Wyless Sees Bright Side of EU Roaming Caps

Paul Smith, who is the CEO over at Wyless, has said that he believes that the European Union’s much publicised plans, to drastically cut permitted costs of roaming rates across the member states, will be a good thing for the telecoms market in the EU and in the end companies that have international wireless data networks in place will feel substantial benefits.

The cost of owning a wireless data networking set up is substantial, but is necessary for ongoing competitiveness and long term customer support.

EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, has made it clear that the EU will press ahead with plans to place a limit on rates for voice calls and will then proceed to force a reduction in SMS and data roaming rates, with or without industry co-operation.

Smith points out that reducing roaming rates is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of wireless data connectivity and that market conditions will force down prices anyway and companies need to re-assess the total cost of sending data to and from mobile devices

Global wireless networks are now commonplace, encompassing many different industries including retail, medical, asset monitoring and security.

They have a common bond in that they all use machine-to-machine (M2M) technology which in itself is dependent on global roaming.

He goes on to point out that these systems are very expensive to build and maintain, but it is practical to outsource facilities for company needs, and partnering with an established provider will in fact reduce long term costs, while providing an efficient solution to the problem.

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