20 December 2010
Telenor Connexion will enable Nissan LEAF owners to use a mobile phone or PC to check battery status and range, to turn on vehicle’s air-conditioning etc. even when their Nissan LEAF is parked and completely switched off.
This is the first time connectivity becomes a standard in an electrical car.
Nissan LEAF was awarded ”European Car of the Year 2011”. Read more
13 October 2010
The Tokyo based office will work closely with customers and partners in Japan and Korea to strengthen existing relationships and identify new business opportunities. Read more
2 September 2010
After validation by the European Parliament, a new ITS Directive (Directive 2010/40/EUi) on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport, has entered into force on August 28, 2010.
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3 August 2010
Fredric Liljeström, Head of Sales Strategy at Telenor Connexion, will lead the GSMA’s Roaming, Fraud & Security workstream to help drive the growth of connected devices globally. Read more
30 June 2010
A communications solution allows electric vehicle drivers to plan their routes, monitor their battery capacity and find the nearest place to charge their cars.
Range anxiety is a condition that often afflicts people while at the helm of an electric vehicle. Anxiety escalates as the driver grows increasingly uncertain as to whether the battery-powered car will make it from point A to point B.
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29 June 2010
Open platforms have been discussed for years, in the telematics and M2M space. They have always promised shorter development cycles, software re-use, a broad developer base and a way out from being dependant on one single supplier. But recently, I have feeling that there has been a new spice added to the mix, the long awaited possibility to make money by selling services.
Apple set the norm by the fantastic success of the Apple Appstore for the iPhone, iPod and now iPad. This has not given Apple’s competitors any rest, and we see “appstores” coming from every major device manufacturer today. You could of course argue that what Apple has created, is a long way from an open platform, as Apple owns all the IPRs themselves, and they are the only provider of the hardware. But where we cannot argue, is the fact they have managed to create an Ecosystem that allows third party developers the possibility to create, and perhaps most importantly, earn money on developing and selling applications.
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