Machine to Machine Mobile Interfaces - Coming faster than you think

Information Week had a good article on the new Coke Freestyle Dispenser ( see www.informationweek.com/?articleID=172301630 ). It is the best example I have seen so far of a Machine-to-Machine interface over, in this case, the Verizon Wireless network.
(Short version - dispenser with water and flavor, mixes the requested drink in real time, giving over 100 possibilities. RFID-tagged flavor cartridges. Software built on Microsoft CE, communicates daily via Verizon Wireless network with dedicated IP range to a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager for Mobile Devices. Info on sales and re-order of supplies directly to Coke's SAP CRM system.)

Of course, as most of us believe, M2M interfaces over mobile networks are going to be a big thing in the future, representing, I believe, a great growth opportunity for the mobile operators (or maybe new, specialized operators?) over the next decade.