Konekt, a Chicago-based developers of a toolkit for IoT device management and connectivity via cellular networks, has raised $US1.3m in funding from multiple investors. The company claims to “represent a key step in connecting the forecasted billions of things to the Internet by simplifying the process of building connected products that work outside the home.” […]
The role of data service exchanges in M2M
Machina Research has published a free white paper, The Emergence Of Data Service Exchanges: Liquidity For The IoT that looks at the emerging opportunity in IoT for data service exchanges It says: “Every connected device must have an associated application, and the development of those applications and the provision of supporting capabilities (such as, for […]
Spark to provide M2M services to ADT Security
New Zealand telco, Spark Digital (formerly Telecom NZ) has signed a five year M2M agreement with ADT Security, the world’s largest electronic security company. The agreement gives ADT access to Spark Digital’s Connected Mobility service, powered by Jasper. According to Spark, “This M2M solution will help ensure the reliability of the company’s critical alarm and […]
Visiongain identifies top 20 M2M companies
Market research firm Visiongain has published a report Top 20 Machine to Machine (M2M) Companies 2015: The Internet of Things (IoT) & Connected Devices (price £1099) in which it profiles what it says are the top 20 companies involved in the M2M market. The report claims to provide “an analysis of the competitive landscape and […]
Strategy Analytics forecasts 2.1 billion M2M connections by 2022
A new study from Strategy Analytics, M2M Connections by Industry Vertical and Bandwidth (price $US7,000) predicts m2m connections will grow from 368 million in 2014 to 2.1 billion by 2022, with much of the growth coming from the Asia Pacific region. Also, “The need for speed is also driving new adoptions: 75 percent of new […]
NetComm Wireless delivers second bespoke m2m device to Vodafone
Sydney based NetComm Wireless has provided another new product to Vodafone’s range of integrated m2m terminals, the Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus, billed as “a new alternative for unconnected machines that need a larger selection of interface options [developed] to facilitate the uptake of m2m across a multitude of industries globally.” NetComm Wireless CEO and managing […]
Infonetics sizes mobile M2M module market at $4.5b by 2018
Infonetics Research, now part of HIS, is forecasting the global mobile M2M module market to accelerate more noticeably in 2015, and ultimately to nearly triple in value to $4.5b by 2018. John Byrne, directing analyst for M2M and IoT at Infonetics Research, said: “Machine-to-machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming industries and […]
