Articles tagged with: M2m and Oem

95 Million Cellular M2M Modules to Ship in 2013

Continued strong growth in m2m (machine-to-machine) communications markets will see about 95 million cellular m2m modules shipping in 2013, according to ABI Research. Of shipments to the three main market segments - telematics, telemetry, and wireless local loop - about 34 million devices are expected to be for telematics and 39 million for telemetry.  more

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Cellular Machine-to-Machine Module Shipments to Increase Fourfold by 2013

Markets for cellular machine-to-machine (m2m) communication modules - the radio units providing wireless connectivity to a range of devices that communicate without human intervention - are expected to show strong growth in the coming years. more

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M2M Vendors Focus on Service Offerings to Counter the Threat of Commoditization

Wavecom, a m2m wireless module vendor, recently announced a partnership with m2m mobile operator Jasper Wireless to offer Wavecom's "StarService" on Jasper Wireless' global service platform. StarService, which enables customers to obtain the WM50 module from Wavecom for free with the remote device management service, is an interesting approach toward ameliorating the commoditization pressures facing the wireless module industry. These pressures include tightening gross margins in the short term, and anxiety over possible obsolescence of modules in the m2m value chain over the longer term, as wireless connectivity potentially becomes directly integrated into end-equipment.  more

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