Do we need a wireless carrier e-commerce revolution to kickstart the mobile...
Carriers’ online service purchasing mechanisms are apparently not as advanced as consumers might think. OSS and BSS industry sources are suggesting that as few as 10 to 15 percent of wireless carriers...
View ArticleM2M: a partnership-driven market with enough potential for all participants
Informa’s Embedded Connectivity event this September was spearheaded by an operator panel of unprecedented influence and expertise: Eric Brenneis, the Global Head of M2M at Vodafone; Emmanuel Routier,...
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
View ArticleCome on Amazon light my Fire
When it comes to the relationship between the devices and content they offer Amazon and Apple are two very different companies. Apple’s App Store was created to act as a differentiating feature that is...
View ArticleFrance Telecom to launch M2M SIM on shared Mobile Country Code
Mobile Country Code (MCC) 901 is something special. It is reserved for the provision of Mobile Network Codes (MNCs) that are not homed to any one national market. MCC 901 is consequently known as a...
View ArticleTelematics: a stalwart of the past and a proving ground for the future
The Telematics market is the longest-standing and most mature segment of the Machine-to-machine (M2M) industry. It has acted as a test bed environment for the design of more robust, reliable and...
View ArticleDo consumer telematics services have real potential?
The embedding of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology within commercial vehicles for the purpose of allowing fleet tracking is already a mature market in the enterprise services sector....
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Acer unveils cloud-based consumer services
Acer is targeting cross platform cloud connectivity At CES 2012 Acer unveiled its plans for a new cloud-based service called ‘AcerCloud’ to help them develop a relationship with the consumers that...
View ArticleM2M needs focus on core competency for the common benefit of all
The M2M market is gaining momentum and industry participants are eagerly waiting for the moment when growth stops being slow and steady and becomes exponential. One of the drivers for this anticipated...
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With 50% of Apple’s value at stake the iPhone 5 has to be something special
The public launches of flagship products generate plenty of hoopla these days and none more so than those brought to market by Apple; especially the iPhone. The anticipated announcement of the 6th...
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Samsung refreshes the connected camera business model
Digital cameras seemed like an obvious, early choice for the embedding of wireless connectivity. But the realisation of this has by and large been foiled – mainly due to the business model for cameras...
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