Carriers disagree over definition, metrics for embedded wireless

The cost of embedding wireless into electronic gizmos is rapidly falling, but don't expect wireless carriers to come to a consensus anytime soon on how they report the metrics of their resulting machine-to-machine businesses. Representatives from Sprint Nextel, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, nPhase and Synchronoss generally agree that the embedded and M2M market has officially taken off, but that the tumultuous nature of the business makes analyzing and comparing metrics difficult -- if not impossible.