Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

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Worldwide shipments of cellular M2M modules are expected to reach 100 million units by 2015, according to a new report from ABI Research. The company has based its optimistic forecast on shipment data from 2012, showing that cellular module revenues grew by 21 percent year on year. Read Original Content

Frost & Sullivan estimates a broad enterprise M2M strategy will also stimulate revenue growth by 22.3 percent in the next five years as M2M functions and customer needs evolve. Read Original Content

Numerex recently worked with Wal-Mart to track the supply and health of bananas to its Supercenters using M2M communications. Read Original Content

ILS Technology provides ready-to-use cloud based platforms to implement and manage M2M (machine to machine) and embedded wireless devices that connect to SAP.  ILS Technology simplifies deployments and offers unparalleled security to protect company and customer data and to ensure regulatory compliance. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ILS Technology.

Canadian operator Rogers Communications has unveiled plans to power more than a million M2M connections by the end of this year and promised to launch a cloud-based data analytics offering over the same timeframe. Read Original Content

Investments in smart grid technologies that boost efficiency and curb energy waste rose seven percent last year to $13.9 billion, driven by spending in China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Read Original Content

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Smart Grid Communications Network market to grow at a CAGR of 17.66 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing construction of large smart grids. Read Original Content
According to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice, the installed base of smart meters in China will reach 377 million by 2020, growing from 139 million in 2012. Read Original Content

According to a report from Zpryme Smart Grid Insights entitled Asia Smart City Snapshot, the Asia market for smart city projects is expected to expand from $55.6 billion in 2013 to $260.0 billion in 2020. Read Original Content

The global Smart Grid market has seen double-digit growth over the last five years and is expected touch $57 billion by 2016, according to Crompton Greaves from ZIV Metering Solutions. Read Original Content

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Internet of Things market to grow at an annual rate of 32.67 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing number of connected devices.
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