Machine-to-machine: Emerging market and consequences on existing regulatory framework

In order to improve business more and more different systems nowadays rely on M2M communication. It provides benefits to companies in various industries, individuals, communities, and organizations in both public and private sector. Automated services and data management, remote diagnostics and real-time statistics are just a few of many benefits of using M2M communication. This paper discusses current situation of M2M systems, with emphasis on mobile networks as their enablers, provides analysis of M2M market and business models, gives insight in current standardization efforts and what needs to be done through regulation of numbering plans to encourage emergence of new M2M services. The paper also gives a short overview of the current situation of M2M regulation in Croatia and outlines several ongoing regulatory challenges.