming a Red Hat ISV Advanced Partner.

Rajant Corporation, has announced that it is launching a channel partner programme to grow its customer base worldwide.

Wavefront, has received funding of up to $9.5M over the next five years through the Canada Accelerator and Incubator Programme (CAIP). The funding, announced at an event in Vancouver, will enable Wavefront to expand the reach and capacity of its programms for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the mobile and Internet of Things sectors.

New market forecasts from ABI Research show that the revenues from the Internet of Things (IoT) application enablement platform (AEP)s grew by 28% in 2014. By end-2020, the revenue base will exceed US$1.4bn, led by applications for remote monitoring and control.

A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 16 leading smart city suppliers, including vendor profiles, ratings, and rankings, with the goal of providing industry participants with an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the growing global smart city market.

In February 2014 during the Mobile World Congress event, Visa and Mastercard announced that the both firms will support Host Card Emulation (HCE) initiative in order to help the take up of NFC services. PayPal entering the physical payment world with a wallet and Apple’s new iPhone 6 supporting NFC features with the Apple Pay

Toshiba Corporation and Cisco has announced that they are collaborating on new ways to utilise the Internet of Everything that can dramatically improve processes, productivity and experiences in manufacturing, transportation and city environments.

oneM2M, the global standards initiative for M2M and the Internet of Things (IoT), will present a unique series of live demonstrations and presentations at its first showcase event on Tuesday 9th December 2014, in Sophia Antipolis, France. The demonstrations  focus on real-life capabilities of the oneM2M specifications, as applied to smart homes, connected cars, home

NetComm Wireless Limited and Wyless, provider of global Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless connectivity solutions and managed services, has announced a strategic distribution agreement that will expand NetComm Wireless’ footprint in the Americas and Europe through the delivery of cellular M2M devices to Wyless’ enterprise, mobile network operator and channel customers.

Despite its low ARPU, the wireless M2M market has become a key focus of many mobile network operators as their traditional voice and data markets become saturated. Likewise, government and regulatory initiatives such as the EU initiatives to have a smart meter penetration level of 80% by 2020 and the mandatory inclusion of automotive safety

Acal BFi, has are pleased to introduce the new BNO055 9-axis sensor fusion from Bosch Sensortec to the European market.

Telematics and fleet management will be the most dynamic sector in the M2M market in Brazil, rising in value from US$934 million in 2014 to $1.8 billion in 2019, at a 14.5% CAGR. Regulations are the key growth trigger for the telematics and fleet managements sector in Brazil, which will account for 49% of total

An interview with John Horn of RacoWireless and Joel Schroeder of Inmarsat by Saverio Romeo, principal analyst at Beecham Research.

London, UK. February 18, 2014 (PRNewswire) — Wyless today announced the appointment of Gilli Coston (pictured) as its new CSO (chief strategy officer) to the Wyless senior management team. The news is reported in full in the latest issue of M2M Now. Wyless also announced it is to acquire ASPIDER M2M, the European leader in M2M MVNE solutions.

This time last year M2M Now asked the industry for its predictions for 2013. And looking back from the start of 2014, writes Georgina Elrington, many of those predictions were spot on.