Planes, trains and other machines connected to the internet via mobile networks will be the next vital source of revenue growth for telecommunications companies such as Telstra and SingTel-Optus, new research by Bank of America Merrill Lynch shows.Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications involve anything from eftpos machines and smart meters that track energy use, to cars and shipping containers connected to the internet.
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