Communications holding company AT&T and cellular machine-to-machine communication-module supplier Cinterion Wireless Modules have announced the launch of the AT&T Connection Kit for Device Developers with Cinterion Wireless (News - Alert) Modules.

This new quick-start kit is a combination of AT&T's rapid 3G network and top service delivery platform and Cinterion's advanced modules. As such, it incorporates everything needed to craft HSPA solutions for machine-to-machine applications, which can serve any vertical market or industry.

The AT&T (News - Alert) Connection Kit with Cinterion Wireless Module offers users the capacity to work with M2M industry leaders with significant experience with M2M deployments. The Kit includes the cutting-edge HC25 module from Cinterion, which supports both Tri-Band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies for functionality across many different devices and anywhere around the world. The Kit also includes AT&T SIM cards, access to AT&T Control Center, data capacity to enable testing, and best-practice guidelines in order to help bring approved devices to market faster than before.

The AT&T Connection Kit with Cinterion Wireless Module builds on the extant The AT&T Connection Kit for Device Developer program. This is available on the AT&T emerging devices website.

Peter Fowler, regional president, Americas, Cinterion Wireless Modules, said that Cinterion is of the belief that any and every business and industry would be able to significantly grow the bottom line by adopting intelligent M2M wireless technology. He said that Cinterion, through working with AT&T, helps make it easier for developers to accelerate M2M adoption worldwide.

Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices, AT&T, said that the company's aim was to empower customers and businesses by delivering wireless to them in new ways. Through teaming with Cinterion, he said, AT&T is able to offer M2M developers top-quality benchmark modules. By doing so, he added, the company is also able to simplify integration for industries or companies interested in acquiring faster wireless connections.