Thinking About Buying a M2M Solution or Developing Your Own?

What enterprises need to know before they embark on contracts with service providers.
No Jitter (www.nojitter.com)
Kevin DiLallo & Dorothy Hildebrandt

The International Consumer Electronics Show may have ended on January 11, but the excitement it generated while showcasing the potential uses of machine-to-machine (“M2M”) devices continues to be felt. Vendors displayed a host of new M2M solutions at CES. Two examples include a wearable device that can call an ambulance if an elderly person falls down and a built-in system for automobiles that will apply pressure to the brakes if a car comes too close to another automobile.

There is a lot of hype surrounding the possibilities of M2M, but perhaps no one is more excited than the mobile carriers.