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LAS VEGAS--U.S. Cellular (NYSE:USM) is in the midst of expanding its M2M business, and as part of that effort the company has recently introduced new M2M solutions in the areas of fleet tracking, asset management, monitoring and sensors, forms and other general business solutions. The company also recently introduced new M2M service pricing in an effort to more efficiently tailor its solutions toward potential M2M clients.
U.S. Cellular is a relative latecomer to the M2M game. Other carriers, notably AT&T Mobility (NYSE: T), have built massive businesses around machine-to-machine communications. For example, AT&T recently expanded sales of its Digital Life home automation offering into the health monitoring and care segment, and in the connected car space AT&T counts the likes of General Motors, Audi, Tesla and others as customers.
However, AT&T has a distinct advantage against other U.S. wireless carriers due to the broach reach of its...