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Software and Firmware Updating — Streamlining the Indispensable FOTA in m2m Applications

Firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating provides a cost-effective, fast, secure and reliable way for wirelessly re-flashing the firmware on mobile and m2m devices, ensuring that embedded software is up to date with the latest enhancements and features. FOTA has been used widely in the mobile handset market since the mid-2000s. It is a concept proven in billions of mobile handsets and other wirelessly connected devices worldwide. FOTA enables new features and services to be delivered after devices have been deployed in the field. Because FOTA updating sends only the changes (i.e., the differences) between firmware versions to deployed devices without having to send the entire new firmware file over the air, it significantly saves on bandwidth and usage charges. As mobile devices and m2m modules become more reliant on software to deliver services, features, quality, comfort and other selling points, companies require better and bolder solutions to keep software up to date uniformly throughout the field of deployed units.

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