Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication is healthy sector that is expanding rapidly and generating significant revenues for mobile network operators (MNOs)

The goal of M2Mitem is to:

• Provide network operators with lower operational costs when offering machine-type communication services

• Reduce the impact and effort of handling large machine-type communication groups

• Optimize network operations to minimize impact on device battery power usage

• Stimulate new machine-type communication applications by enabling operators to offer services tailored to machine-type communication requirements

参考：3G and 4G blog