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Cubic Telecom and Audi have announced a partnership to bring Audi’s connected car infotainment services to drivers across Europe. The partnership will deliver robust, low-cost connectivity for more than a million Audi drivers across Europe, becoming the largest-scale rollout within Cubic Telecom’s machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity initiatives.

Alpha Micro has announced the availability of the TOBY-L201 4G LTE high speed WCDMA wireless module from u-blox. Capable of providing 150 Mbps download speeds when using a 4G LTE connection, the module has a 3G fall-back capability and is pre-certified for use on AT&T and Verizon Networks.

Less than a year after the Brazilian government introduced an 80% reduction in M2M SIM activation and operation taxes for M2M-only devices, a dramatic boost in implementation is apparent according to a new research note from TechPolis.

Working with Good Night Lamp, Eseye are helping to connect friends and families around the world.

The recent inclusion of host card emulation, known as HCE, into Android 4.4 KitKat last year opened up the possibility of performing mobile NFC payments without using a hardware secure element. But while HCE may potentially remove some of the complexity of SIM secure element NFC payments, this is only part of the story.

M2M platform suppliers are increasingly looking to the cloud to extend their products’ reach and improve the operations of their customers as they move to the Internet of Things. The cloud, along with evolving standards and trends covered here, is set to dominate the market, reports freelance technology writer, Antony Savvas.

Jim Dunlap, CEO of Cycle30, tells Robin Duke-Woolley of Beecham Research that Internet of Things (IoT) service providers are overlooking significant business opportunities if they confine themselves to mobile cellular connections.

Mobistar, a subsidiary of Orange at the recent M2M event in Brussels, has announced that it has already connected more than 1 million M2M machines or objects – ranging from vending machines to vehicles. 55% of its M2M SIM cards are installed on machines within Belgium while the remaining are installed on machines operated across the

The M2M World Alliance has announced a new member, Telenor Connexion, to its operator coalition. The M2M World Alliance is  partnership of telecommunications providers committed to bringing technology to market that will simplify the process of global M2M deployments. Telenor Connexion is enabler of connected business solutions, with more than 15 years of experience in

In order to meet the huge growth of IoT devices and IoT solutions springing up every day, Telenor Connexion and Bluefish Technologies have developed a SIM-based Network Safeguard Solution.

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

All cellular-based M2M requires the participation of a mobile network operator (MNO). The MNO provides the connectivity as well as the SIM card and hence owns and controls the SIM card, which is the key to the M2M connectivity.

Tele2 AB , and Cubic Telecom, has announced that they are entering a strategic partnership to provide global M2M/IoT solutions to companies in the PC OEM and automotive space.

Truphone, has announced that it has been awarded a patent for one of its core network technologies by the European Patent Office. The patent for ‘International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) Broker’ is the latest in a long line of mobile innovations developed by Truphone. These breakthroughs include the Truphone SIM and the Parachute Box –

General Electric and Verizon have announced a partnership that will see the companies combine their machine-to-machine (M2M) know-how with the goal of creating a secure, wireless connectivity system for industrial internet applications.

Sierra Wireless, has announced the launch of AirLink® Enterprise Connect, a first-of-its-kind bundled solution for retail and branch locations in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. AirLink Enterprise Connect provides everything an IT manager needs to get a branch location online and connected in minutes, facilitating mission-critical activities such as payment processing and inventory management.