On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes you inside Mobile World Congress 2016 to dissect the big themes of 5G and the Internet of Things.
Clips feature conversations with Ericsson CEO Hans Vestburg, AT&T Mobility President Glenn Lurie, AT&T SVP of Wireless Architecture Rick Keathley and analyst Monica Paolini, president of Senza Fili Consulting. Kinney also discusses news from Mobile World Congress with RCR Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer.
AT&T Mobility CEO Glenn Lurie told Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg the really exciting thing, to him, about “5G” technology “is what it does for [the Internet of Things].”
Lurie made the comment at the recent Mobile World Congress show, where he told Vestberg during an Ericsson-hosted event that AT&T set up a dedicated IoT team in 2008, and has had great success with its connected car solution, which added 1 million vehicle connections over the past year, pushing its total base to 7 million vehicle connections.
“We view this as really a great opportunity,” Lurie said. “Everything in our lives is going to be connected. The future of our business is connecting everything.”
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