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Verizon buys remaining 50% of nPhase

Jan 06, 2012

On Thursday, Verizon Wireless announced that it had purchased the remaining 50% of nPhase, a joint venture it formed with Qualcomm in 2009. ...

Verizon buys remaining 50% of nPhase joint M2M venture from Qualcomm

Jan 05, 2012

Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) has purchased the remaining 50 percent of nPhase, its joint venture for machine-to-machine business it formed with ...

Making the Right Connections

Nov 01, 2011

Whether this phenomenon is called machine-to-machine (M2M), connected devices or the Internet of things, nearly every business on the planet is ...

On the Road with nPhase Advanced M2M

Oct 06, 2011

As it says on their website, what wireless technology has done for human communications nPhase is now doing for machines, products and devices. ...

Multi-Tech Announces nPhase® Ready

Oct 04, 2011

Multi-Tech Announces nPhase® Ready Open Communications Gateways 

Telematics and EVs: The need for common standards

Jul 29, 2011

Old telecom hands—anyone over 28, really—will remember the era when mobile phone users could only text those on the same wireless network. ...

Verizon Wireless And USAT Team Up To Offer Cashless Payment Services

May 05, 2011

Verizon Wireless and USA Technologies Inc. announced in April a collaborative effort to accelerate the adoption of wireless small-ticket ...

Telematics and dealerships: How to connect dealers to connected cars

Apr 06, 2011

Telematics Update, Susan Kuchinskas reportsThere is still low hanging fruit in the auto telematics industry, ...

President of nPhase, Steve Pazol, interview on The Peggy Smedley Show now available!

Apr 05, 2011

Listen to Steve Pazol, nPhase President's, discussion with Peggy Smedley. The interview is now archived on

Jay Olearain, nPhase's VP of Channel Sales, presents at CDG Forum

Mar 22, 2011

Jay Olearain was a part of an outstanding line-up of presenters and panelists who discussed how to maximize profits and meet the growing ...

M2M and the promise of LTE/4G

Mar 22, 2011

Fourth-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) cell technology will be a boon for machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, providing the bandwidth ...

CTIA: Verizon Wireless and Axeda aim to monetize M2M

Mar 21, 2011

Verizon Wireless and Axeda Corporation today announced an alliance geared toward speeding the development of global machine-to-machine (M2M) ...

nPhase Debuts 'Missing Link' for M2M Development

Mar 18, 2011

Often, when companies outside the wireless industry decide they want to use machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, they start from the ground up, ...

nPhase ONE developer program opens new M2M markets

Mar 18, 2011

A single M2M Application Development Platform designed to work across Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Mobile Networks.nPhase, a Verizon ...

Cloud + Machine-to-Machine = Disruption of Things: Part 1

Mar 03, 2011

The use of cloud infrastructure and cloud services provides a low-cost means to create highly scalable applications. Even better, the cloud ...

How to profit from telematics driver data

Feb 24, 2011

Connected vehicles will generate tons of data on everything from automotive performance to driver behavior to the drain EVs will place on ...

M2M and the promise of LTE/4G

Nov 01, 2010

Article written by nPhase President, Steve Pazol discusses how machine-to-machine (M2M) technology has become an integral part of many ...

Verizon Offers M2M Management Solution

Oct 06, 2010

Verizon today announced the availability of the Machine to Machine Management solution, which is aimed at helping enterprise customers get near ...

Machine 2 Machine Talk from nPhase CEO Steve Pazol

Sep 28, 2010

Get informed on the hot topic of M2M with Steve Pazol, CEO of nPhase and Suzanne Bowen, VP of DIDX and Techistan.

TMCnet.com Interview

Apr 07, 2010

Joe Jumayao, Director of Business Development, was interviewed by Mary Cronin of TMCnet.com. They discuss smart services and machine-to-machine ...

The Rise of the Machine-to-Machine Sector

Mar 08, 2010

Carl Weinschenk spoke with Steve Pazol, the president of nPhase. At the World Mobile Conference last month, nPhase, Verizon Wireless, and ...

Is the wireless industry ready for M2M?

Mar 05, 2010

ABI Research's Sam Lucero noted that it's 30 times more difficult to arrange a remote connection over cellular than over wired Ethernet. And ...

An M2M Renaissance?

Jan 23, 2010

After lackluster growth in 2008 and early 2009, the M2M (machine to machine) market seems to be getting its mojo back. Few ...

M-Health will be biggest driver of M2M

Jan 22, 2010

The number of mobile connected, machine-to-machine (M2M) and embedded devices will ramp up to nearly 412 million globally by 2014, according to ...

