AT&T and KORE Telematics Team Over M2M Device Network Certification

Wireless carrier AT&T and KORE Telematics announced recently the extension of their partnership for the simplifying of the certification of non-stocked machine-to-machine (M2M) devices for the operator's network. According to AT&T, KORE Telematics is its largest Value Added Reseller of M2M network services.

“AT&T is driving wireless capabilities into a wide variety of devices beyond traditional handsets for businesses,” said Chris Hill, vice president, mobility product management, AT&T Business Solutions. “Leveraging our global network, service delivery platforms, and expertise, we are enabling the deployment of M2M solutions that fit our customers’ needs across a range of industries and accelerating time-to-revenue for our customers and partners. Working with KORE Telematics, we can bring even more non-stocked M2M devices onto the AT&T network in an efficient manner.”

The two companies are set to deliver a streamlined network certification flow for the non-stocked M2M devices that maker will send for being approved on AT&T's network. The two companies also announced that “moving from independent self-reliant certification to the KORE on-boarding process” was expected to offer faster development time, as well as reduction in costs, due to enhanced exchange of information between integrators and AT&T.

The FL1850v2 telematics devices from Fleetilla, LLC have been selected as the first products that will go through the new on-boarding process. ”We are happy to be part of this effort by KORE and AT&T. This new streamlined certification process eliminates many uncertainties in the product development roadmap and will significantly improve the time-to-deployment for vertical M2M device manufacturers,” said Pradeep P. Kumar, president and CEO of Fleetilla, LLC.

KORE Telematics said that it managed to enhance the process of Network Certification so as to include the streamlining of customer pre-qualification, which results in the building of a management base for integrators that used common module platforms. This should offer more benefits for device integrators, through offering them a “clear and concise channel to funnel M2M integrated products into AT&T,” the company added.

“KORE Telematics consistently works to simplify and improve time to market – which means time to revenue for an ASP partner – while ensuring the utmost reliability and long-term serviceability of their applications,” said Alex Brisbourne, COO of KORE Telematics Inc. “With the launch of this new, streamlined certification process to our Integrators with AT&T, it is a further step in promoting energy and growth on the M2M space.”