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September 25, 2008
KORE Telematics and Worldwide Partners Form m2mGlobal Alliance
By Raju Shanbhag, TMCnet Contributor
KORE Telematics has launched the m2mGlobal Alliance, catering to the needs of North American companies and ASPs, in a bid to immediately expand their business in overseas markets.
Previously, this was only available through roaming or expensive individual agreements in expanded international markets.
The m2mGlobal Alliance was founded in conjunction with M2M providers in markets from Europe to Australasia and encourages the skills and long-term relationships of specialized organizations that can provide a broad set of GSM services in world markets.
Before launching this new service capability, KORE worked closely with other organizations for more than a year. The companies were looking for a compelling alternative to roam-only solutions currently available with their risk of disruption over long M2M lifecycles.
KORE Telematics believes that one service, with a single price book, and single support point, through a common gateway platform – PRISM in many world markets, is the answer these companies are searching for.
Apart from the markets already served through Direct Connect relationships in USA and Canada, KORE has added 11 further local markets (in addition to more than 135 roaming countries supported by KORE) which includes United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand..
“Our customers have increasingly been asking for the ability to service their customers as they expand from their domestic base,” commented Alex Brisbourne, president and COO for KORE Telematics.
“We examined their needs closely and concluded that the ability to provide focused, dedicated, M2M services in overseas markets needed both Direct Connect carrier service delivery and local 24/7 system support. Technical and support competency, cost effectiveness and local service capability are keys to the success of M2M services, which can eliminate risks for ASP’s and Enterprises alike as these services must be sustainable and reliable over perhaps 5 to 7 year life cycles. Through the m2mGlobal Alliance, our customers benefit from one-stop support, proven capability, consistent platforms and a great service price."
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Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Raju's articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Stefania Viscusi
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