M2M : Machine 2 Machine

Telular Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLS), the leader in alarm and event monitoring solutions and services, today unveiled the TG-11 residential and commercial cellular alarm communicator. Leveraging Telular’s patented Telguard Digital technology, the UL Listed TG-11 transmits alarm signals over the air if the telephone line has been disrupted, compromised, or when no wireline service is available. Telguard Digital is used in over 400,000 intrusion detection systems in homes and businesses across the U.S.

Designed to be the smallest and most lightweight cellular alarm solution in the security market, the TG-11 can function as a primary, backup or dual mode cellular communicator. The TG-11 transmits full data from security and fire systems to central stations and is well-suited for light commercial, business, and residential applications.

“Today, security dealers are looking for ways to reduce costs and boost recurring revenue. The TG-11 was developed in response to the industry’s need for a wireless solution that is faster to install and less expensive,” said George Brody, senior vice president and general manager sales and service, Telular. “The TG-11 delivers on our commitment to provide quality cellular alarm products and support to security dealers so that they can meet the needs of a broad range of customers while managing their costs.”

Came across this article that pushes for the need for MVNO’s to provide global coverage for M2M app’s. There are some M2M apps that require global coverage but majority of app’s are localized..

M2M is gaining increasing operator backing

It’s been a busy time recently for M2M. Verizon Wireless revealed at the CTIA show last month that 90% of the devices being certified for its ‘open access’ network are M2M. At almost the same time KPN’s Sympac unit announced the launch of a global M2M service (provided by Jasper Wireless). This month AT&T announced the formation of its new ‘Emerging Devices’ division, which will look after M2M devices. And finally, last week Telenor announced the formation of a unit, Telenor Connexion, to lead its foray into this space.So why all this sudden interest? One thing all these players have in common is that they are large, well-established telcos from mature mobile markets. Therefore they all share a desire to seek new revenues as voice and data revenue growth becomes harder to find. In addition, at the opposite end of the P&L sheet, module costs, particularly from Asian vendors, are making the sector less costly to enter. As a result demand can now be met more efficiently for the key applications, according to Jasper Wireless, of point of sales terminals, remote service management and, increasingly, security and telemedicine.

For applications designed to operate in potentially explosive industrial environments, Wavecom has developed the WMP120 Wireless Microprocessor, said to be the world’s first ATEX-approved GSM/GPRS solution for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.

ATEX (ATmosphere EXplosive) is the European Directive for certifying products for use in environments where there may be a risk of explosions from exposure to volatile chemicals, liquids or gases. The WMP120 is certified for ATEX equipment category 1 and 3, which allows its use in zone 0, 1 and 2.

The same GSM/GPRS platform can be used for both gas meters and metering gateways, with a common software architecture. On the meter, a WMP120 can simply be added to an existing sensor part and used as a GSM/GPRS datalogger. On the gateway, a 100% software and hardware compatible WMP100 can manage network technologies such as ZigBee, proprietary RF or PLC in addition to the GSM/GPRS communication.

The WMP120 can operate as a smart modem, as a shared processor with a host CPU, or as a standalone CPU natively executing the customer’s application. It supports three programming models: host AT commands, standard C executable and Lua scripting. It also supports the Open AT realtime operating system and the full range of Open AT plug-ins including Internet, security and GPS in addition to the IDS (intelligent device services) scalable platform for securely delivering upgrades and diagnostics over-the-air.

India remains a global hot spot for building automation, fire safety and security due to the thrust given by the economic and business environment and is expected to offer a potential of $3 billion by 2012.

Economic growth induced demand, changing attitudes and perceptions about comfort, central monitoring and control, energy conservation, carbon emissions, safety, security, etc. have increased adoption of Integrated Building Management Systems (IBMS), leading to a Y-O-Y market growth of over 27 percent. Moreover, advancements in building technology such as IP systems, web-enabled systems, M2M, XML, web services enabled anywhere-anytime monitoring and converged building systems are creating paradigms.
The Indian building automation, fire safety and security market continues to evolve on a fast track. The market has evolved steadily from simple integration of disparate systems such as fire safety, security, HVAC and other utilities, to fully integrated and intelligent systems that incorporate the latest technology, applications and features. The industry is ad infinitum being shaped by changing needs, the competitive and performance-focused business environment and the advent of innovative technologies whose catalytic
effects offer new growth opportunities.

RF Monolithics (RFM), a provider of RF hardware solutions, announced that it has again expanded the company’s board of directors and strengthened its corporate management team with the addition of Jonathan W. Ladd as a new independent board member. NovAtel previously was listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol NGPS, prior to its acquisition by the Hexagon AB group of Sweden. Ladd is a member of the board of directors of NovAtel and currently serves on the board of Point, a joint venture of Sokkia (Tokyo) and NovAtel, specializing in system integration for the geomatics industry, as well as the board of Brilliant Telecommunications, a designer, developer and distributer of a family of network timing, management and synchronization solutions, for the telecommunications industry.