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Keeping tabs on road and rail shipments – why hybrid M2M solution are becoming all the rage
M2M communications for monitoring used to be a binary decision – GSM or satellite. But with technology costs falling, it is now affordable and viable to choose a hybrid model.
Read moreEUSANET and Eutelsat Broadband introduce satellite-based broadband solution for rural Germany
EUSANET, a German provider of satellite-based broadband access solutions and Eutelsat Broadband have joined forces to deliver a new broadband solution for rural German communities by combining satellite-based Internet services
Read moreOriginGPS gets $1.75m funding and partners with Flex to add miniature GNSS modules to IoT devices
OriginGPS, a manufacturer of miniature Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) solutions, has closed US$1.75 million of funding from existing shareholders and the technology accelerator, Lab IX.
Read moreSatellites can be the launchpad for enhanced M2M services with complete coverage
Speaking to M2M Now as ORBCOMM is preparing to launch its next generation OG2 satellite constellation, chief executive officer Marc Eisenberg, explained why satellite isn’t just an expensive alternative to terrestrial communications
Read moreNorsat launches new Machine-To-Machine satellite product line
Norsat International, a provider of innovative communication solutions, has launched its new M2M Solutions line for the Oil & Gas industry
Read moreORBCOMM hires Patrick Shay as its EVP for Sales and Marketing
Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA. (BUSINESS WIRE) — ORBCOMM Inc., a global satellite data communications company specialising in two-way machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, today announced the appointment of Patrick Shay as
Read moreInstalled base of wireless M2M devices in the oil and gas industry expected to reach 0.43 million by 2016
Gothenburg, Sweden. November 21, 2012 – According to new research from analysts Berg Insight, the number of devices with cellular or satellite connectivity deployed in oil and gas applications worldwide
Read moreNewtec product wins satellite markets and research vision award
The Newtec MDM6000 Satellite Modem, a new generation satellite platform, has won the Satellite Markets and Research Most Innovative Product Award. Through the combination of new high speed and efficiency
Read moreInmarsat and SkyWave achieve M2M success as 12,000 IsatData Pro Terminals are sold in year-to-date
London, UK. October 24, 2012 – Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, and its partner SkyWave Mobile Communications report that SkyWave has secured sales of 12,000 IsatData
Read moreGlobal satellite SCADA/M2M market 'to reach $2.7bn in 2021', satellite-based EO market to triple
Farmington, Connecticut, USA. October 17, 2012 (PRNewswire-iReach) — GII research says that the satellite EO industry is progressively moving from growth fed by from governmental and military orders to a
Read moreORBCOMM’s StarTrak provides refrigerated transport solutions, and confirms 2nd gen satellite launch
Fort Lee, New Jersey & Cleveland, Ohio, USA (BUSINESS WIRE) — StarTrak Information Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) and TMW Systems, Inc., have implemented StarTrak’s
Read moreHughes completes integration testing of satellite backhaul system with Nokia Siemens Networks
Germantown, Maryland, USA — Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a global provider of broadband satellite networks and services, has successfully completed end-to-end verification of its HX System with Nokia Siemens Networks
Read moreNFC-enabled handset shipments reached 30 million units in 2011
Gothenburg, Sweden. March 26, 2012 – According to a new research report by Berg Insight, global sales of handsets featuring Near Field Communication (NFC) increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30
Read moreThereby hangs a tail: What downtime can co$t and how to avoid it
There’s a pet store not far from my house, writes Peter Dunn, and with four cats and a dog, I find myself there fairly often. It’s a busy place –
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