In Telenor Objects we believe there will be a shift from vertically
integrated closed solutions to a layered open approach where
devices will communicate using a wide range of communications
systems with software applications - through a new infrastructure
we call M2M Service Enablement. This new infrastructure will
provide functions common to many applications, thereby reducing
complexity, development effort and maintenance costs for these
applications. There will also be significant operating cost
savings, because the costs for such a managed service
infrastructure will be shared across many independent applications.
However, the largest innovation potential lies in allowing device
information to be shared in a safe manner across any application
and allowing any device to connect to any application - which means
that new applications can be created on the basis of installed
devices. The value of such device networks increase exponentially
with the number of nodes. This may result in hyper growth when a
critical mass is reached. We have already observed this with the
Internet.
We have identified the following key M2M Service Enablement
Functions:
• Device and gateway interfacing
• Data capture, handling and storage
• Information exchange and routing
• Alarm handling
• Device management
• Service management
• Solution monitoring/reporting
• Interfacing to business systems
• Connectivity management
Telenor Objects offer these functions efficiently and with telecom
quality. We believe in an open approach to our services; open
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) will be provided for
devices and gateways, software applications, and we will work with
likeminded partners to make it as simple in the future for devices
to communicate with applications as it is today for humans to
communicate with anyone anywhere using the Internet.