apple has activated 400 m machine - to - machine ( 400 M ) devices worldwide , according to the company 's country sales manager in 2015 . Speaking with Siliconrepublic , Lauren Morris highlighted the example of a farm feed manufacturer which has connected its animal feed machines via M2 M to the internet to help farmers better manage their cattle to ensure good quality meat and dairy products .
Vodafone has activated 17m machine-to-machine (M2M) devices worldwide, according to the company's country sales manager in Ireland. Speaking with Siliconrepublic, Lauren Morris highlighted the example of a farm equipment manufacturer which has connected its animal feed machines via M2M to the cloud to help farmers better manage feeding cattle to ensure good quality meat and dairy products.