Archive for December, 2011
SensorLogic Reborn
Rumours of SensorLogic’s demise three or four weeks ago made us wonder whether we should modify our list of M2M platform providers – click here to access this. However, we understood at the time that Gemalto/Cinterion was interested in picking up the pieces so we waited to see what would happen. Today (December 20) brought ...
Ericsson withdraws from cellular modules
Ericsson’s withdrawal from the mobile broadband modules market, announced on December 1 (click here), was explained as being due to “our position on the market does not provide the scale we need to achieve the desired profitability. We have therefore decided to phase out the business”. No thought of selling it off then. Back in ...
The M2M market in turbulent economic times
Two years ago, the M2M market was hit by the 2008-9 economic downturn – just like the rest of industry. Given the current financial crisis in the Eurozone and weak economic growth everywhere, what are the prospects for the M2M market now?
Overall, they look pretty good I think. Two years ago parts of the market ...