Asia’s 11 leading Pacific mobile operators (Bridge Alliance) have recently formed Asia’s largest M2M (Machine-To-Machine) organization, providing customers with end-to-end M2M regional capabilities and a one-stop shop M2M experience.
Alessandro Adriani, CEO of Bridge Alliance, noted that, "Asia is made up of highly varied economies, uneven technological development and diversified regulatory requirements. As a result, multinational businesses find it extremely difficult to navigate the intricacies of the region and to fully capitalize on economies of scale. The evolution of Bridge Alliance in the M2M business is an indication of the commitment from the 11 operators to overcome these challenges for the success of customers' businesses."
Bridge M2M Alliance eliminates the complexity of dealing with multiple operators by offering seamless delivery of regional M2M services across geographical borders. The Alliance will also improve customers' service experience through enhanced interoperability, service levels and customer support.
The Alliance builds an innovative ecosystem by partnering M2M businesses, such as application developers, module manufacturers and service providers. These partnerships cover commercial and technological cooperation across various industries, like vehicle telemetry, security and energy management, enabling the development of new business models, creation of new products and services, along with reduction in customers' operational costs.
Gil Genio, Globe Telecom Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Business and International Markets, pointed out that, "M2M is an important pillar of growth for us. Being part of this initiative gives us a strategic advantage in our local market, and our customers can look forward to comprehensive regional geographical coverage and superior service."
Bridge Alliance a partnership of 31 leading mobile operators, which include, Airtel (India, Bangladesh), AIS (Thailand), CSL (Hong Kong), CTM (Macau), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), MobiFone (Vietnam), Optus Mobile (Australia), SingTel Mobile (Singapore), SK Telecom (South Korea), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan), Telkomcel (Timor-Leste) and Telkomsel (Indonesia).
Edited by
Cassandra Tucker
