Too Many Throats and Not Enough Arms - M2M Evolution

6/05/2013

ITEXPO Las Vegas begins in: 81 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » CTIA 2013 Gems: Gemalto Dives Deep into M2M » North American Homes Getting More Connected In 2013 » M2M DataSmart Makes Machine-to-Machine Technology Simple » White Space is the Future for M2M and Wireless Internet Ubiquity   Sponsored By: : M2M Evolution Conference & Expo – August 26-29, 2013 Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV M2M Evolution highlights how M2M technologies, the Internet of Things and the wireless network combine to significantly improve business processes, minimize risk, and drive revenue. Join us in Las Vegas for this two track program focused on providing you with information on how M2M solves business problems across multiple industries and in nearly all business functional areas. Conference sessions will focus on the retail and energy verticals as well as applications in big data, security and logistic functions (including transportation, fleet management and demand response). Members of the M2M ecosystem, including wireless carriers, application providers, platform companies, and device manufacturers will discuss their roles in creating effective technologies and procedures that work to create an ecosystem for actionable data, information and efficiencies.   Top Stories » Telit GE910-QUAD V3 is Company's New Flagship 2G Module » Cartrack to Expand Telematics Services in Africa with ORBCOMM » Wi2Wi Unveils New Portable Wi-Fi Micro-Controller System for M2M Deployment » Tiny Chip Smaller Than an Ant Swallowed for Biomonitoring   From The Expert Corner June 05, 2013 Too Many Throats and Not Enough Arms By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media Still thinking about the issue of who should be dominant in M2M? In talking with friends, I am constantly amazed how many companies are involved with the deployment and how often their roles overlap. A module maker will take the role of integrator. An integrator will become an MVNO, etc. As you peel away at the relationships, it’s hard to determine the best point of contact in the crowd to take on the role of being the “throat to choke.” Carriers are normally very good at responding well to escalation and being there, but often after the communication path is shown to work, the resources associated with escalation are sparse. Read More    Featured Videos Orbcomm Details M2M and Tracking Success    Featured Resources » 5 Significant Ways M2M Can Improve Your Business Today » Real-time Data from Remote Machines » M2M for Industrial Remote Asset Monitoring   TMCnet's Blogs » Machina Research Matt Hatton Says Generation X or Y Expect to Be Connected   Featured Communities » M2M Evolution » Embedded M2M Solutions   Visit www.m2mevolution.com for the Latest Machine to Machine News & Info   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit M2M Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Interested in reaching M2M Evolution's Global M2M Communications and Technology Audience of 80,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a M2M Evolution columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of M2M technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the M2M Evolution Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask, group editorial director, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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