30 Sep 2011
By its announcement of the partnership with automotive solutions providers Redtail Telematics and Plextek Everything Everywhere continues M2M expansion.
Everything Everywhere (EE) recently reveald its partnership with US-based specialist M2M partner, Redtail Telematics and its Essex-based sister organization, The Plextek Group. According to the terms EE SIMs will be placed in Redtail's vehicle asset management GPS systems, available in Europe and the US. Offerings include fleet management, vehicle tracking and smart vehicle insurance.
According to EE vice president of wholesale and M2M, Marc Overton, Plextek are a force to be reckoned with. "We are thrilled to be working with Redtail and are actively seeking other expert partners around the world to help us achieve EE's ambition to provide customers with instant access to data wherever they are", he said.
Overton has also announced the launch of EE's new M2M management platform in conjunction with one of its MVNA partners Transatel. He considered the platform to be a „major step" towards its goal of becoming the global partner of choice in the sector.
Designed to allow M2M customers to securely manage their accounts and connections regardless of location, the new platform provides a "self-service" portal for customers to quickly and securely access and manage M2M account information. The platform launch will be followed by the release of an app programming interface (API) which will allow users to integrate M2M operations into existing simple cloud management systems (CRM).
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