New Vodafone technology - dubbed Global SIM - will apparently open up international markets for New Zealand-based security and surveillance firm Mi5 Security; making the Kiwi exporter the first company in the country to offer North America and Europe connectivity for all its devices with one single SIM card in each device.

Vodafone's Global SIM technology will pave the way for the globalization of Mi5 Security's business because till now the security firm required the purchase of local SIM cards in every export market; and also had to negotiate with telecom providers in each country for roaming rates, so as to deliver the requisite connectivity to its devices.

The Global SIM technology from Vodafone has now made it possible for Mi5 Security to benefit from a pre-agreed pricing all across the world; enabling the company to sell its devices anywhere in the world with specifically enabled `machine to machine' (M2M) SIM cards managed through Vodafone's purpose-built global M2M platform.

With devices shipped from New Zealand being already installed with the Global SIM card - thanks to the fact that Mi5 Security will be provided 25,000 Global SIM connections by Vodafone during a three year period -, Mi5 Security's President Scott Wattie said that the new Vodafone technology has changed the way the security firm operates; and elaborated: Our speed to market has increased dramatically - we can now deploy surveillance tools almost instantly."