5 things to know today ...
1. Smartphone shipments will increase by 3.1% this year, according to IDC Research. The firm expects 1.48 billion units to ship. The market is expected to keep growing for the foreseeable future, but it is not expected to repeat...
AT&T is set to allow customers to add unlimited cellular data to their connected cars as part of a deeper integration push
AT&T is looking to maintain momentum in the connected car space tied to its unlimited cellular plan available to select customers.
The carrier said...
Smart cities are often imagined as clean, convenient, connected utopias where traffic and resources flow smoothly and efficiently. That vision may never quite materialize, but some cities may need to at least move in that direction in order to survive.
"The concept of being able...
AT&T chooses Synacor over Yahoo for hosting services
1. AT&T may have seen the writing on the wall. With Verizon Communications emerging as the company most likely to buy Yahoo, AT&T has decided to shift business away from the Internet search engine. AT&T will take...
Internet of Things VoLTE applications
Voice over LTE, or VoLTE, is in some ways the final frontier for LTE. Most voice calls still use 3G networks, but mobile operators are expected to transition more and more voice service to LTE in the years ahead....
5 things to know today ....
1. A former T-Mobile US customer is trying to bring a class action lawsuit against the "Un-carrier." A man who bought four handsets from T-Mobile US and was paying for them in monthly installments claims the carrier's advertising campaign...
P3 Group’s automotive division is opening a new automotive-focused Mobility Innovation Center in the metro Detroit, Mich. area and plans to hire nearly 100 people this year to focus on research and development in advanced automotive technologies. The 25,000-square foot facility in Southfield, Mich....
With more vehicles supporting wireless connectivity, the opportunity for wireless services beyond basic smartphone integration and infotainment hold the potential for a new value proposition in the ecosystem of connected cars.
“It’s a very interesting time in connected car,” said Scott Frank, VP of marketing for...
Breaking down the live saving opportunities of V2V
There's a lot of talk these days about autonomous driving. And, likely within the next 10 to 15 years, we will be able to have our cars take us to many locations without our having to touch...
Credit card payment giant Visa targets evolving mobile payments market
BARCELONA, Spain – The mobile payment market is quickly evolving around the globe and credit card giant Visa is looking to play a bigger role in the space.
At the recent Mobile World Congress event,...
Big data and analytics continues to be an area of high interest for the industry, and the news coming out of Mobile World Congress reflects how vendors and operators hope to leverage BDA for their businesses in the coming year. In particular, three areas...
Volvo and Ericsson are teaming up to add experiential in-car technology designed to provide the infotainment passengers want in a future of autonomous vehicles.
At the Consumer Electronics Show last month, the two companies announced an joint research and development initiative around intelligent, high-bandwidth in-vehicle...
Having already racked up 1.4 million miles on the road, Google is expanding its testing program for self-driving cars to Kirkland, Washington.
According to an announcement posted to the companies Google+ page: "We've chosen your beautiful city by Lake Washington as the next location of...
AT&T has a major focus on the "Internet of Things" with major investments in consumer-facing products and industrial products like its Global SIM, which has tremendous utility in verticals like container shipping. With connected vehicles considered an IoT subset, AT&T is also active in that...
US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration running point on autonomous vehicles funding initiative
Federal government officials this week announced a plan to commit $3.9 billion in funding over the next decade to bolster research and development of autonomous vehicles.
Anthony Foxx, secretary of...
Get ready for more from the connected car market as autonomous vehicles are on the horizon
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Today’s...
CES has increasingly become an avenue in which automotive manufacturers take the spotlight to showcase new technologies they plan to have on offer in the short and long term, and this year's CES prompted some observers to nickname it the "Car Electronics Show."
In sifting...
Situated near the Georgia Tech campus in midtown Atlanta, the AT&T Drive Studio is a one-of-a-kind innovation center designed to bring together automakers and wireless experts for collaboration on the future of the connected vehicle.
Opened in 2014, the 5,000-square-foot AT&T Drive Studio is billed...
Drive PX2 platform from Nvidia showcased at CES 2016
Autonomous driving, while still many years away from being viable, let alone commonplace, is becoming incrementally more viable through advances in processing power. This was a major point of emphasis for auto and chipmakers during the...
LAS VEGAS — At a press event to kick off this year's CES event, Nvidia unveiled a new artificial intelligence technology for connected cars, designed to help the autonomous vehicles better sense the world around them.
According to Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, Drive PX 2 ...
AT&T to provide mobile access to Ford connected car platform
LAS VEGAS – AT&T scored another significant automotive connectivity deal, announcing a multi-year agreement with Ford to power the company’s Sync Connect in-car system.
The agreement calls for Ford to provide mobile broadband connectivity to...
If CES provides any insight as to the direction of the automotive industry, the vehicles of the future are getting closer to reality as a ubiquitously connected, data-rich and self-driving experience. Toyota, Ford, Volvo and Fiat all announced expansions to their connected car programs...
Breaking down top trends expected from CES 2016
During the past several months, Accenture has done extensive research and engaged with a broad range of clients to identify the big stories to watch at the fast-approaching 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. Based on this we expect...
The automotive industry is being transformed by the “Internet of Things.” Having cars connected to the Internet is changing the way people drive, order and service their cars and how passengers enjoy the ride.
But IoT features aren’t a new idea for commercial fleet vehicles....
