M800 reveals IoT strategy to empower connected healthcare and smart living at GITEX

Soon-to-launch heartbeat monitoring device taps into the best-in-class M800 Communication SDK Suite to deliver a new era in healthcare.

HONG KONG, October 16, 2018 ― M800 Limited, Asia’s leading global communication solutions provider committed to improving people’s lives, has revealed its IoT strategy to empower connected healthcare and smart living at the GITEX Technology Week 2018 in Dubai.

M800 will showcase a soon-to-be launched heart monitoring device that will generate heartbeat data for users and provide real-time notifications services between patients and their doctors, extending the benefits brought by IoT technology to thousands of patients with heart issues and their families in the region.

Powered by the M800 Communication SDK Suite, the device transmits the wearer’s data instantly and securely to dedicated medical consultants, and also provides a communication platform for users to instantly connect with medical consultants via text message anytime, anywhere.

McKinsey estimates that 127 new devices connect to the Internet every second globally^[1], and according to Machina Research, the connected health market will reach USD36 billion by 2024^[2]. 

“We see enormous potential for IoT in healthcare as the technology is entering a more practical and mature stage. With our long track record in developing industry-leading solutions in the telecom, mobile and software industry, the M800 Communication SDK Suite is well positioned to support businesses who are attempting to harness IoT technology to enhance patient monitoring and healthcare support,” says Steven Yap, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of M800 Limited.

Already awarded the 2017 IoT Evolution Product of the Year and the Best New Product of the Year in the category of Software - Platform as a Service, at the 2017 Stevie International Business Awards, the M800 Communication SDK Suite is a fully-fledged communication solution that is built upon the company’s technology and global network infrastructure, and supported with strict service quality and guaranteed SLAs. The solution is suitable for businesses that want to add instant communication functions on top of their existing mobile and IoT applications.

M800 has been partnering with a number of OEMs and other IoT producers from various industries to develop state-of-the-art smart devices with highly secured and reliable communication capabilities, these products range from the most recently launched smart wearables for children, to smart cars, smart security cameras and smart set-top boxes.

M800 will be showcasing the heart monitoring device alongside its liveConnect platform at the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai. liveConnect is a cloud-based customer support platform which is instantly deployable for any existing website and app. Once embedded it can deliver instant message and facilitate phone calls, both on-net and off-net, allowing businesses to collaborate with customers anywhere, anytime and on any device.

The company was recently awarded the Asia’s Most Innovative Communication Solutions Award from CORPHUB Hong Kong’s Most Outstanding Enterprise Awards 2019.

Visit M800 Limited’s booth at GITEX Technology Week: Z2-A3, ZA’beel Hall 2, Dubai World Trade Centre.