The Outlook for M2M looks Promising
The future of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication continues to look very bright, especially if you believe Sprint and T-Mobile. In recent days both companies have publicly stated that they expect M2M to take off in the near future.
At Sprint, the Emerging Solutions Group (ESG) is in charge of the company’s M2M activities. Wayne Ward, who is the vice president of the ESG, recently stated that the “M2M space is white hot right now”. To capitalize on this opportunity Ward noted that Sprint plans to simplify the connected device experience for both end users (consumers), as well as for businesses that are offering solutions to consumers. Despite this claim, Ward did not offer a detailed overview on Sprint’s plans to meet these goals at this point in time.
T-Mobile is going even further with its M2M predictions. National M2M director John Horn thinks that M2M will become the dominant form of connection on T-Mobile’s Network. Horn also believes that M2M connections could outnumber humans by ratio of 4 – 1. Horn’s prediction is actually not all that bold given the fact that many analyst firms have already stated that up to 50 billion machines could be connected by 2020.
