NTT Docomo, the largest mobile operator in Japan with about 65 million subscribers, has selected Gemalto to enable connectivity for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. Japan's IoT and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications market is estimated to grow from $11.34 billion in 2014 to $41.61 billion by 2019 due to the increasing demand for smart infrastructure and fully managed network appliances, according to micromarketmonitor.
Gemalto claims that its Cinterion Machine Identification Module (MIM) complies with the most stringent industry standards and is the first to meet the high quality requirements of the Japanese market. Gemalto offers the high quality of ruggedized MIM that can sustain extreme environments of humidity, corrosion, vibration, and temperatures from -45 to 105 degrees Celsius. It also leverages Gemalto's unique operating system to offer optimized memory management, data retention and one million erase/write cycles, which extend the lifespan of the device and prevent service disruptions.
Michael Au, President South Asia & Japan, Gemalto
We have a long standing relationship with NTT Docomo, which includes Japan's first (LTE) wireless connectivity in 2010, and more recently, the NFC deployment. With our advanced MIMs now, NTT Docomo will be able to leverage their LTE networks to further expand their portfolio to other M2M applications in industrial and automotive sectors.
