Fundamentals

This discussion is missing something, of course; IoT is not supposed to be written about as an environmental risk. The idea that billions of disposable trackers might litter the planet …

The narrative about the environmental impact of disposable IoT (see here and here; check back for upcoming report on The Green Credentials of 5G and IoT), begs the question, of …

As industries, businesses and consumers become increasingly reliant on the connected economy, its potential as the bedrock of digital transformation continues to grow. Yet with great opportunity also comes great …

Eighteen months ago, in the middle of the first COVID-19 wave, we launched a study to learn more about how businesses were using IoT. We sought to discover if IoT …

Note, in the week following publication of this article, Sigfox filed for bankruptcy. Coverage of receivership procedings against Sigfox can be found here; read on to hear about the kind …

Anything as a Service (XaaS) is a broad market trend, but three business segments have stood apart – SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS.

Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions help enterprises with operational efficiency and scale as they move to the cloud.

Last week, Amsterdam-based Nowi, a specialist in energy harvesting tech for integrated circuit (IC) microchips, announced work with narrowband IoT connectivity provider Sigfox to produce IoT modules that extract power …

XaaS, or anything as a service, is a category of cloud computing and remote access services delivered over the Internet.

The Evolved Packet Core converges voice and data, but silos network functions (NFs). 5G’s cloud-native core makes NFs addressable services.

Network slicing and private networks offer enterprises different strengths, benefits and challenges for deployment and management.

Telco clouds were always private clouds. But a new generation of hyperscale-adjacent telecom services blur the lines.

The scalable and agile cloud architecture that governs both telco cloud and IT cloud is the same, even though service requirements are not.

Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge – and how they are Collaborating and Competing with Mobile Operators at …

6G Flagship targets 2026 for 6G testbeds The initial 6G testbeds are expected to occur by 2026 while the first standards of this technology will be around 2028, Matti Latva-aho, …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure is being deployed globally, coordinating efforts between network operators and hyperscalers.

Mobile Edge Computing or Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) is already having a transformational effect on business in the cloud.

The kaleidoscope has been shaken, and the pieces are in flux; it is a quote from when British politics was supposed to change forever. But it captures very well an …

That headline; is it a thunderbolt, really, this private 5G package from Amazon Web Services (AWS)? No, because nothing in it is a surprise. We know AWS is serious about …

Verizon has partnered with AWS and Microsoft on delivering MEC services Verizon is all in on both public and private MEC and has a range of partnerships in place with …

Turning MEC investments into business outcomes is an exercise in ecosystem development and solution integration  There’s an animating tension as it relates to service provider monetization of mobile edge computing …

5G throughput and latency can deliver smart manufacturing use cases like machine vision and automated guided vehicles 5G is a powerful technology that is closely tied to conversations about the …

The RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) is an essential part of the Open RAN architecture, operate in near real time and non real time.

xApps and rApps are network automation tools to maximize radio network efficiency, and they’re part of an Open RAN architecture.

An xApp is software running on a near-real time Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) which enhances spectrum efficiency.