Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and nPhase, a Verizon Wireless / Qualcomm Joint Venture, have announced they are forming an alliance aimed at simplifying the remote management and monitoring of devices spread across both European and US networks.
The alliance members anticipate that this move will result in increased demand for M2M services on mobile networks across Europe and North America over the coming years. Globally, industry-wide operator revenues for wireless M2M were US$4.3 billion in 2008, and this is forecast to rise to US$12.9 billion in 2012, according to the telecom analyst firm Berg Insight, based in Sweden.
The initiative will make it easier for Verizon Wireless and Vodafone customers to activate, monitor and pay for devices that are deployed across both European (GSM) and USA (CDMA) networks. The alliance will also offer a single point of contact for provisioning devices that are connected to both Verizon Wireless and Vodafone networks.
At the same time, it will enable firms to centrally manage and control the process of rolling out M2M devices across many countries. The alliance members will also work toward providing customers with a single invoice and a single point of contact for technical and other support.
The nPhase M2M services platform, which integrates with the Vodafone M2M global service platform, will provide customers with a range of online management tools giving them a single view of their international M2M estate with additional management capabilities in the pipeline.
"The essence of this new alliance is to simplify the complex," said Steve Pazol, president of nPhase. "This business alliance removes many of the complexities by building on the tremendous capabilities and reach of Vodafone and Verizon Wireless to offer a single standard interface, and provide pre-certified global devices that can support both CDMA and GSM networks."
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