Telenor Objects’ managed M2M service Shepherd utilizes Intel® Atom™ processor-based M2M Gateway Reference Design for Smart Services

03 March 2011 06:56

Telenor Objects AS, March 3, 2011 – a fully owned company of the Telenor Group – today announces the integration of Intel® Atom™ processor-based M2M Gateway Reference Design to Telenor Objects’ M2M Services platform Shepherd. This is the first step towards creating a remotely managed and multipurpose M2M gateway.

The combination of a remotely managed multi-purpose M2M gateway and M2M enablement services will make it significantly easier, cheaper, and quicker for services innovators and systems integrators to develop new M2M solutions.

"We see an increase in customer demands for a remotely managed and simple to use M2M gateway for example in asset management, food monitoring and traceability, and environmental monitoring. This achievement is a major milestone in creating a common framework for new M2M services", says Hans Christian Haugli, CEO of Telenor Objects.

Telenor Objects' M2M enablement services is an offering which allows applications to control and monitor any device. The aim is to reduce the fragmentation and complexities in creating new M2M solutions.  

"To deliver the full value of the Internet of Things we must create a platform for open innovation. Telenor Objects promotes openness and strives to take down the barriers for cooperation across value chains through an open horizontal architecture", concludes Hans Christian Haugli. The benefits of this are rapid and cost effictive M2M application development and service delivery.

"Intel believes that open industry-standard platforms in M2M sectors create a substantial advantage for smart service developers. By combining the capability and performance of the Intel® Atom™ processor-based open gateway devices with Telenor Objects' M2M Services platform Shepherd, we aim  to make it easier to develop and speed the creation of smart M2M services amongst innovators" said Kevin D. Johnson, director of Embedded Connected Devices, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel Corporation.

Telenor is Norway's leading supplier of telecommunications- and data services, distributed over both fixed and mobile network infrastructure. The Telenor Group is one of the world's largest mobile operators with 203 million mobile subscriptions. As part of the Telenor Group, Telenor Objects delivers a managed service for connected objects. For more information visit

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Contact:

Magnus Bakken
Market Communication, Telenor Objects
Cell: +47 415-12-569
E-mail: magnus.bakken(at)telenor.com

Useful links

For those interested in M2M and the Internet of Tings

> Shepherd Documentation
> Shepherd on YouTube
> Internet of Things
> Telenor Connexion