With the machine-to-machine market projected to boom in the coming years, Numerex Corp. is finding a simple way to sell its services to potential customers: The "Numerex DNA" stands for device, network and applications. The company aims to deliver all three to customers, regardless...
A new report from ABI Research predicts 95 million cellular machine-to-machine modules will ship in 2013.Of those, about 34 million devices are expected to be for telematics and 39 million for telemetry, said ABI. The third main market segment is wireless local loop."Until about...
Tough economic times demand a lower-priced system, but Apple won't want to cannibalize MacBook sales. Apple Inc. will introduce two netbooks at the MacWorld Conference and Expo next month that will be tied to the company's App Store, as is its iPhone , an...
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia plans to tap the surging market for connecting laptops to wireless networks taking on market leader Huawei Technologies, its senior official said.
The long-term outlook for Sierra Wireless Inc.'s acquisition of machine-to-machine company Wavecom SA is positive, but the company will face some bumps in the short term, according to an Oppenheimer analyst.In a note to investors, George Iwanyc said Sierra Wireless' $277 million purchase of...
Machine-to-machine technology is gaining traction among businesses across all industries, and many view connecting machines to the Internet as a way to stay competitive, according to a recent survey conducted by Beecham Research Ltd.Of the 267 responses, 82% of businesses consider instituting M2M as...
Sierra Wireless Inc. has launched its Junxion Box as its most recent addition to its AirLink Mobile and machine-to-machine line of devices, the company has announced.The cellular router technology became part of the company's umbrella of services when Sierra Wireless purchased Junxion Inc. in...
The troubled economic environment is not stunting the mobile satellite services market, according to a new survey and forecast from research and consulting firm NSR."The next ten years will rival the heydays of the late 1990s for the MSS industry with the launch of...
It sits in the desert as a shimmering star, an example of state-of-the-art technology. From its retractable roof to its grass field that can roll out of the steel and concrete structure, University of Phoenix Stadium was also built with wireless in mind.The $455...
Two companies with lengthy wireless histories have merged into one entity that is geared to tackle the machine-to-machine market.Velocita Wireless L.L.C. and SkyTel are launching their new business plan this week. Velocita was formerly owned by Sprint Nextel Corp. and SkyTel was formed 20...
Home automation applications powered by broadband and wireless service providers have the potential for broad market appeal, according to research from ABI.The firm said home automation, both through standardized technologies or through broadband and wireless service providers could grow more than 50-fold between 2007...
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) announced the introduction of EMConnect, a robust set of firmware features used in conjunction with Sierra Wireless' 3G embedded modules , enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to reduce their development time, platform costs and dependence on
Cellular modem sales could exceed $22 billion by 2013, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm noted Sprint Nextel Corp. recently lowered its mobile broadband prices for using cellphones as modems but left the price of using PC Cards and USB modems...
AT&T Mobility, computer-maker Lenovo and infrastructure vendor L.M. Ericsson announced a teaming to knock off $150 from the price of 3G-capable laptops, with an eye toward enticing customers to mobile broadband.The new offer encompasses three Lenovo ThinkPad SL notebooks and all notebooks in Lenovo's...
The definition of insanity - at least in popular culture - is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. By this definition, many business people and IT departments apparently are a few bytes short of a full hard drive.
The fixed-mobile convergence market is being driven forward by new services like T-Mobile USA Inc.'s @Home service and Orange SA's unik service in Europe, and the market will face its first real competition from services like Sprint Nextel Corp.'s femtocell-based Airave solution.ABI Research predicts...
Thanks to a new executive position, AT&T Mobility is attempting to expand the range of gadgets its network interacts with - and counter similar efforts by its rivals.The carrier announced the appointment of Glen Lurie to president of AT&T's newly created Emerging Devices, National...
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When Nextel started to roll out their iDEN network back...
Numerex Corp., which specializes in machine-to-machine technology, said it has acquired Ublip Inc., a privately held M2M software and services company, for a combination of cash and stock.Numerex paid out about 400,000 shares of restricted Class A common stock and $300,000 in cash for...
France-based Wavecom SA has called Gemalto NV's hostile take-over offer "inadequate" and not in the best interest of the company, its shareholders and employees.Wavecom's board of directors issued its stance Thursday after meeting to discuss Gemalto's unsolicited offer that was made public Monday. Gemalto,...
Travelers lugging laptop computers worry about losing them, with good reason. The hardware is worth hundreds or thousands, and lost or stolen data could be priceless.
Digital security specialist Gemalto has made an offer to acquire mobile modules developer Wavecom. The acquisition is expected to expand Gemalto's business in the growing machine-to-machine market...
