DOHA: Vodafone Qatar has launched another innovation called Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions, giving businesses in Qatar the opportunity to experience new efficiencies.
Vodafone M2M solutions enable two way communications between machines located anywhere in Qatar. This all happens without any human intervention and means businesses can get real time information to analyse and act upon.
Vodafone has more than 20 years proven experience in the M2M arena and are the undisputed global leader. The local M2M team in Qatar is supported by a global operation who is working all around the world to deploy and support M2M solutions.
M2M is currently being used in fleet management in which in conjunction with satellite GPS units and location-based services, M2M can provide real-time information such as vehicle location, driver speeds, fuel consumption and employee work time.
It is also used in logistics and tracking wherein it tracks assets on the move and reports on their environmental factors such as temperature and humidity using dedicated M2M terminals. It uses mobile RFID solutions wherever needed to report on inventory and people movements as they happen.
M2M also improves energy efficiency, lowers operating costs, and meets carbon reduction commitments with smart meters and utility grids. M2M terminals can also provide up-to-date usage data to consumers - allowing them to track their usage in real time.
"M2M solutions are critical business tool in many industries today. They give users the data and control they need to transform their business. They let companies reduce costs, deliver unique customer offerings and even develop new business models and revenue streams," said Luke Longney, Business Marketing Manager, Vodafone Qatar.
"In the future, M2M solutions will be an important tool that will enable smart cities across Qatar. They will provide the intelligence for smart resource consumption and sustainable solutions." said John Tombleson, Acting CEO, Vodafone Qatar.
The new Business World M2M tariff is only QR25 to get started and then QR20 each month. This will get companies setup with a Vodafone SIM card and 50MB of data for each machine each month. Further information available on www.vodafone.com/business or by calling 110 from a Vodafone mobile or 800 7110 from any other phone.
Meanwhile, Vodafone has announced a new exciting calling promotion to India. Customers who reload a Red 35 plan or higher can use their free Vodafone minutes included in the plan to call India. This promotion runs from Wednesday today until June 7, 2011.
© The Peninsula 2011
