DALLAS–“Anything that can be digitalized will be.” That is how Nik Willets, deputy CEO of TM Forum, opened the keynote session titled "Embracing the new digital business reality," at this year’s TM Forum Innovation inFocus meetup. He gave the digitalization example of our phones,...
DALLAS–Craig Bachmann, senior director of open digital/IoE at TM Forum, opened up the internet of everything track of TM Forum Innovation InFocus this week with a talk titled “Forum InFocus: Enabling an open digital ecosystem.” TM Forum is finding that enterprises are questioning what their...
DALLAS–Craig Bachmann, senior director of open digital/IoE at TM Forum, opened up the internet of everything track of TM Forum Innovation InFocus this week with a talk titled “Forum InFocus: Enabling an open digital ecosystem.” TM Forum is finding that enterprises are questioning what their...
Verizon and T-Mobile show most sequential improvements, with all four carriers posting growth across majority of metrics
Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of third-quarter subscribers and connections including the comparisons to Q2 2016 in terms of improvements and declines for the U.S. wireless...
LPWA: low cost, fast expansion
DALLAS – Dave Kjendal, CTO and VP of engineering at low-power wide-area network provider Senet, gave a talk titled “Enabling rapid IoT network deployment to capture market share” at this year's LPWA Americas conference.
Low cost is the single most important...
LPWA: low cost, fast expansion
DALLAS–Dave Kjendal, CTO and vice president of engineering at Senet, a LoRaWAN network provider, gave a talk titled “Enabling rapid IoT network deployment to capture market share,” at this year's LPWA Americas conference.
Low cost is the single most important requirement...
DALLAS – Allen Proithis, president of Sigfox North America, gave a keynote address titled “Power to the devices” at this week’s LPWA Americas event. Proithis spoke of the current state of the "internet of things" and gave requirements for what is needed from low-power...
DALLAS–Allen Proithis, president of Sigfox North America, gave a keynote address titled “Power to the devices,” at this week’s LPWA Americas event. He spoke of the current state of IoT and gave requirements for what is needed from low-power wide-area networks to help continue...
With increasing focus on enterprise wireless, how do telecom vendors adapt to address vertical needs?
During the recent HetNet Expo in Houston, Eric Abbott of ExteNet Systems explained to RCR Wireless News that "mobility services have evolved to the point that it's an essential facet of...
DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a key enabler of "5G" technology, heterogeneous networks, enterprise services and the "internet of things"...
DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a key enabler of "5G" technology, heterogeneous networks, enterprise services and the "internet of things"...
5G is set to move mobile operators away from being a dumb pipe and towards lucrative support for new industries like autonomous vehicles
It's been said ad nauseam that technology never sleeps, relentlessly evolving and changing while creating business disruptions along the way. This reality...
As the IoT market continues to grow, companies with little or no experience in radio frequency design are seeking to add connectivity to existing products, or design new ones targeting the "internet of things."
It can be tempting to take wireless connectivity for granted or...
IoT market is growing daily in 2016
Make no mistake, the “internet of things” is already here. From fitness wearables to medical applications to smart farming and smart cities, millions of devices already are connected to cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies. Millions more...
Cisco Jasper sees three primary challenges for IoT testing
Cisco acquired Jasper Technologies, the platform behind AT&T Drive and other carrier "internet of things" offerings, earlier this year for $1.4 billion. Theresa Bui Revon, head of enterprise product marketing for IoT cloud at Cisco Jasper,...
The Allseen Alliance earlier this month merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation with plans to operate under the OCF name in working towards interoperability in the "internet of things" market through open source software frameworks and standards. IoT interoperability is a hot topic at conferences...
Smart vending machine for today and tomorrow
Vending machines are a $7 billion industry in the United States, and there is reportedly one vending machine for every 55 people, according to Eurotech. Globally, the installed base is expected to reach 35.2 million units by 2015....
What goes into making IoT devices successful?
RCR Wireless News spoke with Kailash Narayanan, VP and GM at Keysight Technologies, for his perspective on critical components for the success of "internet of things" devices in either the consumer or industrial spaces. According to Narayanan, the key...
IoT ecosystem needed to ensure growth, with security remaining a top concern
SÃO PAULO – Carriers should look at partnering with other companies to build an ecosystem to jump into the fast-growing "internet of things" market. According to Craig Wigginton, global telecom sector leader at...
What goes into making IoT devices successful?
RCR Wireless News spoke with Kailash Narayanan, VP and GM at Keysight Technologies, for his perspective on critical components for the success of "internet of things" devices in either the consumer or industrial spaces. According to Narayanan, the key...
The Allseen Alliance earlier this month merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation with plans to operate under the OCF name in working towards interoperability in the "internet of things" market through open source software frameworks and standards. IoT interoperability is a hot topic at conferences...
Smart vending machine for today and tomorrow
Vending machines are a $7 billion industry in the United States, and there is reportedly one vending machine for every 55 people, according to Eurotech. Globally, the installed base is expected to reach 35.2 million units by 2015....
Partnerships and analytics are called out as key for companies looking to gain a competitive foothold in the IoT space
This is the final article in a three-part series examining the opportunity, challenges and course of action for service providers as they tackle the “internet...
The Ericsson board of directors has appointed Börje Ekholm to be president and CEO of the company effective Jan. 16, 2017. Ekholm will also remain a member of the board.
"I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Börje Ekholm,” said Leif Johansson, chairman...
