Global Standards enable cellular operators to capture potential of
M2M communications
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) demonstrated a wireless
machine-to-machine (M2M) communications prototype as an adjunct to a
meeting of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in
Philadelphia, PA on September 13-17, 2010. The technology architecture
demonstrated is expected to help cellular operators capture the
potential of M2M communications in an efficient technical manner with a
viable and compelling business model, supporting the group’s mission to
define the operation of future M2M communications and the seamless
integration with wireless networks.
The event, hosted by InterDigital®, was the first meeting of
the ETSI M2M committee held outside of Europe, illustrating the
significance of M2M communications on a global scale and InterDigital’s
ongoing prominent participation with standards bodies worldwide. Over
forty telecommunications experts from leading companies and
organizations around the world participated in shaping wireless
technologies that connect people and devices – ranging from remote
monitoring and control to e-health, smart transportation, and
intelligent homes – changing the way people live, work and play.
InterDigital demonstrated a working prototype of an end-to-end
architecture that interconnects cellular and non-cellular (e.g. WPAN,
WLAN) networks seamlessly, using the cellular network to remotely manage
and control both cellular and non-cellular M2M devices. This
architecture is being standardized within ETSI in order to enable a
broad range of M2M applications in vertical markets such as smart
energy, healthcare, transportation, and security. The standardization of
service platforms and application programming interfaces (APIs) creates
a much needed and attractive way for cellular operators to capitalize on
the boom in wireless M2M deployments.
France Telecom'sMarylin Arndt, Chairman of the ETSI M2M committee,
thanked InterDigital for hosting this meeting, the 12th such
meeting of the committee since its creation in January 2009. Ms. Arndt
also praised the commitment and hard work of the committee's delegates
who represent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies
around the world. She announced that the first step of the
standardization process, defining requirements for the system, had been
successfully completed and that work continues to develop the detailed
standards. A first release of the M2M standard is foreseen for the first
semester of 2011, enabling the global industry to deliver M2M services.
She stressed the demanding challenges of this work: including the very
short deadlines and the need to synchronize with M2M initiatives which
have been set up in other standards organizations and industrial
alliances, in order to ensure interoperability and interworking.
InterDigital’s advanced R&D efforts in M2M communications are integral
to the company’s vision of tomorrow’s “Network
of Networks.” The company has been an active contributor to the M2M
standardization process, envisioning the seamless integration of
advanced cellular systems with multiple communications networks -
including other air interfaces that intelligently and constantly connect
people and things across a myriad of wide, local and personal area
networks.
To learn more, you can access an ETSI
leaflet about the role of ETSI and the scope and significance of M2M
communications.
About InterDigital
InterDigital develops fundamental wireless technologies that are at the
core of mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many
of the industry’s most critical and complex technical challenges,
inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer
multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has
licenses and partnerships with many of the world’s leading wireless
companies.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
Source: InterDigital, Inc.
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InterDigital, Inc.
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