NTT Docomo Selects Gemalto For IoT Applications In Japan - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo, Inc. (DCM) has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto NV (GTOMY, GTOFF) to enable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Gemalto's Cinterion Machine Identification Module (MIM) complies with the most stringent industry standards and was first to meet the high quality requirements of the Japanese market.

Japan IoT and Machine-to-Machine(M2M) communication market is estimated to grow to $41.61 billion by 2019 from $11.34 billion in 2014, due to increasing demand for smart infrastructure and fully managed network appliances.

The IoT applications will enable Japanese businesses to collect real-time information on mission-critical systems, better manage their networks and logistics and remotely perform intelligent operations, for increased efficiency and reliability.