Vodafone approves Kontron's M2M kit on its n/w for IoT and cloud apps

Kontron has announced that its M2M Smart Services Developer Kit has passed the extensive 2G/3G tests carried out by the Vodafone Test & Innovation Center and is approved to operate globally on Vodafone cellular networks with immediate effect. OEMs can use this application-ready Machine-to-Machine platform to connect their distributed systems via GSM-based 2G/3G networks to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and to embedded cloud applications. "Alongside the PTCRB certification, which our M2M Smart Services Developer Kits already have, the Vodafone certification is a decisive factor for our global OEM customers as it enables quick and cost-efficient market introduction of their cloud-based remote supervision & management appliances", Kevin Rhoads, Vice President, Embedded Products Business Unit at Kontron, explains. Customers are thus in a position to deploy our M2M Smart Services Developer Kit globally. We continue to offer wider deployment options for our customers with cellular connectivity on various Tier 1 carriers worldwide. The Kontron M2M Smart Services Developer Kit offers scalable processor performance via Computer-on-Modules and an optional extension for demanding audio-video smart services over M2M. The kit's 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) and 802.15.4 WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) support rapid development of applications with local wirele...