[September 29, 2009] Jasper Wireless Inks Connection Deal with KPN Tweet Sep 29, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Jasper Wireless announced a multi-year agreement with KPN to wirelessly connect a host of consumer electronics and machine-to-machine (M2M) devices. The KPN M2M Corporate offering, enabled by Jasper Wireless, is designed to accelerate market entry for a new category of connected devices on KPN's network, including personal navigation, e-readers, mobile internet devices, gaming, healthcare appliances, tracking, and telematics systems. The Jasper Wireless said its software-as-a-service platform provides KPN with the applications, design services and automated operational management capabilities necessary to serve the needs of this market. "Partnering with Jasper enables KPN to offer the complete solution companies need to connect and operate their devices: global coverage and a connectivity management platform that helps customers to design their connected devices and dramatically shorten products' time-to-market," said Kim Bybjerg, Director, KPN Managed Mobile Solutions. "With the Jasper Wireless platform, KPN's partners can reach the market faster with high-performing devices, easily scalable deployments and real-time connectivity control. This gives them the flexible and innovative pricing structures needed to reach disparate demographics and market segments, and makes this new category of devices even more attractive for end-users." "Embedding connectivity into the next generation of devices requires a unique set of assets. Jasper Wireless provides a single platform that enables OEMs to easily embed connectivity into devices and get to market quickly - so their connected devices can be deployed profitably and at scale, and the business can expand across multiple countries. With the Jasper Wireless platform, KPN is able to offer its partners a complete solution that delivers a superior end-user experience with the lowest total cost of operations. The connected devices world is now open for OEMs looking to deploy their connected solution profitably and at scale, and expand across multiple countries," said Cindy Patterson, executive vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, Jasper Wireless. Jasper Wireless stated that its has developed billing applications and services that support highly flexible business models as well as the automation of operational processes, including custom device provisioning, instant activation, real-time diagnostic tools and detailed billing and usage reports. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]