{"id":643929,"date":"2013-02-26T06:13:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T11:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=614419"},"modified":"2013-02-26T06:13:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T11:13:52","slug":"t-mobiles-m2m-provider-raco-goes-international-with-sprint-telefonica-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/643929","title":{"rendered":"T-Mobile\u2019s M2M provider Raco goes international with Sprint, Telef\u00f3nica deals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raco Wireless, the networking specialist that powers T-Mobile\u2019s machine-to-machine business<\/a>, is expanding its technology and coverage footprint both in the U.S. and abroad. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona it announced deals Sprint and Telef\u00f3nica to tap into their networks.<\/p>\n

Raco is one of the players supplying the backend connectivity for the internet of things, linking everything from agricultural harvesters to ice machines<\/a> to the cellular networks. While it\u2019s worked exclusively with T-Mobile in the past, the deals expand its scope both to CDMA technologies and Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s extensive networks across Europe and Latin America.<\/p>\n

According to Raco President John Horn, the two new deals, combined with a similar tie-up with U.K. operator Everything Everywhere, allow to Raco to go after the internet of things on an international scale. For instance, Raco could not serve shipping companies wanting to track their vehicles or containers as they cross borders, or appliance makers that want to avoid signing connectivity deals with a separate carrier in every new country.<\/p>\n

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