TraceTracker and Telenor Objects announce collaboration
Telenor Objects, a new business unit under the Telenor Group, has chosen TraceTracker as a strategic partner for a new partner network. The Shepherd® Partner Network – has been created to drive service innovation within the market for M2M (machine to machine) communication.
“Shepherd Partner Network supports Telenor Objects' vision, which is allowing any device to connect to any application. TraceTracker will play a key role bringing new applications to market”, says Thor Steffensen, Vice President Sales and Marketing in Telenor Objects.
Telenor Objects believes there in time will be a shift from vertically integrated, closed solutions to a more open and layered architecture for M2M. This trend which is much referred to as "Internet of Things", will lead to a flourishing of new applications that may be able to use already existing devices and infrastructure.
"With our powerful applications, we can help move the M2M scope forward, addressing a whole new arena of use cases. In many ways this is a move from an Internet of things to a Web of things through the shift of focus from communication protocols to end user applications. Efficient data capture coming from the Shepherd solution and partner network is vital in achieving universal device integration for such applications," says Geir Myrold, Head of Nordic Region, TraceTracker.
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Telenor Group is an international provider of high quality tele, data and media communication services with mobile operations in 13 markets across the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia. Headquartered in Norway, the Telenor Group is among the largest mobile operators in the world with 179 million mobile subscriptions (per Q1 2010). As part of the Telenor Group, Telenor Objects delivers a managed service for connected objects. Its aim is to increase the number of devices connected to the network infrastructure so that its customers can benefit from real time information on their assets.
