M2M Enabler RACO Wireless Signs on Apriva
June 12, 2012
M2M Enabler RACO Wireless
Signs on Apriva, a Mobile Payments and Security Provider, as its
Newest M2M Customer
Apriva selects RACO Wireless for
2G M2M technologies support
St. Charles, Ill. - Connected World - June 12, 2012 - RACO Wireless, a preferred
machine-to-machine (M2M) provider for
T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced that Apriva, the leading provider of
end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions,
will utilize RACO Wireless to support Apriva's Point of Sale (POS)
customers that use 2G payment terminals.
Apriva will begin migrating select customers affected by the
retirement of existing 2G networks in the next few weeks. With much
of the talk in the wireless industry about 4G and LTE networks,
many carriers are retiring their 2G networks and focusing their
energies on 4G and beyond. This puts Apriva and the majority of M2M
applications today in a tough bind as their existing M2M solutions
are reliant upon 2G connectivity. Fortunately for Apriva and 2G M2M
application developers, T-Mobile has no plans to shut down their 2G
network. RACO Wireless/T-Mobile 2G network will provide reliable
service for Apriva's customers with 2G POS devices for the
foreseeable future.
"When we began to evaluate M2M partners that support 2G
technologies, it was apparent that RACO Wireless - in conjunction
with the T-Mobile network - offered a customer solution that is
both seamless and reliable," said Robert Martin, senior vice
president for Apriva. "We are working closely with RACO Wireless to
make the transition a smooth one for our customers.
"With America's largest 4G network, T-Mobile has the capability
to deliver the coverage, speed and growing bandwidth needed for
high-end 3D video systems or data-intensive applications. However,
many of today's M2M applications, like those from Apriva, do not
yet require this kind of bandwidth," said Jeremy Korst, vice
president of M2M and MVNO at T-Mobile. "T-Mobile acknowledges this
need in the marketplace. Therefore, we intend to continue to
support our 2G and 3G networks for the foreseeable future."
"For Apriva, our continued support of 2G means uninterrupted
service, continued growth and peace of mind that they don't need to
redesign their module in the short term. Apriva's selection of RACO
Wireless underscores our unwavering belief that we have the right
tools, the right team and the right partner in T-Mobile - whether
the customer needs 2G, 3G or 4G connectivity," said John Horn,
president of RACO Wireless.
About RACO Wireless
RACO Wireless (www.racowireless.com), a
subsidiary of RACO Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a
T-Mobile partner for 10 years, is a leading provider of wireless
data solutions to the machine-to-machine (M2M) industry. The
company specializes in delivering wireless data your way by making
it easy for companies to build, support and enhance
wireless M2M applications. RACO Wireless can assemble a
flexible, end-to-end M2M wireless connectivity solution for
its partners - including delivering custom rate plans, tailored
billing solutions and customized wireless connectivity as well as
helping them brand their M2M applications and delivering 24/7
customer service - within just hours or days. For more information,
please visit /company/press.
About Apriva
Founded in 1999, Apriva is the leading provider of end-to-end
wireless transactions and secure information messaging solutions
that meet the exacting security and reliability requirements of
financial services providers, government entities, and public
service sectors. Through its two operating groups, Apriva Point of
Sale (POS) and Apriva Information Security Systems (ISS), the
company offers customers fully-managed, end-to-end, security
solutions that incorporate hardware, software, network
infrastructure and management tools. For more information, visit www.apriva.com.
