M2M

OXNARD, Calif.—CalAmp Corp. said it signed a definitive agreement to buy Dataradio Inc. for about $54.6 million in a move it says will expand its wireless data communications business for …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom announced plans to acquire Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P.’s machine-to-machine business, which specializes in automotive and industrial wireless solutions, in a deal valued at a maximum of $39.5 …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France—Wavecom announced plans to acquire Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P.’s machine-to-machine business, which specializes in automotive and industrial wireless solutions, in a deal valued at a maximum of $39.5 …

CHICAGO-Air Products and nPhase L.L.C. have teamed up to explore using machine-to-machine telemetry technology to remotely monitor inventory levels in tanks and containers. Air Products brings data management capabilities and …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it has acquired Berkana Wireless Inc., a wireless chip designer, for $56 million in cash. Silicon Valley-based Berkana provides metal oxide semiconductor radio frequency integrated circuits, or …

ATLANTA-Wireless machine-to-machine vendor Numerex Corp. announced it acquired Airdesk Inc., which produces digital M2M products including radio modules. The companies said the deal is worth around $4 million, with an …

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Wireless networking company Helicomm announced it acquired WirelessPlug, which makes wireless machine-to-machine modems working over GPRS, GSM and CDMA technologies for the Asian market. Terms of the deal were …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for packet-based cellular machine-to-machine communications is growing, but the final shape of the market will depend on the commitments wireless carriers are willing to make to …

DETROIT-Telematics company Aeris.net announced it will offer a digital machine-to-machine communications service using wireless modules from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The service will run on Aeris.net’s CDMA Digital MicroBurst service …

OYSTER BAY, New York-Although industry watchers continue to predict the mobile-phone market will see massive growth during the next several years, the machine-to-machine industry is growing at an even faster …

Wavecom SA and European carrier Orange announced a partnership to provide a joint machine-to-machine industry offering. The two companies plan to market and co-sell an end-to-end communication and development platform …

LONDON-Wavecom SA and European carrier Orange announced a partnership to provide a joint machine-to-machine industry offering. The two companies plan to market and co-sell an end-to-end communication and development platform …

Sierra Wireless introduced the AirCard 775 PC Card and the MP 775 GPS modem for EDGE networks at the CTIA show in Atlanta. Both products are slated for commercial availability …

ATLANTA-Wavecom SA and SensorLogic said they are working together to market complete machine-to-machine solutions for existing GSM and CDMA networks. According to the agreement, SensorLogic will integrate devices from Wavecom’s …

TEMECULA, Calif.-Opto 22, which manufactures hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, enterprise data acquisition and machine-to-machine applications, announced two new integration deals. The company has integrated Sony Ericsson’s …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it selected M2M Connectivity Pty Ltd., which distributes machine-to-machine telemetry modules, as a distributor of the Kyocera 200 Module in Australia and New Zealand. The …

DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create …

DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create …

It seems the wireless machine-to-machine market is finally coming into its own. The industry now boasts a range of players including major names like Nokia Corp. and IBM Corp., it …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless named Airdesk Inc., an international distributor of telemetry and machine-to-machine wireless data solutions, as a national master agent for its Express Network high-speed data service. Airdesk said …

GERMANY German mobile operator E-Plus introduced natural language access to information and services using iVB Network Solutions’ Omvia product line. The E-Plus Voice Assistant service includes live and stored multimedia …