Aeris Communications, Inc.

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Aeris Communications, Inc. is a Machine to Machine, or M2M, network services operator. Aeris has developed and deployed AerFrame, a network service delivery platform designed for Machine-to-Machine communications. Working with its carrier partners, Aeris operates North America's largest wireless network service, reliably handling over one and a half million devices, and over two billion messages a year.

Although often categorized as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator, Aeris is unique in using their own allocations of MIN (from IFAST) and IMSI (from Telcordia) device numbers and identifiers to provide their data services, via agreements with cellular carriers that more closely resemble data roaming agreements than branded resale agreements.

1 History
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Recent Notable Achievements
2 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Overview

Founded in the nineteen nineties, Aeris began offering MicroBurst data services in 1997 and brought on its first customer Ademco (now part of Honeywell) in 1998. The first carriers supporting the MicroBurst data service included Western Wireless (now part of Alltel), Ameritech (now part of Cingular) and Bell Atlantic Mobile (now part of Verizon). The service footprint now includes the aggregated infrastructure of over thirty cellular carriers in North America, including Telcel and IUSACELL in Mexico, and Bell Mobilite in Canada. Aeris's digital cellular services include Digital MicroBurst, SMSDirect, IP data services using 1xRTT and 1xEV-DO, as well as voice for M2M applications.

[edit] Recent Notable Achievements

In 2005, Aeris deployed their 1,000,000th unit, making the company one of the largest M2M network service providers in North America. Aeris received Andy Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility 2006 Innovation Award in recognition of this milestone.

At the CTIA Wireless 2006 show in Las Vegas, NV, in April 2006, Aeris received the Wireless Emerging Technology Award for its AerFrame enterprise solution. The Wireless Emerging Technology Award or "E-Tech" award recognizes outstanding hardware, software, consumer and enterprise products in wireless. The award was prominently displayed in the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center for the duration of the show.

In June 2006, Aeris was selected as winner of the M2M United Value Chain Gold Award in the OEM Services category as part of Lindsay Manufacturing Co.'s value chain. Aeris also was recognized as a silver award winner in the Energy Services category as part of Genscape's M2M value chain.