Verizon to acquire Hughes Telematics

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Verizon Communications said it will acquire Hughes Telematics in a move designed to boost the US based wireless communications company’s capabilities in the automotive and fleet telematics marketplace. Verizon will pay 612 million dlrs for the telematics company. The acquisition will accelerate Verizon’s growth in business areas such as machine-to-machine services applications and other telematics-based [...]

GM’s OnStar, Verizon Wireless show Cloud-enabled vehicle

The Onstar-Verizon prototype offers a broad range of Cloud-enabled application options (Photo: GM)

General Motors’ OnStar and Verizon Wireless showed a research vehicle at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that provides users with access to Cloud-based streaming content. The US carmaker’s telematics unit has teamed up with Verizon, a major US mobile network operator, to bring fast 4G connectivity into the automotive environment. The aim was [...]