Gemalto, (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that Canadian telecommunications carrier TELUS will use Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIM cards to enable consumers to securely store a variety of credentials on their SIM for use with their mobile phones. This fully compliant Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) technology will enable customers to make [...]
NatWest, one of the UK’s largest banks, has announced that it will trial NFC payments using its TouchPay mobile app and Wireless Dynamics’ iCarte accessory for the iPhone. Some 1,000 NatWest customers will be provided with a free NFC-enabled iCarte case for their iPhone 4 or 4S smart phone. After attaching the iCarte [...]
Leaders Offer Mobile Physical Access Systems for the Enterprise EINDHOVEN, Netherlands and IRVINE, Calif., March 29, 2012 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and HID Global, both trusted leaders in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced their collaboration to introduce a global, generic Mobile Access solution for NFC-enabled mobile phones. NFC [...]
Recognizing NFC and TSM expansion AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has won two Future Mobile Awards from Juniper Research in the Near Field Communications (NFC) and Mobile Ticketing categories respectively. The awards recognize Gemalto’s role in mobile commerce through Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) deployment and Trusted Service [...]
Organizations from Building and Automotive, Communications, Fitness Monitoring, Imaging, Smart Cards, and Testing Industries Join Consortium WAKEFIELD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that Intel Corporation, a world leader in computing innovation, has upgraded from Principal to Sponsor level. Sponsor membership [...]
(Reuters) – Wireless service provider Verizon Wireless said it was not blocking Google Inc’s payments app, Google Wallet, on its latest smartphone, and said it was still in talks with Google about the service. “Recent reports that Verizon is blocking Google Wallet on our devices are false,” Verizon spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said in a [...]
Madrid, Munich, 2nd December, 2011 – Telefónica‘s new Digital unit and Giesecke & Devrient have reached an agreement to establish a single European-wide platform for Near Field Communication (NFC) services. By the terms of this agreement, Giesecke & Devrient will provide the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) technology required for this solution, such as [...]
Fast Data, Big Data and M2M Market!
Chris Baker, Senior Vice President, Global ISV/OEM & Java Sales ORACLE Fast Data, Big Data and M2M Market! – Interview with Chris Baker, Senior Vice President, Global ISV/OEM Sales, ORACLE, at M2M WORLD CONGRESS 2013.
Optimising M2M: From Device to the Data Centre
Chris Baker, Senior Vice President – Worldwide ISV, OEM and Java Sales ORACLE When the global M2M community gathers in London this April for the annual M2M World Congress, the conversations that will take place will be different to those of previous years. We are entering a new phase in the M2M [...]
The Evolution of a Connected Service
Author: Robert Brunbäck, CMO, Telenor Connexion The evolution of a connected service – Why it is important to take a lifecycle view! The uptake of M2M or connected services in various devices, machines and vehicles is growing steadily and from some 15 years in the business of realizing connected services there are a [...]
How M2M Technology is Protecting Amazon
Author: Ramzi Abdine, Head of M2M, Gemalto, Latin America The Challenge The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is vital to stabilizing the earth’s environment, producing oxygen, absorbing greenhouse gases and providing natural habitat for 30% of the world’s plant and animal species1. However, strong global demand for rainforest wood combined with the enormous profitability of [...]
Satellite gaining ground in M2M Communications
Author: Joel Schroeder, Director, M2M Program, Inmarsat Today’s scientists and researchers have access to massive amounts of computing power and an insatiable appetite for a constant stream of sensor data they can analyse. With the continuing demand for more real-time data from machine-to-machine (M2M) environments, there has been an associated surge of interest in [...]
Libelium brings 3G Over-the-Air to Smart Cities
Telcos and Developers Can Update Waspmote Sensor Nodes from the Cloud ZARAGOZA, Spain & REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Libelium today released a new communications module capable of over-the-air programming (OTAP) via 3G and Wi-Fi for remote management of its wireless sensor platform Waspmote. As a result, firmware updates to Waspmote sensor nodes deployed in any Smart [...]
Orbcomm launches Telematics for Heavy Equipment
Adds innovative end-to-end solutions to existing OEM offerings ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced the availability of a complete end-to-end telematics solution for the heavy equipment industry. Leveraging the strategic acquisition of MobileNet, Inc. as well as long-time partnerships with Quake Global, Inc. (Quake) [...]
ORBCOMM, Cartrack Deliver Telematics for Africa
Adds first African transportation VAR to customer portfolio and expands business on continent ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that Cartrack (Pty) Ltd. (Cartrack) has selected ORBCOMM to provide satellite data communication services to extend its current range of GSM logistics and telematics solutions. [...]
Gemalto supplies MTS Russia with NFC SIM
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest network operator with over 70 million subscribers, with itsUpTeq NFC high-end SIM cards for a mobile phone-based public transport ticketing solution in the city of Novosibirsk. Produced and personalized at Gemalto’s Moscow service center, the solution can [...]
SAS Energy Forecasting helps Smart Grid Investment
Big data analytics saves utility customers millions of dollars The Premier Business Leadership Series AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SAS Energy Forecasting, new from the business analytics leader, helps utilities operate more efficiently by capitalizing on new interval data from smart meters. Unlike other load forecasting software, SAS Energy Forecasting supports multiple planning horizons – from the next [...]
Brazil Smart Grid: Market Forecast (2012 – 2022)
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Brazil Smart Grid: Market Forecast (2012 – 2022)” report to their offering. “Brazil Smart Grid: Market Forecast (2012 – 2022)” Northeast Group has published the second volume of its Brazil Smart Grid: Market Forecast (2012-2022) following the recent changes to Brazil’s smart metering regulatory framework announced in [...]
