ITWire

TNS will introduce the Telstra M2M Wireless Control Centre to provide an enhanced managed wireless service, under an agreement which TNS says will double its network reach in Australia, with a solution that will streamline operations through a single web-based interface for SIM card ordering, provisioning, activation and management.

According to TNS’ General Manager Asia Pacific, John Banfield, by leveraging the TNS online portal and network capabilities via Telstra’s Wireless M2M Control Centre, the company had created a “unique offering that will benefit all organisations that use wireless payment acceptance devices,” and which could service new and existing clients.

Banfield also said that the platform would also help the company with fraud management through its comprehensive usage alerts engine and real time reporting, and benefit operators looking to minimise the cost of provisioning, logistics, data usage fees and fraudulent use of M2M assets in the Australian eftpos and ATM market.  

The Director M2M and Partners at Telstra, Mike Cihra, said that, by using the company’s new M2M Control Centre, TNS would have more control and flexibility so it could provide Telstra M2M SIM cards to Australian payment device owners when they needed them.

“In turn, TNS customers can now tap into Telstra’s Mobile Network, powered by Next G, which is Australia’s largest mobile network, providing them with better indoor coverage and allowing them to use their devices in more places.”