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Today, with M2M (Machine To Machine) companies can already manage fleets of vehicles, vending machines and photocopiers. But soon this technology will come in your life and help manage your environment : home automation (telesurveillance, heating, lighting, etc.), car rental, electric meters, etc.. See how M2M will change your life !
Muriel de Beler, program manager within the Common Solutions Team, talks about joint Orange-SITA innovation around Near Field Communicaitons (NFC) for the air transport industry.
Veolia Water and Orange are joining forces in the smart metering sector and are launching m2o city, an operator specialized in remote environmental data and water meter reading services.
The m2o cityjoint-venture offers as of today a complete turnkey service based on an ultralow consumption radio network to local authorities. In addition to information from water meters, this network will be able to collect data from environmental sensors (to combat noise or pollution for instance) in line with the expectations of any authorities.
Taisei Miura, CEO of m2o city, presents this new smart metering operator.
In partnership with Orange, Intratone, expert in building access control and wireless telephone intercom, creates intercom panels working on GSM network for collective housing. Thanks to the SIM card installed in the entry phones, the visitors can call directly the residents on their mobile or fixed line which allows them to open by clicking on the star key of the telephone. Therefore the residents monitor remotely their building access. The installation costs are reduced because no additional work is necessary. Thanks to this solution, Intratone improves its secure building access control services and can extend its offer to the international market.
Vivek Badrinath, Executive Director of Orange Business Services, talks about his vision and that of the group on M2M and the Internet of Things. He tells us that the Orange group is already strongily committed to several years in the Machine To Machine, which is a great tool to develop innovative services, with over 2 million M2M SIM cards worldwide through the Orange Group. He gives details of the many areas that are already impacted by M2M: transportation, health, remote metering, security, ... He announces that the Group's objective is to reach 10 million communicating objects in 2015 and that for this, Orange Business Services will work with partners: integrators, major players in their industry, electronics manufacturers, ... He expresses the will of the group to move forward together with these partners through open innovation and co-development and establish with them technical and commercial partnerships.
Cover box, the unique Pay As You Drive car insurance company in the UK has chosen Orange to develop its m2m based solution. Insurance costs are based on the drivers' driving patterns. An m2m SIM card is installed in the car which monitors driving patterns: how many miles people drive, when they drive and how they drive. This solution allows drivers to consult on internet their driving pattern and adapt it accordingly to reduce their bills.
EMT Malaga, the public transport company of the city of Malaga, has developed with Orange Spain a fleet management solution to geolocalize its buses using an embedded m2m SIM card. Via GPRS technology, it communicates through a web interface to a display at the bus stop the estimate arrival time of the buses. It also provides real time information to the control centre of EMT on bus status, geographic position and in case of a problem allows calls to be made to the bus driver . Thanks to this solution, EMT improved its quality of service and its customer experience.
Konica Minolta has developed with Orange a solution enabling the automated monitoring of printing systems from a device and a SIM card. This solution enables the optimisation of equipment maintenance, remote check-ups of the printers, automated deliveries of consumable supplies and remote reading of copy meters. Konica Minolta can thus provide its customers with a reactive and top quality service so they can rely on a fully functional printing system
Hugues Severac, Director of M2M strategy at Orange Business Services explains how m2m technology can be used to better manage scarce resources such as water and energy and how it can also help combat pollution in cities, contributing to a greener planet.
Peter Nelson, CEO of Valentiatech, a leader in the healthcare space explains how technolgy is changing the healthcare industry today both at the point of delivery of healthcare and better coordination of various heathcare services, leading to savings and increased efficiency.
Tobias Ryberg of Berg Insight gives his thoughts and insight on how the smart metering landscape in Europe will evolve over the coming years and his thoughts on who will be leading.
Steria and its partners have implemented a system and services which meet these sustainable development needs by using both on-board telematics and Machine To Machine technology.
In a complex ecosystem, a strong partnership with Orange allows Steria to provide its customers with the reinforced M2M SIM cards which are vital when it comes to ensuring continuity of service, together with the Orange network for its coverage throughout Europe. Steria has thus at its disposal a perfectly reliable system so they can give their customers the service they expect.
Lionel Anciaux CEO of Mobile Token explains how m2m technolgy is helping the construction industry to better control, manage and track materials, equipment and staff in the field.
Lionel Anciaux
March 18, 2009, Sorin Group, a global medical device company and leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, has developed a remote monitoring solution for patients implanted with cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices in partnership with Orange Business Services. The new solution is based on Sorin's implanted CRM devices' ability to send data to a non-invasive monitoring system located at the patient's home and on Orange Business Services' capability to manage the data transmission to the physician. During the World Communication Awards 2009, this collaborative solution received the "Best Change-Maker" award.
In-car communications systems are becoming more and more capable, with entertainment, navigation and engine management technology advancing and converging to power a number of new telematics services which bring a range of benefits to motorists.
Emmanuel Routier the director of Orange Business Services' M2M center explains how businesses are looking to M2M in the current economic downturn to optimize their processes and even launch new products.
The whole chain from the initial order of a product to the final delivery with picking/shipping at supplier's premises, transport/delivery and end consumer and partners traceability requests.
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