The Personal Connected Health Alliance launches to improve health through connected technologies

Washington D.C., USA, April 22, 2014 – The Personal Connected Health Alliance  has been launched to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health. It has been established as an international non-profit organisation by Continua Health Alliance, mHealth Summit and HIMSS. 

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Machina Research ranks BMW the number one connected car manufacturer

Over the last few months there has been an increasing focus from key M2M stakeholders on pursuing the connected car market in a more meaningful way. Earlier this year AT&T launched its Drive Platform (in conjunction with the likes of Amdocs, Ericsson and Jasper Wireless) and Drive Studio lab. Ericsson has particularly been pushing the

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Libelium launches BLE module to connect Waspmote with smartphones and tablets for remote monitoring

IoT Asia, Singapore; Redwood City, USA; and Zaragoza, Spain. April 22, 2014 — At the Internet of Things conference and exhibition in Singapore Libelium has launched a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module that connects Waspmote sensor nodes to smartphones, tablets, and other BLE-compatible iOS and Android devices. The Waspmote sensor nodes can connect with smartphones and tablets for remote

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Talking Heads: Big data challenges and crisp replies as Oracle and partners leverage its platforms for IoT devices

As we enter the age of the Internet of Things (IoT) Jeremy Cowan asks Oracle’s Dave Hofert how we can benefit from the burgeoning data streams now available to service providers. What lessons in device and data management have been learned in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications?

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Continua Health Alliance 2014 Design Guidelines: first global interoperability standards ratified by ITU

Beaverton, Oregon, USA – Continua Health Alliance has announced the availability of its most recent 2014 Design Guidelines. Continua is an international non-profit multi-stakeholder group, and the leading organisation convening global technology industry standards to develop end-to-end, plug-and-play connectivity for personal connected health.

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Vodafone and AstraZeneca announce partnership for mHealth patient services

Newbury and London, UK, March 18, 2014 – Vodafone and AstraZeneca have announced a global partnership to use mobile health (mHealth) services to improve health outcomes for patients with cardiovascular conditions. The collaboration will create new mobile and internet-based services to support patients through their treatment journey, improving medication adherence and giving patients confidence to

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M2M and IoT take centre stage at Mobile World Congress 2014

Every year the mobile industry converges on Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. This year, machine-to-machine and the internet of things were prominent trends. New connected devices were everywhere. There were more connected cars on the show floor than ever before, with the likes of BMW, Ford and Tesla prominently on display. Wearables were also one

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Harnessing the value of the IoT market

Robert Brunback, CMO of Telenor Connexion discuss the three topics: – How is the market evolving ? – What challenges are enterprises facing ? – Harnessing the value of the IoT market

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M2M Now wrap-up of MWC2014

Jeremy Cowan Editorial Director of M2M Now talking about recent Mobile World Congress.

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Evolving smart grid roll-outs into smart customer experiences

Olaf Vieselmann, Senior Product Marketing Manager of Orga Systems discuss the three topics

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The changing face of Wyless

Dan McDuffie and Gilli Coston discuss the changing face of Wyless, whilst Michel Zwijnenberg of newly acquired partner Aspider M2M, looks at ‘What does operator independence really mean?’

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Qualcomm Life integrates Bluetooth® Low Energy into 2net hub for connected medical devices

Orlando & San Diego, USA and Mobile World Congress, Spain — Qualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., is integrating Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), as part of its latest 2net(TM) Hub software release. Speaking to M2M Now in Barcelona today, general manager Rick Valencia said this makes the 2net Hub one of the first standalone, FDA-listed wireless gateways

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Gemalto delivers secure connectivity for innovative health and wellness M2M hub

Austin, Texas, USA, February 25, 2014 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has announced its Cinterion® M2M technology is providing secure wireless connectivity for a next generation smart health and wellness M2M hub, developed by Vignet Corp.

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M2M Contract Hot List – March 2014

(West Malling, UK. February 21, 2014) — The latest Contract Hot List has now been published online. M2M Now‘s unique service lists all the key M2M contracts and deployments recently announced worldwide. It’s free to be included in The Contract Hot List, and you will find a free-to-access archive of past Hot Lists here, too.

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Vodafone predicts strong M2M growth driven by automotive, energy and health applications

We are only at the beginning of the machine-to-machine (M2M) revolution, believes Erik Brenneis, director of M2M at Vodafone, who has already seen the number of Vodafone M2M connections grow from 3 million to 14 million over the last four years. This is one of the conclusions of a new video interview on the M2M

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M2M Now Magazine March 2014 Edition

M2M Now magazine explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing CSPs across this sector. Our exclusive interviews pass on some key lessons learned by those who have taken the first steps in next gen Machine to Machine (M2M) services. In the latest issue: COMPANY NEWS: M&A activity at Sierra Wireless, PTC, Wyless and Wasserstein. PEOPLE NEWS: New names at

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