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M2M News Weekly - Week of September 9, 2012

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

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According to a new market research report, published by MarketsandMarkets the total M2M market is expected to reach $85.96 billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 26.1 percent from 2012 to 2017. Read Original Content

The Global Internet of Things and Machine-To-Machine communications market is expected to reach $290 billion by 2017, rising at a compound annual growth rate of 30.1 percent between 2012 to 2017, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. Read Original Content

According to a recent report by Analysis Mason, the number of M2M device connections worldwide will increase from 100.4 million in 2011 to 2.1 billion by 2021, implying an average annual growth rate of 36 percent. Read Original Content

ILS Technology provides ready-to-use cloud based platforms to implement and manage M2M (machine to machine) and embedded wireless devices that connect to SAP.  ILS Technology simplifies deployments and offers unparalleled security to protect company and customer data and to ensure regulatory compliance. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ILS Technology.

The global market for Cellular M2M Modules is projected to reach $2.76 billion, primarily driven by expanding applications of Cellular M2M Communications, and strong support from Governments across the globe. Read Original Contact

IMS Research estimates that more than 25 million smart grid-enabled devices, such as smart thermostats, smart energy displays, and smart appliances with the ability to communicate with smart meters, will be shipped in the U.S. in the next five years. Read Original Content


The State Grid Corporation of China has announced ambitious plans to install 300 million smart meters by 2015. China intends to reach or even exceed a target of 50 million total smart meters this year alone. Read Original Content

By the end of 2016, annual worldwide shipments for smart meters will reach 130 million units, reports IDC Energy Insights. Read Original Content

Field Mobility News Weekly – Week of September 9, 2012

The Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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The town of Westminster, Massachusetts has automated access to its waste transfer station using RFID technology.  Read Original Content

The city of Redmond, Washington has unveiled a new GIS map-based online zoning code and property viewing system.  Read Original Content

The real-time location systems market has reached nearly $300 million in 2012, and forecasts see it coming close to $4 billion by 2022.  Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo.

Garmin and Navigon GPS apps are getting new features such as public transportation info, parking finders and even walking directions with upgrades this fall.  Read Original Content

Gordon Sumerling of Esri Australia feels that GIS technology is a critical tool for creating the cities of tomorrow, and engineering firms that fail to incorporate GIS technology “will be damaged by cost and efficiency barriers that remove their ability to remain competitive”.  Read Original Content


California-based Tactus Technology is pioneering a new tactile user interface for smartphone touch screens in which the “tactile layer” will have transparent, physical buttons that can pop up when needed and disappear when not. Read Original Content

Holland 1916 has developed an RFID solution in which the RFID tag is embedded in the surface of a washer and attached with a bolt to the item to be tracked.  Read Original Content

M2M News Weekly – Week of September 2, 2012

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

According to a new report from Pike Research there will be steady growth in the global market for substation automation, which will grow from $2.7 billion in 2012 to $4.3 billion in 2020. Read Original Content

A new Strategy Analytics M2M Strategies report predicts cellular M2M connections will grow from 277 million in 2012 to 2.5 billion by 2020. Read Original Content

ABI Research expects fleet management and trailer tracking system subscriptions to more than double in the next four years, growing from 13.3 million this year to 30.4 million by 2016. Read Original Content

ILS Technology provides ready-to-use cloud based platforms to implement and manage M2M (machine to machine) and embedded wireless devices that connect to SAP.  ILS Technology simplifies deployments and offers unparalleled security to protect company and customer data and to ensure regulatory compliance.

Fleet tracking technology helped save US Xpress over $6 million per year by being able to more closely monitor driver performance. Read Original Content

IBM and Vodafone have announced a collaboration to combine mobile communications and cloud computing for the remote management of “smart home” appliances. Read Original Content


The global M2M market will soar to 359.3 million total M2M cellular connections in 2016, according to a recent report from Berg Insight. Read Original Content

According to Pike Research, the total smart grid software and related IT services market will reach $4.3 billion by the end of 2012, and grow to over $8.6 billion by 2017. Read Original Content

Founded in 1979, DSI is a global provider of Enterprise Mobility Solutions®, helping companies worldwide increase productivity and profitability regardless of data source, device type, operating system or network connectivity.  DSI serves clients globally through its offices in Australia, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by DSI.

The U.S. smart grid market is expected to continue its double-digit growth momentum of the last five years to reach approximately $26.7vbillion by 2017 with a CAGR of 13 percent over the next five years. Read Original Content

A new Zpryme report reveals that the global grid-scale energy storage systems market is projected to reach $7.3 billion in 2012. By 2020 the global market is projected to reach $67.0 billion. Read Original Content

Brazilian power distributors will install about $670 million of smart meters a year from 2014 after the electricity regulator mandated the technology for all new installations. Utilities will install about 4.5 million of the power gauges from 2014 to at least 2017. Read Original Content

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