These days new mobile solutions arrive at the speed of a wink. Keeping up with our standard of dealing with the latest in applied sciences we have also attained a certain level in the latest M2M vertical development. The world allover has a lot of machines which till a certain time needed human intervention, a few of these would be meters(elctric,gas,water,etc..), vending machines, pumps, elevators or lifts, traffic lights, telematics, even security related machines, etc.. Organizations have been trying to find better, automatic and less human intervention solutions. Many companies like Nokia,Natel,Techsmart and other telecom giants have already developed M2M solutions based on these infinite requirements.

Before we go to some details let us get cognized of M2M:

There are many definitions for the M2M defined by the various organizations. The most common of them are: machine-to-machine, mobile-to-machine and machine-to-mobile. What M2M does is simple it just blends wireless technology to automize processes and also integrate company assets with its existing IT system and to create value-added services or an upgrade. for eg: Let us take a general situation of an electric meter, where the electric board has to send a representative to take the meter reading. This can be solved by using the M2M by automating the entire procedure.

For a better understanding on the areas of application see the diagram given below:

Now having a concise knowledge of M2M let us look into few areas of application and advantages:

• Fleet Mangement
• Telemetry
• Vending machines
• Elevators and lifts
• Industrial applications
• Cargo tracking
• Road traffic information
• Traffic control systems
• Telemedicine
• Security
• Service providers
• Commerce
• Advertisement
• Entertainment

As the necessity for more and more M2M applications arises its popularity will increase. At present the targeted sectors have been the corporate bodies,Cellular operators and service providers. Accoring to Nokia "Specific knowledge of the business environment, communication technologies,Software development,Hardware integration, customer care and billing are required to create a successful M2M solution". Also during the next few years,much of the market growth will come from after market solutions,where M2M connectivity is introduced to existing systems and products.