BOURNEMOUTH, U.K. -- A group of UK based players have formed an alliance to create the M2M Group (http://www.m2mgroup.co.uk/). It brings together M2M [Machine-to-Machine] specialists with knowledge of wireless connectivity; asset management; healthcare; plant and construction, remote monitoring of oil and gas; digital media; smart Metering; plus ‘Smart City’ infrastructure. “Although the group is UK based our strategy is very much internationally focused,” claimed Nigel Chadwick, M2M Group founding director. The market for M2M is expected be worth $85.96 billion by 2017, according to figures from Markets.

Markets and Markets reckons that with the increasing adoption of M2M services across specific industries – the global M2M market is expected to grow 26.1 per cent from 2012 to 2017.

The M2M Group (http://www.m2mgroup.co.uk) are argues that the consolidation of ‘best in class’ M2M businesses from the UK offers its customers a full turnkey service.

Nigel Chadwick points out that M2M companies from different sectors have previously loosely collaborated together but the participants have realised this could be far more effective by combining resources and focusing on international market opportunities.

Providing core network services to the M2M Group, Stream Communications is able to assist the delivery of a range of resilient and secure wireless network connectivity options.

This includes private APN based infrastructures and management via OaSys, Stream’s established network enablement platform.

M2M Group claims that by spanning every M2M (http://www.tracks360.com) communications infrastructure and technology, the company is one of the few organisations that can tackle really complex and diverse tasks because if does not have to recommend or promote any
one solution.