Global M2M service platform launched by Vodacom

20 March 2013 News

Vodacom is launching a Global Data Service Platform (GDSP) to help companies deploy and manage large, wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) projects. The new platform will be supported by an expert local team backed by Vodafone’s global M2M business unit.

Vodacom says it is looking to bring its scale and expertise to this fast-growing market, which is seeing an increasing number of customers using wireless M2M to enable new business opportunities and enhance customer service. This is particularly evident in areas such as smart metering, vehicle tracking, point of sales (POS) and the remote monitoring of equipment.

The GDSP platform is set to provide customers with managed connectivity for M2M smart service deployments. Companies will be able to use it to centrally manage and control the process of rolling out M2M devices across many countries, increasing the speed of implementation and reducing the cost, complexity and risk traditionally associated with deploying such projects.

GDSP uses a dedicated Vodafone SIM with a unique IMSI range with 5 billion available numbers to service this market. The GDSP SIMs are available in both standard plastic (2FF) and Chip (SON-8) form factors.

As well as enabling companies to gather useful customer data from a wide range of wireless intelligent devices, the platform offers a suite of management functionality, including the ability to centrally activate, suspend and deactivate devices at the click of a button.

The GDSP also allows customers to view the high-level status and usage of all SIMs as well as to query usage, status and many other variables of their individual SIM cards. All functionality is available via a web graphical user interface (GUI). Alternatively, the customer is able to integrate into the platform from their own systems via APIs.

Vodacom also provides a full range of dedicated M2M tariffs on Vodacom SIMs, APN and access solutions.

For more information contact Ilze-Mari Kriek, Vodacom Business Services, +27 (0)11 653 5000.

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