United EMS, a U.K.-based EMS provider of design, manufacturing and supply chain services, has strengthened its strategic partnership with Cinterion.

Both companies have teamed on accelerating the integration of Cinterion's (News - Alert) award-winning cellular modules in solutions for United EMS's global clients.

Following this agreement, both companies will leverage their complementary core competencies to strength the manufacturing value chain, increase integration ease and accelerate the time to market for M2M solutions.

Both partners help clients to cost effectively adopt M2M into their products and optimize global supply chain management providing best in class contract electronics manufacturing services.

As a team, they help customers to cost effectively adopt M2M wireless solutions for a wide variety of applications and industries.

"After many years of working with Cinterion and evaluating myriad M2M vendors, we have found the strength and flexibility of Cinterion's products and team are the best in the industry," said Tony McFadden, director of United EMS. "We're delighted to further strengthen our strategic partnership and are committed to supporting the needs of our clients and partners in China, South East Asia, the Americas and Europe with best in class Cinterion modules and high quality EMS production services and facilities.

"Our partnership with United EMS allows both companies to optimize design, manufacturing and sales processes so customers can very quickly develop and implement new wireless products and solutions," said Michael Wallon, vice president of Cinterion, Northern Europe. "Cinterion's robust and proven track record in delivering next generation modules on time and to cost is a great complement to United EMS's leading supply chain management services and together we will continue to expand the global M2M marketplace."

Read a related article at TMCnet: “PSS World Medical Selects AT&T (News - Alert) to Optimize Global Supply Chain.”

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