MegaFon: M2M-Monitoring

M2M-Monitoring is service for control of the SIM cards used in M2M-solutions. It is focused on corporate clients.

2018: Rate Internet of Things

On October 12, 2018 MegaFon was announced the offer of a rate by Internet of Things for the devices working based on the NB-IoT standard. The rate is applicable not only for work with NB - IoT - devices, but also in networks 2G, 3G, 4G. Possibilities of a rate also include the selected APN network which guarantees safety and security of information transferred from devices.

We tested the solution in the NB-IoT standard and then brought it into commercial operation of century smart city Innopolis. Having updated a core of network, we provided a federal NB-IoT-covering and began to work on implementation of digital solutions in regions of the country – in Chelyabinsk there were "smart road signs" for security on roads, and in Bryansk – economical and energy efficient "smart lighting. Natalya Taldykina, development director of corporate business of MegaFon

The rate also includes access to the M2M-monitoring platform. With its help irrespective of the location clients will be able to manage network of IoT-devices and not to think of the cost or an overexpenditure of IoT/M2M-traffic. The provided tariff offer will be relevant for the companies with the developed regional network or for those who have a need of simultaneous and permanent data collection from a set of IoT/M2M-sensors and attached devices. For example, to the companies of the transport industry the M2M-platform will help to ensure safety and safety of vehicles. With its help it is possible to detect attempts of "muffling" of radio transmitters of cars. Use of the platform by the companies of fuel and energy complex and housing and public utilities will help to increase controllability and security of the connected objects and also, to check operability of data transmission channels of MegaFon. In banking sector of a possibility of remote monitoring will allow to integrate in a uniform ecosystem of network of payment terminals and ATMs.

For even more convenient control of SIM cards in any IoT/M2M-equipment, it is possible to connect options which are created for exact costs planning in Russia and abroad to this tariff plan. For example, within the option "Internet of Things for Business" MegaFon offers unlimited Internet access on speed up to 64 kbps and net surfing of NB-IoT. The option "IoT without borders" will be useful to data transmission in the international roaming – the included volume of traffic is available in an absolute majority of the countries of the world in order that devices always were in touch.

2014: Service start

On August 7, 2014 MegaFon announced the telecom operator start of service of "M2M-Monitoring".

At the initial stage of development of service, functions of monitoring of operability of SIM cards, control of balance of each of them, control of activity, obtaining notifications about events and control of change of the device in which the SIM card is installed are available to customers.

Specific Features

The service "M2M-monitoring" does possible access to operational information about the consumed communication services and about operability of the M2M-equipment. By means of this information it is possible to increase the level of control over the M2M-equipment by control of groups of SIM cards, to prevent emergency situations and an overexpenditure of means.

The service will be useful to banks and trade enterprises, car makers, the companies from the sphere of power and to housing and public utilities, the fuel and energy companies and also the companies specializing in security services, security, to the logistic companies, producers of consumer electronics and system integrators.

"Steadily high growth of the market of M2M and increase in number of remote devices and SIM cards requires new approach to management. Feature of this product is the connectivity both on already existing sim cards without replacement, and on new. Also the service "M2M-monitoring" will allow our partners and clients to increase efficiency of their telematic services and to control all that happens to their devices", – Vlad Wolfson, the development director of corporate business noted. – Today we service more than 600 thousand SIM cards which are used in so-called Internet of Things, and their quantity constantly grows. Together with it the number of functions and services of our M2M-Monitoring platform will grow.

The operator announced start of unique features for M2M-solutions, federal start of a product in all regions of Russia within a year.

MegaFon is one of leaders in provision of services of Machine-2-Machine in the Russian Federation. At the end of 2016 the company installed 4 million telematic SIM cards in Russia. 50% from them are used in the field of monitoring of transport. The M2M technology as an integral part of IoT (Internet of Things), allows to control operation of the equipment, movement of transport, to obtain data on service staff, to inform the employees controlling remote objects. Services on the M2M platform are demanded in the field of housing and public utilities, industrial production, in logistics and transport services, in banking sector, in health care.