Global M2M subscriber base now exceeds 100 million after major growth in China, say analysts

Gothenburg, Sweden. April 10, 2012 – According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global number of mobile network connections used for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M)

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White SIM: Cool technology doesn’t always bring a commercial benefit

Maybe you’ve heard lately about a concept called ‘white SIM’ or a SIM that allows for ‘remote personalisation’. (Caution, says Gwenn Larsson: Don’t confuse this with yet another concept called

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Juniper predicts that 92 million cars will integrate smartphones into the head-unit by 2016

Hampshire, UK. March 13, 2012 – The integration of the smartphone into consumer vehicles will soon become all but standard on new models, according to a new report by Juniper

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Novatel Wireless and SeeControl launch end-to-end usage-based driver insurance system

Novatel Wireless, Inc., a provider of intelligent wireless networking solutions and SeeControl, a provider of M2M applications, used Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to demonstrate their new end-to-end, pre-integrated, usage-based

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Strong growth forecast for China's in-car infotainment market

Shanghai, China. February 14, 2012 — Recent analysis from IMS Research forecasts that total revenues for the Chinese market for infotainment systems[1] will increase quickly from US$1.7 billion in 2011

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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

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M2M Telematics for Usage Based Insurance

Event date: February 19-20, 2014 Marriott Regents Park Hotel, London, UK As the insurance telematics segment continues to expand across the continent, SMi’s 2nd annual M2M Telematics for Usage Based

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TRACKER unveil new telematics technology

Fleet tracking product developer, TRACKER, has unveiled a new technology that offers fleet managers highly accurate vehicle idling data and greater insight into fuel consumption.

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New Renault electric and ICE cars connected through Telenor Connexion

Telenor Connexion has been chosen as the European connectivity supplier for Renault’s sophisticated telematics services available on new Renault electric and fuel vehicles.

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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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Exclusive discount for M2MNow readers…save €150 on new research paper: ‘M2M and Connected Vehicles’

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication over IP Next-Generation Networks (NGN) presents new opportunities and challenges in combination with cloud-based services. This research evaluates IP NGN infrastructure for M2M in

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Belgian bus company picks telematics route

Belgian bus operator De Lijn has installed Mix Telematics’ bus and coach fleet management system for its more than 1800 buses.

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EXCLUSIVE: Vodafone claims a first as it partners to launch pre-integrated global M2M bundles

Newbury, UK. 15 September, 2011 — Vodafone M2M is launching a new bundled service with its partners that aims to make life simpler for businesses wanting to take advantage of

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Masternaut and Telefónica in joint marketing deal

Telefónica and Masternaut have agreed to market telematics-enabled fleet management services jointly. These allow businesses to make cost savings, while delivering improvements in customer service and employee safety.

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Web based application aids fleet and mobile asset management

M2M products and services provider Numerex has launched Fastrack Fleet for fleet and mobile asset management.

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Features added to M2M service delivery platform

Sensorlogic has announced version 3.4 of its service delivery platform with added features that improve support for the development of wireless applications such as insurance telematics, smart package tracking, security,

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