Airbiquity adds Inrix and parkopedia to its connected car content portfolio

Airbiquity Inc., announced the integration of two industry leading geo-aware content providers into its Choreo™ connected car services delivery platform. With these additions, both INRIX®, a provider of traffic information and driver services, and Parkopedia®, the largest provider of parking information used by millions of drivers per month, are available to Airbiquity’s automotive OEM customers

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Telit Wireless Solutions strengthens presence in Smart-Metering Industry

Telit Wireless Solutions, a global vendor of machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and value-added services, announced that its M2M modules have been selected by Digicom SpA, a company specialised in the design and production of telecommunications and networking solutions, to optimise the operation of T-LOG, a meter reading device for gas, LPG, and water.

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M2M: the direct opportunity for rural and small, facilities-based mobile operators

Mobile operators are well positioned to seize a greater stake in the emerging machine-to-machine marketplace.

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M2M technology now preventing HIV infection in thousands of African children

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology is saving tens of thousands of infants from mother-to-child HIV infection in Africa. Sequoia Technology, an M2M solutions company, and its long-time technology partner Telit Wireless Solutions, are enabling rural medical clinics in Africa to wirelessly receive HIV test results for expectant mothers within days of testing, a first for many

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Microwave Telemetry selects Telenor Connexion for global wildlife tracking

Telenor Connexion to provide global connectivity solution for scientists on six continents

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Netsize and CityzenCar simplify peer-to-peer car sharing with innovative use of SMS

Netsize, a mobile commerce enabler and a Gemalto company, has announced that CityzenCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing social network in France, has deployed its SMS-based communication solution to secure and simplify car rental for consumers.

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Vodafone deploys DriveSafe – to reduce text-and-drive risks

In a growing number of countries, texting whilst driving is illegal and increases the chances of a crash even more than alcohol.*

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Helping parents keep track of their children, the M2M way

Malaysian operator, Maxis Bhd has announced its partnership with KiddyTrack Sdn Bhd to launch a GPS/ GSM child locator product.

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O2 to aid smart meter roll-out in UK

Mobile operator O2 has signed a multi-million pound contract with UK smart meter operations service provider G4S Utility Services to simplify the remote management and monitoring of the company’s national smart meter network.

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