M2M is increasingly the hot topic at events like this week's Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. Technology vendors across the spectrum - from device and chipset hardware vendors to ISVs, mobile network operators, systems integrators - took this event as an opportunity to announce new partnerships in the M2M space.
Today's M2M ecosystem is messy. It is fragmented, complex and - to a large degree - undefined. We are just at the tipping point of recognizing the full implications M2M technology will have. Thus the startlingly long list of M2M partnerships announced this week indicates a clear M2M strategy by today's technology vendors.
Vendors such as Jasper Wireless, Deutsche Telekom and RACO Wireless are looking to establish themselves as early leaders in the evolving M2M market. In another sense, these vendors' partnering frenzy highlights the fear of falling behind as the M2M market evolves. 2013 will see the M2M market and vendor ecosystem slowly begin to fall into place.
Partnerships Announced at MWC 2013 - Barcelona
- Axeda - Wipro
- Deutsche Telekom - Axesstel
- Deutsche Telekom - Qualcomm
- Device Cloud Networks - Orange Switzerland
- Ericsson - SAP
- Ericsson - Germalto
- Jasper Wireless - Mobily
- Jasper Wireless - Optus Business
- Jasper Wireless - Claro Brazil
- RACO Wireless - Sprint
- RACO Wireless - Telefonica
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