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Organizations are increasingly adopting intelligent devices and advanced machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless connectivity to improve their processes and operations. Cellular networks are used in conjunction with emerging technologies like RFID and GPS in a wide range of applications such as automated meter management, container tracking, fleet management, telemedicine, telemetry, real-time asset tracking and security, and equipment monitoring and diagnostics. This technology is often used to tell people of the behaviour and functioning of machinery, giving the end user an idea of how to improve the technology in question. Given the criticality of monitoring field assets in today's extended enterprise, businesses as a whole must monitor, control and manage their distributed assets efficiently. All field data should be gathered and integrated into business processes in real-time to enhance the quality of business decisions. This does not just finish at decisions, but also at service delivery and how processes can run from a quality control point of view. In short, the use and presence of Wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) machinery enables better asset management to enable you to be more competitive. The solution provides access to real-time information, allowing you to: - Improve customer experience
- Enhance operational efficiencies, reducing any process defficiencies
- Reduce costs
- Optimize resource utilization As a result, process can be performed so much quicker and simpler from having the presence of M2M technologies in place. Time is no longer wasted and the workforce of a business can have a greater understanding as to how their machinery around them is both performing and operating. From here, inefficiencies can be spotted and likewise opportunites for enhancements to be put in place. There is an almost endless variety of Wireless M2M applications that include - AMR (Automated Meter Reading)
- Video Streaming (security and surveillance)
- Vehicle Security
- Environmental monitoring and reporting (temperature/ climate)
- Fleet and freight management (making sure processes are running to maximum efficiency)
- Traffic flow monitoring
- Asset monitoring & remote control
- Point-of Sale and ATM Outlets
- Photo Booths and vending machines
- Healthcare (glucose level meters or blood pressure monitors via mobile networks) With intelligence and connectivity embedded into devices, there is an increasing need for software and software integration. The use of M2M can help you run your machinery and know what it is doing in a more remote way than ever before, enabling a business owner to worry less than ever before of the effects and chances of theft to their assets.
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