[January 24, 2012] FreeWave Technologies Predicts Demand for Wireless M2M in 2012 Tweet Jan 24, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- FreeWave Technologies, manufacturer of a high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, announced that 2012 will be a banner year for wireless data radio communications across many industrial and geographical markets. According to a release, as one of the early providers of 900 MHz wireless technology in 1993 (which now has expanded into additional multiple spectrums), FreeWave has seen the evolution of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communications grow and gain traction across both traditional and, more recently, newer growth markets, such as the Smart Grid. M2M communications are regarded as a growth opportunity not only by FreeWave, but by businesses that are recognizing that by wirelessly connecting machines, devices, sensors, equipment, etc. they can make their existing processes more productive and open entirely new ways of using data. "In the past, myths about security concerns and overall reliability issues with wireless technology had to be hurdled, but today, it is clear that wireless is here to stay," said Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer of FreeWave Technologies. "Many diverse and dynamic markets, such as oil and gas, utilities in electric power and water and government/defense will continue to look for ways to streamline their operations and as a result there will be exciting, new innovations for addressing issues previously deemed cost-prohibitive, not technically feasible or lacking in sufficient reliability." These sentiments are echoed across the world because wireless increasingly is becoming the top solution for communications technology due to demand and innovation. In addition, people and companies will continue to have an appetite for data and knowledge, and therefore will want more of it, faster. This idea, in conjunction with increasing security standards and lowering the power consumption necessary to effectively run wireless communication devices, will continue to be a key driver of demand and innovation as well. More sophisticated ways of doing things such as asset tracking and machine-to-machine communications (at lower costs) will continue to emerge in the wireless industry and particularly in three key industrial markets, FreeWave sees the following trends taking shape as well. "Our customers depend on wireless data communications for operational success and there are enormous societal impacts if critical infrastructures like utilities, government/defense and oil and gas markets fail," Sharma said. "We take pride in the dependability of our solutions, which further is emphasized by the most rigorous testing methods for every single radio that comes out of our world-class manufacturing facility in Boulder." More Information: freewave.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]