Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide an important transport service to the public. The majority of the UK population are users, with 60% of people travelling by taxi/PHV at least once a year, and we make, on average, 12 trips per person per year (source: Department for Transport). The taxi and PHV services market in the UK generates over £2.2bn of revenues annually (source: National Statistics).

Benefits of M2M in the Taxi and PHV industry:

• Improved customer service - Faster response times through drivers being allocated jobs close to their actual position, ability to update customers on the location of the vehicle allocated to their job.
• Increased efficiency - Reduction in fuel costs due to shorter journeys to jobs.
• Higher revenues - Drivers can complete more jobs due to less time spent travelling to jobs.
• Scalability - Automated job allocation enables larger fleets to be efficiently managed.

What we do

Ecotel Networks is a leading provider of secure, managed mobile connectivity solutions to the taxi, PHV, and fleet management industries in the UK. We work with leading providers of management systems for taxis, PHVs and other fleets, and offer a range of different technologies to best meet the needs of customers.

How we do it

We deliver mobile services using SMS, GSM, GPRS and 3G transmission, enabling us to optimise customers' solutions for speed, reliability and cost. We use the BT and Orange network to monitor and securely deliver data from customers’ vehicles to their back office systems, and provide 24x7 customer service and support.
How we work with customers

The Ecotelnetworks team works with BT and Orange Anywhere any time Business team to provide specialist M2M solutions to the taxi industry. Customers have direct access to the Ecotelnetworks team who handle provisioning and deliver 24x7 support.

We offer a world leading cellular service for machine to machine (m2m) communication. Which provides a number of unique technical features that simplifies and enhances m2m connectivity including SMS, GPRS, 3G, real time SIM management, true fixed IP addressing, security, stream lined Global roaming and consolidated billing.

Whether you need data SIM cards for CCTV, vehicle telematics, vending machines, Retail or Banking solutions, whatever the application we have what you need at prices you can afford. At Ecotel, our goal is to provide you with technologically enhanced SIM cards backed by companies offering a professional service of the highest calibre.