Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise unit of Vodafone India, has partnered with construction equipment manufacturer JCB India to provide machine-to-machine (M2M) solution to power the latter`s advanced telematics system Livelink.

The VBS M2M powered Livelink will allow remote monitoring of construction equipment and will also provide information related to the service, operation and security of the equipment.

Announcing the collaboration with JCB India, Nick Gliddon, Director, VBS says, “The VBS M2M powered Livelink will help the users of the JCB construction equipment to better manage the efficiency, maintenance and health of the equipment. JCB customers will manage working versus idle time, fuel usage and identify small problems before they cause unscheduled downtime.”

Mr. Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, JCB India, adds, “We are delighted to be partnering with Vodafone for our Livelink, an important technological upgrade for JCB equipment. This has the potential to radically change the way we enable our customers to monitor their machines and also in the way we provide real time support to our customers.”