Welcome to the Future: Smart Services Improve Quality, Lower Cost, Foster Innovation, and Help the Enviroment Too

Dec 07, 2009

"Quality is assumed, delivery and price are the ante to the game, but customer service is what differentiates leaders from followers in the ...

Beyond the Cell Phone: Creating the Next Frontier in Wireless

Dec 04, 2009

For the past two decades, cellular carriers have been carefully honing their skills at attracting millions of wireless subscribers by coupling ...

The TU Interview with David Van Driel, Director of OEM Business Development, nPhase

Oct 29, 2009

What will this innovative joint venture deliver in the realm of new Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices, services and capabilities that will ...

Cellular M2M Connections to Triple by 2014

Sep 22, 2009

Cellular M2M connections - which enable wireless data calls between machines - will approximately triple their current number of about 75 ...

M2M Pioneer Behind Name of Verizon, Qualcomm JV

Aug 20, 2009

Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless have finally given a name to their joint venture three weeks after its formation.

Verizon, Qualcomm Mobile Venture Attacks Embedded Market

Jul 28, 2009

As all types of machines get "smarter" with wireless connections that allow for two-way communication, chipmaker Qualcomm thinks it has the ...

How You Can Benefit From Smart Services

Mar 17, 2009

Industry experts explain what Smart Services are and the various ways they can impact your business processes.

Getting Mobile Novices to Check Email: A Simple Gadget Lets Users 'Peek' at Their Messages

Sep 24, 2008

Peek is a stylishly thin device that, to a mobile email novice, could pass for a BlackBerry. It receives and sends email, period. Peek doesn't ...

CardioNet was recently honored as a San Diego ambassador

Sep 23, 2008

On September 23, Qualcomm and CONNECT hosted the “Tribute to San Diego Innovators” event that honored 10 public agencies, non-profit ...

Smart Services: Customer Focus Turns Technology into Solutions

Aug 13, 2008

To many participants at the recent Digital Smart Services Leadership Summit hosted by Qualcomm in San Diego, the phrase "smart services" is ...

Gardner Denver Adopts a Smart Services Strategy

May 01, 2008

Industrial equipment manufacturer launches an initiative designed to monitor and reduce total cost of ownership for air compressor ...

Helping Manufacturing Get Smarter

May 01, 2008

"Any industrial manufacturer that has not awakened to the fact that it must become a service business is in serious peril today." Steve Pazol ...

Tool Security

Mar 19, 2008

Contigo Systems, Inc. and DeWalt Industrial Tool Co. develop DeWalt MOBILELOCK, an anti-theft alarm solution, which is based on a gpsOne ...

AEMP Announces 2008 Member and Associate of the Year, Richard Hawkins Award Winner

Mar 11, 2008

JCB introduces a new satellite monitoring system at ConExpo called JCB LiveLink. This advanced telematics system can improve performance by ...

JCB Launches Satellite Monitoring System

Mar 11, 2008

JCB introduces a new satellite monitoring system at ConExpo called JCB LiveLink. This advanced telematics system can improve performance by ...

2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know

Mar 01, 2008

This article recognizes supply chain executives and teams who are helping build 21st supply chains that are agile, responsive, global, and ...

On Record: Make it work in your favor

Feb 01, 2008

This article discusses a few tactics that help contractors find opportunities in a “less-than-stellar” market. One tactic mentioned is ...

Qualcomm

Jan 01, 2008

An article highlighting the GlobalTRACS LiteTM equipment management system, which is about half the cost of the more robust ...

John Deere offers new levels of fleet telematic systems

Dec 30, 2007

John Deere offers three new levels of the JDLinkTM monitoring system to control fleet operations. The Advanced, Ultimate, and Direct ...

Putting The ‘Smarts’ Back Into Service

Nov 20, 2007

Let’s face it—manufacturers that think their products will win the day for years to come probably won’t be around to find out they were wrong. ...

M2M Pioneers

Apr 12, 2007

With M2M adopters focused on providing smart services for their customers, a new field of leaders is beginning to emerge.

Communicating Machines Are Triggering an Embedded Revolution

Apr 01, 2007

Embedded devices are getting the ability to autonomously exchange information via low-cost commercial links. Machine-to machine communication ...

The smart services connection

Apr 01, 2007

Combine intelligent products, innovative technology, and the opportunity to get closer to your customer.

Deere to install JDLink in construction equipment

Mar 01, 2007

John Deere and Qualcomm, Inc. announces an alliance to create an equipment and machine monitoring and information delivery system that will be ...