M2M/IoT

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Europe was 5.3 million in Q4-2015, according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight.

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Australia and New Zealand was 0.5 million in Q4-2015 according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight.

US-based Ingenu Inc., has extended its Machine Network™ to Phoenix, Arizona. With a coverage area of more than 1,850 square miles, the network provides Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to the sixth largest city in the United States, serving a population of over 3.1 million.

Among the highlights of this year’s M2M Summit in Dusseldorf, Germany (October 5-6) will be talks from Brigitte Zypries, Scott Amyx, and Eric Goodness, the M2M Alliance’s Academic Day, as well as an evening event that reportedly offers good networking opportunities.

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global third party Internet of Things (IoT) platform market increased 36% to € 610 million in 2015.

Altair Semiconductor has announced that TechPLEX is utilising Altair’s FourGee-1160 Category 1 (CAT-1) chipset in three IoT modules that have been certified for use on KT’s nationwide network.

THE WEEK: Homeward bound from a User Group conference unlike any I’ve attended before, says Jeremy Cowan. This time it was PTC‘s annual thrash in sunny Boston, Massachussetts, for 4,000 of their closest friends.

The number of pets monitored using GPS locator devices in Europe and North America was about 300,000 at the end of 2015 according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight.

LogiSense Corporation, a global provider of usage rating, mediation and billing solutions to M2M/IoT, telecommunications, UCaaS and enterprise service providers, has completed the deployment of its EngageIP usage and rating platform for communications-enabled business processes provider xMatters, Inc.

It was an amazing display of innovation once again at the recent WT | Wearable Technologies Conference SPAIN in Barcelona. Twenty-five finalists in IoT and M2M innovation were selected from almost 400 submissions from across the globe.

Ingenu, providing connectivity exclusively to machines, has accelerated the company’s roll-out of dedicated Internet of Things (IoT) networks around the globe based on burgeoning demand.

Blue Telecom Consulting (BlueTC®) is to provide its M2M Active Monitoring System to Tele2 Sverige AB (Tele2). The main interest of the operator of Swedish origin lies in the system’s ability to passively and actively monitor key performance indicators in its own or third party roaming networks.

Starhome Mach has launched its HD-IoT platform to help operators profitably compete in the M2M/IoT market.

Connectivity has become second nature for most of us; even technologically challenged people are able to connect up to WiFi at the local Starbucks.  Loading applications and even configuring high-levels of security are within the grasp of the ‘average Joe’.

In July 2015, the M2M/IoT research firm Berg Insight will publish its latest market research report on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in public transport, which provides a detailed view of the market for connected systems deployed for public transportation operations in Europe.

The ZigBee Alliance and the Thread Group recently announced that they are collaborating to aid development of connected home products. Their agreement opens doors for the ZigBee Cluster Library Application Protocol to run on Thread networks.