OREANDA-NEWS.  NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Vodafone Group Plc announced today an expansion of their existing partner market agreement to address the delivery of M2M services to the global enterprise sector.
The two companies have been working together for a number of years and this development will allow both parties to benefit from the opportunity offered by the Internet of Things and M2M services across a variety of vertical sectors.
"M2M is an important part of our overall strategy and its significance is growing by the day," said Kaoru Kato, President and CEO of NTT DOCOMO.  "We are proud to announce that we are expanding our strong existing partnership with Vodafone to include M2M."
Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Group, Vittorio Colao, commented, "We look forward to extending our unique partnership with NTT DOCOMO. It will help both organisations develop their enterprise business, as we enable our customers to apply M2M throughout the world in new and innovative ways."