M2M Radio

Peggy Smedley discusses how wireless monitoring technology is being used in the healthcare/medical industry, more specifically in terms of an initiative involving body sensor networks used for monitoring a patient’s vital signs. She also discusses the growth of the LBS (location-based services) market and what segment of the space is generating the most popularity.
http://www.m2mmag.com

Pat Shay, vice president, Data Division, Iridium Satellite LLC, talks about the importance of Iridium establishing a business unit that purely focuses on M2M applications and the growth of that division. He also elaborates on the Iridium Next initiative and how Iridium can maintain a low latency level on a worldwide scale.
http://www.iridium.com

Pat Shay, vice president, Data Division, Iridium Satellite LLC, talks about some of the companies Iridium is partnering with in the M2M space and he shares a few of their stories involving successful implementations of Iridium’s technology. He also gives his predictions as to where he sees the M2M space and satellite technology headed in the next couple of years.
http://www.iridium.com

Smedley and Michael Mara discuss a number of ways M2M technology is being used in the healthcare/medical industry including a system using global managed services to monitor the activity of orthopedic patients. Other applications include a RTLS (realtime location system) being used to manage assets at a 350,000 sq. ft. facility and a study of the benefits to enable nurses to understand and operate new technologies in the industry.
http://www.m2mpremier.com