M2M News Weekly – Week of October 28, 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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A new study from Juniper Research has found the telematics and consumer electronics sectors are rapidly becoming the two anchor industries for the M2M market. The report forecasts the market for M2M and embedded devices will reach 400 million by the end of 2017, up from a little over 110 million at present. Read Original Content

New York officials say a $37 million grant from the federal Department of Energy will help upgrade the state's electricity grid. The money will help fund a $75 million "smart grid" initiative to improve the efficiency of New York's electricity delivery system.  Read Original Content

According to Global Information Inc. the wireless industry could see a $1.2 trillion revenue opportunity out of the connected devices market by 2020. 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.

Shipments of cellular M2M modules in Europe will grow from 76 million in 2012 to 104 million in 2013, according to a study by research firm Strategy Analytics. Read Original Content

ABI Research expects revenues from two platforms currently dominating the M2M market, Application Enablement Platforms and Connected Device Platforms to grow to $3.85 billion by 2017. Read Original Content


An M2M technology that tracks police speed boats could see more widespread deployment after trials on the River Thames during the London 2012 Olympics were reported a huge success. Read Original Content

Vodafone has contracted Netcomm Wireless to supply M2M cellular modems for its global M2M business. According to Netcomm: "Under the agreement, NetComm Wireless will supply M2M IP modems that have been custom designed to meet the global deployment requirements of Vodafone and its partners. Read Original Content


During a keynote at MobileCon in San Diego, Sanjay Poonen, president of technology and innovation products at SAP, highlighted his company's plans to use M2M and the cloud as opportunities for app development and new entrants in the mobile commerce space. Read Original Content

Despite a slowdown in the North American market, smart meter deployment will continue to climb steadily through the remainder of this decade, reaching 960 million by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. 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.

Worldwide smart meter shipments totaled 18 million units in the second quarter of 2012, up by about 19 percent on a sequential basis, according to a new report by market research and consulting firm Pike Research. Read Original Content

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for SMAC, Cognizant
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Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and SMAC analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

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SMAC - social, mobile, analytics and cloud are the hottest topics in the SAP ecosystem right now.  This segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series is a compilation of the latest opinions of SAP folks on this subject.

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for SMAC, Cognizant
Read The Future of Work
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the Linkedin Group Strategic Enterprise Mobility
Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and SMAC analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Raj Bala

Last week in Scottsdale, AZ I met with the CTO of Cognizant, Raj Bala to record a video on the work he is doing around M2M (machine to machine) and the Internet of Things.  It is my belief that the Internet of Things and enterprise mobility are quickly converging and that all companies will need to have a plan and strategy for taking advantage of this trend.  Enjoy!

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob6nJEbryJw
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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for SMAC, Cognizant
Read The Future of Work
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the Linkedin Group Strategic Enterprise Mobility
Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and SMAC analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Field Mobility News Weekly – Week of October 28, 2012

The Field Mobility 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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Fujitsu is working with BEAMS retail stores in Japan to provide an RFID technology solution to improve operational efficiency, streamline the merchandise life cycle, and provide uniform support.  Read Original Content

The Bodega Norton Winery in Argentina saves a day each week in administrative work after implementing a new process using NFC phones and RFID technology.  Read Original Content

A survey commissioned by Trimble Field Service Management revealed that 72 percent of respondents have upgraded their workforce technology in the last year, and 43 percent plan to upgrade in the future.  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.

RFID Journal LIVE! 2013 is the company's 11th annual conference and exhibition focused on RFID technology and its many business applications.  The conference will be held April 30 – May 2, 2013 in Orlando, Florida.  Read Original Content

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop on December 6, 2012 in Washington D.C. to examine the collection and use of Internet users’ data – potential benefits, privacy concerns and related issues.  Read Original Content


GIS provider Esri has purchased mobile location-based services provider Geoloqi with plans to combine the technologies to offer advanced mobile location services for smartphone apps.  Read Original Content

Shannon Lowe of Verian discusses how enterprise mobility can improve communication, productivity, performance, and efficiency in this article, “Reaping the Benefits of Enterprise Mobility” in Spend Matters.  Read Original Content

For those smartphone users without NFC and RFID capabilities, QR codes and barcode scanning apps can bridge the gap to enable mobile payments.  Read Original Content

Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of October 28, 2012

Welcome to Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia.  Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016.

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According to a recent study by Citrix, 91 percent of Hong Kong organizations will use BYOD initiatives and 76 percent of local businesses in Hong Kong either already provide mobile work styles to staff or plan to do so in the next 12 months.  Read Original Content

Citing a dim market outlook for devices using the Windows OS in the country, Samsung has decided not to introduce Ativ S smartphones using Microsoft’s Windows Mobile as its main operating platform in Korea.  Read Original Content

In a preliminary results announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Chinese mobile phone and telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp stated it will report a loss of as much as 1.75 billion yuan ($279.2 million) in the first nine months of 2012.  Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware.

Japan’s Softbank recently announced it will acquire a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel.  Read Original Content

Airtel and the Andhra Pradesh government in India have developed a service to enable customers to make payments for their electric bills through their mobile phones.  Read Original Content

Industry experts believe three big new technologies will add value to the existing mobile marketing solutions in India – location-based services, voice-based interactions and interactive applications.  Read Original Content


Company officials and market analysts forecast that Korean mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will see a sharp drop in earnings in the third quarter of this year because of rising market costs and increased expenditure to promote faster and more advanced network technology.  Read Original Content

ZTE has been awarded the contract for China Mobile’s TD-LTE rollout in five major Chinese cities.  Read Original Content

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