VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The Indian handset market has recorded over 350 million shipments in the year 2017 as compared to 280 million in 2016, a surge in revenue from Rs.1,11,000 crore in 2015 to Rs.1,35,000 crore in 2016, according to an ASSOCHAM–KPMG joint study.  Smartphones have also gained immense popularity in India in the last four years and constituted 43 per cent of the total handset shipments in 2016. Robust growths of the handset market coupled with enhanced connectivity of telecom services have been pivotal in the growth of various industries such as retail, manufacturing, IT, e-commerce, etc, noted the ASSOCHAM–KPMG study titled “Accelerating growth and ease-of-doing businesses”.  Indian handset exports flourished during 2008 to 2012 going up to Rs.12,000 crore, but were interrupted by a decline of almost 30 per cent in the two subsequent years. Accompanied by a parallel fall in handset manufacturing, downfall of handset manufacturing industry became a major area of concern f...

Embedded SIM cards will increasingly dominate the M2M (Machine to Machine) space, accounting for more than 50 percent cellular connections by the end of 2020 says a study by Juniper Research. According to the new study, M2M: Strategies & Opportunities for MNOs, service providers & OEMs 2016-2021, the introduction of the GSMA’s embedded specification is likely to fuel the opportunity for service providers to offer remote provisioning of SIM cards. The study claimed that this in turn would greatly enhance the capabilities of service providers to update and augment offerings and subscriptions... Read More

To improve efficiency, enable new business models, and enhance productivity and profitability, organizations around the world will use machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies, with Internet of Things becomes a reality. M2M technologies that encompass devices, networks, platforms and applications will allow networked machines to exchange information and take intelligent action. As long as Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding, devices are becoming cheaper and more powerful, seamless and reliable. New analytics technologies and business intelligence solutions are able to get deeper insight from raw data even as M2M solutions are continuing to mature. From a Solutions providers (SPs) perspective all of this means that SPs can use data from M2M systems to improve efficiency, develop new business models and generate revenue both for themselves and their customers. m2m technologies M2M is the new way to develop networking businessAccording to a statement, the India Machine to Machine (M...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation and Wyless Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic alliance to explore end-to-end M2M service opportunities. Under this agreement, NEC will promote Wyless' advanced management software "Porthos" to mobile network operators and enterprises worldwide. In addition, NEC will add "Porthos" to its enhanced M2M CONNEXIVE solutions. This converged solution enables mobile network operators and enterprises to maximize user experience while minimizing their operating costs and optimizing their revenue from rapidly increasing M2M connectivity services. Furthermore, in return, Wyless will promote NEC's M2M CONNEXIVE solutions to its customers. Shigeru Okuya, VP & Sr. GM, NEC Corporation said, "This partnership with Wyless is an ideal opportunity to mutually extend our M2M business capabilities to customers throughout the world. NEC is at the forefront of M2M and cloud...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Amdocs has celebrated its 30th anniversary as the market leader. To mark this milestone, Amdocs introduced its new brand promise -"Embrace Challenge, Experience Success" - that represents its commitment to help customers win in the rapidly evolving connected world. The company also unveiled Amdocs Enreach, a new partner program designed to deliver more value to Amdocs' global customer base by harnessing innovation from young companies and research institutes around the world in combination with its CES product portfolio. Furthermore, Amdocs has also launched two new solutions Amdocs' M2M (Machine-to-Machine) and Connected Home solutions that enable service providers to create new revenue streams, provide a unified customer experience and allow them to compete with over-the-top providers, all of which helps them increase average revenue per user (ARPU). "We expect to see interest for these solutions across North America...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wipro has launched its M2M, a comprehensive solution that enables Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to launch Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services quickly and cost effectively. M2M refers to technologies that use both wireless and wireline networks to enable direct communication between devices and applications. CSPs are investing heavily in M2M, because it offers tremendous potential to replace declining revenues in legacy business areas. Wipro M2M is targeted at existing telecom operators in midsized, mature markets and start-up operators in emerging markets. At the core of the solution is a set of enablers that will accelerate time to market, reduce service costs and maximize revenue realization. Wipro M2M is pre-bundled with industry business models and processes thereby empowering CSPs to reduce the gap in addressing the needs of enterprises. The solution incorporates components of Wipro RAPIDS 2.0, a proprietary Wipro framework, whic...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Swisscom and Ericsson have launched a partnership to develop the M2M market. Swisscom will offer enterprises, from different industries both in Switzerland as well as Swisscom customers abroad, services to leverage efficiencies along their customers' value chain from production to distribution. The first trials will start in February 2012. The commercial introduction of services is scheduled for the summer 2012. Urs Schaeppi, Head, Swisscom Corporate Business Unit said, "We are entering this partnership– in which Ericsson supports us not only with its M2M connectivity platform, but also with its extensive experience of the worldwide M2M market- with the clear ambition not only to be first in an emerging market, but also to provide our customers with the kind of superior offering they are used to from us. Our ambition is to provide enterprise customers with a scalable, easy-to-configure-and-maintain, telecom-grade solution that helps ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Amdocs has launched two new solutions - Amdocs M2M (Machine-to-Machine) and Connected Home solutions - that will enable service providers to create new revenue streams, provide a unified customer experience and allow them to compete with over-the-top providers, all of which will help them increase average revenue peruser (ARPU). Amdocs M2M solution is a pre-packaged, pre-configured end-to-end solution based on production-proven technology that allows service providers to quickly onboard and support partners offering M2M applications, whereas Amdocs Connected Home solution is a cloud-based solution that can be easily integrated with existing business and operational support systems (B/OSS) and core network elements. This solution can allow service providers to increase revenue by up to 5 per cent. "We expect to see interest for these solutions across North America and Europe. As part of the Amdocs CES portfolio and combined with our wid...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE m2mapps.com GmbH has launched its global network for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, where companies can register free of charge, easily create company profiles and upload product and service information. m2mapps serves as the central point of contact for companies around the world wishing to professionally market products and services from the M2M field. The platform also provides comprehensive insights into the M2M market. Additional market intelligence is provided in a blog from Beecham Research CEO & Analyst Robin Duke-Woolley. m2mapps now enables corporations to present themselves and their products free of charge in a dedicated and professional environment on a global scale. Any companies in the M2M field can register for free and benefit from the added visibility as m2m apps continues to actively promote the platform. "The M2M market has grown increasingly complex in the last few years. The aim of m2m apps is to provi...