Vodafone sluit M2M-deal met Volkswagen, Audi

News Wireless Global 7 MRT 2014
Vodafone sluit M2M-deal met Volkswagen, Audi
Vodafone gaat embedded sim-kaarten leveren voor nieuwe modellen van Volkswagen en Audi. De overeenkomst zal pas in 2015 van kracht worden. In 2013 was de Audi S3 de eerste auto van het bedrijf die was uitgerust met een in-car infotainment systeem met 4G-ondersteuning van Vodafone. Twee jaar geleden sloot Vodafone al een soortgelijke vijfjarige overeenkomst met BMW. 

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