Three companies with products applicable to the Internet of Things (IoT) have teamed up to deliver technology that they say will increase device reliability over a wireless network, according to Automation World.

Telit Wireless Solutions, a provider of modules and services for interconnecting devices, together with automotive telematics supplier Allianz Telematics and Telenor Connexion, the business solutions division of telecommunications company Telenor Group, created a “Network Friendly Mode” for their respective products that they claim helps to ensure signal transmission amid the billions of devices fighting for bandwidth.

The Telit product, called GE865, is a cellular module made specifically for industrial equipment and M2M applications.

Telit worked with Telenor on the Allianz Usage Base Insurance system, which includes a device mounted under the dashboard of a car. The device collects real-time data on distance traveled, speed and road conditions. The information is transferred via wireless network to the insurance company to adjust premiums.

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