M2M Solutions and Services

[Wikipedia]: Machine to Machine (M2M) refers to technologies that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same type. M2M is a broad term as it does not pinpoint specific wireless or wired networking, information and communications technology. M2M is considered an integral part of the Internet of Things (IoT) and brings several benefits to industry and business in general as it has a wide range of applications such as industrial automation, logistics, Smart Grid, Smart Cities, health, defense etc. mostly for monitoring but also for control purposes.

In order to support the rapid new development and the worldwide adoption of the Internet of Things as well as the continued growth of M2M technology and its large scale applications in the future, a global adoption and deployment of the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) are required because all of the sensors and machine-readable identifiers needed to make the Internet of Things a reality will need an extremely large address space.

Consequently, the future success of M2M, as an integral part of the IoT, will largely be determined by the successful global adoption of IPv6.

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Solutions and Services

• AT&T Machine-to-Machine Solutions: Full suite of connected devices and application services to power the Internet of Things (IoT).
• Verizon Machine-to-Machine Solutions: Connected machines are fast becoming the eyes and ears of the enterprise. By adding sensors and networking technologies to your products and equipment, you can find new ways to do more with less and gather powerful insights from machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.