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2009-07-02 - Bouygues Telecom kicks off "Machine-to-Machine" services over GPRS networks
Following the commercial launch of the Analog to Wireless Converter made by eDevice, Bouygues Telecom announces the signature of two major contracts in water treatment and mail postage systems.
Machine to Machine- technologies enable devices to communicate amongst each other without any human intervention. Often this communication process is done via a fixed line network, a slow and expensive process which requires the opening of a new telephone line for each apparatus (e.g. for a vending machine).
Bouygues Telecom provides an affordable solution for this problem, by introducing the “BridgeD130” – an analog to wireless converter developed by French M2M-solution provider eDevice. This unrivalled and unique product facilitates the connection of an existing wired dial-up modem to the mobile network of Bouygues Telecom. By using this analog to wireless converter customers can easily switch their wired connection (fixed line network) to a wireless connection (GPRS network) – without any modifications to existing equipment or infrastructure.
"Due to its user friendliness, the BridgeD130 is a revolutionary product in the M2M sector as it enables the customer to instantaneously cut back its telecommunication costs without any modification on the existing equipment. Its quick implementation constitutes enormous opportunities for mobile operators, as they can now build new offers intended to replace thousands of fixed phone lines!" explains Stefan Gonnet, Marketing Director at eDevice.
"Whereas private individuals have already adopted mobile telephony en-mass, eDevice’s BridgeD130 will drive the same movement in the machine world. Numerous companies in areas such as telemetry, safety, and remote maintenance can profit from our offer from today. Easy to set up, it reduces telecommunication costs and simplifies machine-to-machine communication.", affirms Franck Moine, Head of Business Unit Machine-to-Machine at Bouygues Telecom.
Return on Investment
Terms of the M2M GPRS subscription offered by Bouygues Telecom and the resulting productivity gains from the GPRS network ensure a fast return on investment for the final customer. This fully justifies adopting a service like this on M2M projects which are often characterized by a need for economic viability and large volumes.
eDevice's BridgeD130 analog to wireless converter enables companies to cancel fixed phone line contracts while still retrieving all the information sent by the modem by transferring the data over the GPRS network of Bouygues Telecom. Equipment migration efforts are low, as it is sufficient to disconnect the telephone cable from the wall and connect it to the RJ11 connector of the BridgeD130 converter. For the central server, eDevice provides a Windows application which enables users to switch existing central server software to Internet architecture.
Migrating towards GPRS is recommended as customers will profit from an extended coverage area, reduced connection time, mobility, and above all lower telecommunication costs when compared to monthly subscription rates of fixed phone lines. Other determining advantages are easier installation steps, permanent connection, handling of incoming calls, and finally direct invoicing without any intermediary. Furthermore on the central server side, this solution avoids heavy and expensive equipment and software such as modem banks (modem cards) which are replaced with a single (probably existing) broadband Internet connection.
M2M market on continuous growth
According to the US-based Harbor Research more than 30 million devices could profit from similar solutions, ensuring smooth migration from a traditional wired network (fixed phone line) towards a wireless network subscription (GSM/GPRS). This market, primarily B2B, will thus constitute a growth driver for mobile operators whereas purchase of cellular phones amongst private individuals already exceeds 100% in certain countries.
Machine-to-Machine technology can be applied in numerous and diversified fields – be it alarm stations, decoders, remote reading of meters, access control systems, sales outlets and many others.
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