The list of system integrators and device manufacturers that serve the wireless market just keeps getting longer and longer, and increasingly M2M solutions providers are relying on wireless networks to communicate data recorded by their devices. To address the needs of the M2M market, Wilson Electronics  launched an M2M business unit.

By launching the M2M business unit, Wilson electronics will enable M2M devices that are located in remote areas or in areas where the cellular signals are weak to communicate with each other.

According to Juniper Research (News - Alert), the number of wireless M2M devices is expected to grow rapidly and touch 412 million by 2014. The growth rate will be highest in utility metering, mobile connected buildings, vehicle telematics, and automated retail and banking connections.

Wilson signal boosters and antennas help wireless M2M devices by increasing the strength of the cellular signal when it is very weak. This will help the devices not only to communicate with each other, but also with computer networks. Thus monitored data can be transferred easily and remote commands can be sent and received efficiently. 

In order to strengthen the executive team, Brian Allred, formerly manager of a sales support center for Symantec (News - Alert) Corporation, Ind. will lead the M2M group in the capacity as senior account manager. In addition to his stint at Symantec, Allred worked as a technical sales specialist for Larson Davis,

 a manufacturer of sound and vibration measurement equipment, and has held sales and account manager positions at numerous other software firms.

The first signal booster that is being designed specifically for the M2M market, is expected to be available within the next few weeks.

Wilson boosters fully comply with FCC (News - Alert) regulations for cellular devices and are FCC type accepted and Industry Canada certificated. Wilson Electronics has developed and patented a variety of technologies for protecting cell sites by preventing network interference. 

In a press release, Joe Banos, COO of Wilson Electronics (News - Alert), stressed on the critical nature of M2M solutions and said that providers were relying more and more on wireless networks to communicate data recorded by their devices. He further added, “We set up the M2M business unit specifically to help those providers who have installations in remote locations or in other areas plagued by weak cellular signal.”

Banos said that as the dependency of society on devices that didn't require human intervention increased, the ability of such devices to connect and stay connected to wireless networks would also become more critical.

In a related news release, Wilson Electronics, a manufacturer of cellular signal boosters, announced it launched Hear-Me.org, as part of the company's effort to keep signal boosters freely available to those wishing to improve their cellular service.