Machine to machine (M2M) technology enables computers, mobile devices and smart sensors to communicate between each other, take measurements and share information without any human interaction. Recently, Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) released a study “US Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications Markets Report 2013”, which predicts that M2M connections will reach up to 70 million by 2018.
The study focuses on the cellular M2M connectivity space in the United States and identifies market opportunity from a cellular-enabled connected devices perspective only. The reason M2M is so strong is because of its ever-widening implementation, ranging from vehicles to mobile phones, and according to the website, EDN, the core of every wireless M2M solution is SIM technology, more particularly, subscriber identity module (SIM) card.
The SIM handles network allocation and authentication, essentially serving as the switchboard for security and access control in connecting to the mobile network, EDN explains, also adding that different SIM designs are used in the industry.
iQsim, a provider of SIM server solutions, has developed the IRON Suite solution, which applies its expertise in virtual SIM technology for end to end validation for M2M solutions and can interface with any type of M2M device. It offers end-to-end validation for M2M solutions, an intuitive Web interface and XML API, and an advanced SIM price plan and tariff configuration.
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IT also directly addresses the complexities and challenges found in M2M communications. “SIM cards are virtually allocated to help enable the test server to simulate a complex M2M on-site configuration,” says Allison Boccamazzo in an article titled ‘SIM Technology and M2M Communications Go Hand in Hand’. “Even more, the solution enables SIM cards to be both physically and geographically separated from its device’s destination –supporting deployment across extensive geographic limits and only requiring IP connection.”
For more information on how to leverage M2M, as it coincides with SIM server technology, please visit iQsim.
Edited by Blaise McNamee