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Telefónica states intent with corporate restructure
The Spanish incumbent has created four new organisation units Spanish incumbent and global carrier Telefónica has restructured itself into four new divisions as part of what the firm called “sweeping...
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Three aims for connected devices market with Macheen tie-up
3UK has signed a deal with cloud M2M services firm Macheen 3UK has signed an agreement with Macheen, a cloud service provider for connected devices. The deal provides the operator with access to a...
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Burning a hole in the pocket
The mobile wallet is now emerging as the key point of competition Solvency aside, it is not difficult for the mature market consumer to pay for goods and services. Cash, cheque, credit and debit card,...
View ArticleOnly Connect? M2M, the Cloud and Big Data
One petabyte a day: That’s how much data BMW’s Connected Drive cars will generate by 2017 reckons BMW Group IT infrastructure chief Mario Müller. I teased out this statistic while chairing IIR’s...
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The Magic Touch
Global sales of NFC-enabled handsets increased ten-fold in 2011 For many within the mobile financial services ecosystem—and in particular for mobile operators—mass adoption of NFC-enabled payment from...
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Smart cities and Rocket steam engine: on parallel tracks?
The Mechanics Magazine, 1829 Back in the early 19th century, the public debut of George Stephenson’s Rocket steam engine was a harbinger of the Age of Steam, which applied the technologies of the...
View ArticleAsia Pacific operators need to find the right way to sell connected-home...
Having traveled the global telecoms-conference circuit for more years than I care to remember, I have lost count of the number of forthcoming “revolutionary” services I have heard breathlessly...
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Telefonica drives innovation through partnerships
Matthew Key, head of Telefónica Digital Speaking at an event in London on Thursday, Matthew Key, head of Telefónica Digital since its inception nine months ago, said his unit expects to drive annual...
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Is there an app (that works) for that?
Going into 2013, the communications industry will continue its campaign to be the enabler of critical functions for cities and public services. These are challenging markets that demand patient...
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On the up: Changing lives in Brazil
Children in their connected classroom in the village of Suruacá Just over ten years ago I went backpacking in Brazil for a month with some friends. We arrived in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s...
View ArticleMWC debrief: M2M
Informa analyst Jamie Moss discusses the latest developments in the M2M space – a clear focus point among the operators this year. Back to MWC debrief
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Ericsson boosts M2M play with Telenor platform acquisition
Connected devices is a central theme for Ericsson Swedish infrastructure and services player Ericsson has struck a deal with machine to machine MVNO Telenor Connexion, which is owned by Norwegian...
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Java creator quits Google, develops robot comms
Gosling will develop communication technologies for seafaring robots James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, has quit Google after only five months at the firm, and has joined a...
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M2M firm Telit buys cloud platform ILS Technology
Telit is moving into the cloud-based M2M service provision space with its latest acquisition In a bid to expand its service portfolio global machine-to-machine (M2M) provider Telit today announced that...
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Indonesia’s Telkomsel joins Jasper’s M2M platform
Indonesia’s Telkomsel joins Jasper’s M2M platform Indonesian operator Telkomsel has joined the M2M platform of Jasper Wireless. In July 2012, seven mobile operators across the world — KPN, NTT Docomo,...
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Roundup: The industry’s top cloud predictions for 2014
Spending on cloud services is expected to surpass $100bn in 2014 according to IDC With public cloud spending set to surpass $100bn this year according to IDC many are looking to 2014 as the year the...
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Global M2M revenues set to almost triple by 2018
Revenues derived from M2M services are set to almost triple globally over the next five years, according to Ovum Revenues from M2M services are set to almost triple globally over the next five years,...
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Railway M2M system moves onto cloud-based PaaS
OEM Technology Solutions and Digi International are working with rail operators to deploy an M2M cloud-based PaaS to improve condition monitoring OEM Technology Solutions, a railway technology...
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Jasper puts cloud in the car
Jasper is putting cloud in the car M2M specialist Jasper Wireless this week unveiled a cloud-based platform targeting the automotive OEM sector, helping car companies implement and enhance the...
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Volvo, transport authorities launch project using cloud platform to aggregate...
Volvo Car Group, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration are planning to use the cloud platform to make driving and road maintenance safer Volvo Car Group,...
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