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M2M Connections to Reach 257.8 million, Connected 'Things' Will Outnumber People in Coming Years

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Visiongain, an independent media company in Europe, shared findings from its 'Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Market 2014-2019: Telemetry, Telematics & Connected Smart Devices' report, saying that M2M connections will hit 257.8 million by the end of this year, making up 3.3% of all wireless connections worldwide.

According to Visiongain, the number of connected 'things' will soon outnumber people, and M2M connectivity, as the backbone of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) network will become a key feature across many industry verticals, which have already started adopting M2M technologies to cut costs, improve efficiencies and enhance service delivery. The growth in the M2M market is poised to spin off new businesses while adding and enhancing revenue streams for various players in the segment including the MNOs, applications providers, module and device vendors, service managers, and systems integrators, added Visiongain. 

Visiongain's report, among others, analyses the M2M market across its key adoption areas, its growth and major industry revenue streams and also covers the leading companies and their offerings in the segment. 

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Executive Editor and Telecoms Strategist at The Fast Mode | 5G | IoT/M2M | Telecom Strategy | Mobile Service Innovations 

Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

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