M2M : Machine 2 Machine

BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The M2M specialist Telit Wireless Solutions and the Spanish network operator Telefónica Spain today announced a groundbreaking strategic alliance to provide customers with a turnkey M2M solution based on Telit’s innovative modules and Telefónica’s ‘Mundo Máquina’ and Smart M2M Platform. As part of the alliance, Telefónica will embed Telit modules into its M2M projects, which will result in enhanced performance for Telefónica customers looking to deploy their M2M project on time and within budget.

Telefónica selected Telit’s new UMTS/HSDPA module, announced at 3GSM. Both companies are currently working on the integration of Telit products into Telefonica’s M2M Smart Platform, a dedicated server for users of M2M technology.

”Telefónica is Spain’s leading network carrier and one of the world’s largest telecom companies with a strong focus on the M2M market,“ explained Roger Dewey, President and CEO of Telit Americas. ”Telefónica’s constant commitment to generating new services and supporting systems integrators in developing innovative applications is of high importance for us. This perfectly matches Telit’s strategy of offering its customers the latest M2M technology worldwide.”

As a result of this partnership, users will benefit from the close cooperation of these two leading players in M2M, securing solutions that include Telit’s M2M modules with corresponding support bundled with Telefónica’s data transmission and services. Customers benefit from Telit’s three core values: business scalability, ease of integration and investment protection.

”This is an important advantage for us. Through this close cooperation with Telit we can respond flexibly to our customers’ requests,“ said Raquel Perez Serrano, Product Manager of M2M at Telefónica.