M2M Players RACO Wireless and Aeris Communications Work Together to Accelerate M2M Growth
October 10, 2011
San Diego-CTIA Enterprise & Applications™ 2011
(Booth #441)-October 10, 2011-RACO
Wireless, a key machine-to-machine (M2M) partner and enabler,
and Aeris® Communications,
Inc., the nationwide cellular carrier for market-leading
telematics programs, revealed that the two companies are teaming up
to drive the growth of M2M communications.
RACO Wireless is the T-Mobile® Preferred M2M Provider. Aeris
Communications offers CDMA coverage throughout North America
through its CDMA carrier relationships and GSM coverage through
T-Mobile.
RACO Wireless and Aeris Communications are joining together in
the spirit of "coopetition" - defined as "two or more competitors
working together to meet a common goal" - to help accelerate the
deployment of M2M applications.
The market for M2M connections is exploding. In fact, the
research firm Analysys Mason forecasts that the number of M2M
device connections will grow from 62 million in 2010 to
2.1 billion devices in 2020, at a 36 percent year-on-year
growth rate.
"Forward-thinking providers of M2M connectivity know that we
need to make it as simple as possible for companies to bring M2M
applications to market," said John Horn, President of RACO
Wireless. "That's why Aeris Communications and RACO Wireless have
decided to work together to offer our M2M customers the best
connectivity and the fastest path to market possible."
"RACO's unique relationship with T-Mobile provides Aeris
extended access in the U.S. and Europe," said Mark Cratsenburg,
Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "We look forward to
working with RACO Wireless to help our customers develop new M2M
applications that will benefit both the enterprise and consumer
markets."
RACO Wireless makes it easy for companies to build, support and
enhance M2M applications because of its unique, streamlined
approach to delivering customized M2M connectivity. In fact, RACO
Wireless can assemble a flexible, end-to-end M2M connectivity
solution for its partners - including delivering custom rate plans,
tailored billing solutions and customized wireless connectivity as
well as helping them with device certification and branding their
M2M applications - within just hours or days.
About RACO Wireless
RACO Wireless (www.racowireless.com) a
subsidiary of RACO Industries in Cincinnati, OH and a T-Mobile
partner for 10 years, is a leading provider of wireless data
solutions to the machine-to-machine industry specializing in
delivering wireless data your way, with a data solution portfolio
based on innovation, flexibility, and reliability.
About Aeris Communications
Aeris Communications is the only nationwide cellular carrier
focused exclusively on selling to businesses that transmit
real-time information to and from remote or mobile devices as an
integral part of their products and services. Aeris customers
include technology leaders in automotive and commercial telematics,
medical devices, utilities, point of sale, and monitoring and
control. Aeris has the only cellular network optimized for
automation and performance. When this proprietary cellular
network is combined with the AerFrame provisioning and device
management platform, Aeris delivers cellular network performance
that is more reliable, more flexible and more cost-effective than
traditional cellular carriers. For more information, reach
out to us at connect@aeris.net or visit us
at www.aeris.com.
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