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FCC becoming a leader in unintended consequences

Recent regulatory battles highlight the downside of hurried spectrum refarming, meaning the rush to enable cutting-edge wireless broadband services can cause interference issues if done shortsightedly, negatively impacting not only existing services but sometimes even the new ones.

Telefónica strikes M2M deal with giant car insurer Generali

Telefónica Spain and Generali Insurance launched a M2M car-tracking device with the aim of reducing the cost of insurance by monitoring driving habits.

Nokia's Here to compete with Google via Toyota mapping deal

Nokia joined Google Maps as the local search and navigation supplier to Toyota Europe. By early 2014 Toyota will integrate Nokia's vendor-neutral Here mapping platform into cars that the giant manufacturer delivers into Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

Telefónica Digital CEO: M2M is our fastest growing business

Machine-to-machine products are the most exciting area and will be the leading growth sector for Telefónica Digital, according to CEO Matthew Key.

Deutsche Telekom sees connected car driving M2M market in 2013

Deutsche Telekom thinks that next year the automotive industry will be the key driver behind M2M adoption in Europe, with the European Union's eCall initiative acting as the catalyst.

Deutsche Telekom banks on mobile data amid €7.4B writedown in Q3

Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann brushed aside the third-quarter €7.4 billion writedown on its T-Mobile USA business, and instead told investors that the company plans to spend €2.5 billion boosting its German network to support the growth in data traffic.

Nokia scoops up European emergency location deal with Ford

Nokia will provide Ford Motor Co. with European reference data for use with the motor company's Emergency Assistance technology.

Algorithm could enable connected-vehicle collaboration

Researchers are working on an algorithm designed to let hundreds of different vehicles use Wi-Fi to aggregate data between then and then send it over the Internet via a single cellular connection. 

EU politicians want eCall mandated in all new cars by 2015

All new cars sold in the European Union could be required to be fitted with a cellular wireless module to alert the emergency services in the event of an accident.

Sierra Wireless: LTE becoming an M2M prerequisite

Though machine-to-machine communications have traditionally needed to run on only the most basic digital communications networks, Sierra Wireless is pushing LTE as a must-have for emerging high-speed