Vodafone, Verizon join hands to boost M2M services

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: With an aim to simplify the remote management and monitoring of devices spread across European and US networks, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and nPhase, a Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm joint venture, have announced to form an alliance.

Increased demand for M2M services on mobile networks across Europe and North America over the coming years is expected by the members of this alliance. It will become easy for the customers of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone to activate, monitor and pay for devices that are deployed across both European (GSM) and USA (CDMA) networks.

Besides, the move will enable firms to centrally manage and control the process of rolling out M2M devices across many countries. According to Steve Pazol, president of nPhase, 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.