BROWSING: IoT

3 challenges for IoT testing

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,...

IoT interoperability: Where it stands and what comes next

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...

Cloud helps build smart vending machine of the future

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....

5 key considerations for IoT devices

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...

Carriers can’t do IoT alone; need to build an ecosystem

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...

5 key considerations for IoT devices

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 interoperability: Where it stands and what comes next

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...

Cloud helps build smart vending machine of the future

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....

Reader Forum: The road to IoT domination – partnerships and analytics (Pt. 3)

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...

Ericsson appoints new CEO, faces uphill battle to right ship

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...

Ericsson appoints new CEO, faces uphill battle to right ship

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...

OMG! IoT IRL at ARMTechCon

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Wearables and wireless have helped Matt Du Puy conquer mountains. Du Puy, a software engineer at ARM, earlier this year used ARM-powered technology during his summit of Annapurna, the 10th-tallest mountain peak in the world. Du Puy, who has also summited...

Intel’s new IoT processors, the Atom E3900 series

IoT processors from Intel Earlier this week at IoT Solutions World Congress, Intel announced the next generation of the Intel Atom processors for "internet of things" applications. The new Intel Atom E3900 series is designed to support the rapid development and the growing complexity of IoT businesses. Intel claims...

SK Telecom develops 24 IoT services for Korean home market

SK Telecom also announced plans to launch 35 IoT services before the end of the year Korean operator SK Telecom has already completed the development of 24 different internet of things (IoT) services for the domestic market. New services include several areas including gas and electricity. SK Telecom is pushing enhanced...

AT&T LTE-M site goes live in support of IoT pilot

AT&T LTE-M network is said to be now on the air in the San Francisco market in support of test program, with nationwide expansion planned for next year AT&T moved on previously announced plans to commercialize an LTE-M cell site, which it claims to be...

Intel’s new IoT processors, the Atom E3900 series

IoT processors from Intel Earlier this week at IoT Solutions World Congress, Intel announced the next generation of the Intel Atom processors for IoT applications. The new Intel Atom E3900 series is designed to support the rapid development and the growing complexity of IoT businesses. Intel claims...

Uber’s Otto makes Budweiser beer run in self-driving truck

Last week, 51,777 cans of beer were shipped on what will go down as the first commercial shipment by an autonomous vehicle. Otto, Uber’s recently purchased self-driving trucking company, partnered with Anheuser-Busch to carry the shipment of Budweiser through Colorado without anyone behind the...

SoftBank’s Son: ‘Cambrian explosion’ in IoT is coming

SANTA CLARA, California – SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son likened the impending boom in "internet of things" devices to the evolutionary period known as the Cambrian explosion: a turning point for life on earth. "The next big paradigm shift is coming from mobile into the IoT....

ARMTechCon: Enabling IoT use cases

  SANTA CLARA, Calif.--British chip design company ARM's technology powers billions of wireless devices, so the company has unique perspective on the types of internet of things products that exist and are coming down the pipe. Mike Muller, CTO of ARM, ran through a number of...

SoftBank’s Son: ‘Cambrian explosion’ in IoT is coming

SANTA CLARA, California – SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son likened the impending boom in "internet of things" devices to the evolutionary period known as the Cambrian explosion: a turning point for life on earth. "The next big paradigm shift is coming from mobile into the IoT....

Orange Business Services expands IoT reach

New deal will provide IoT connectivity for Tractive's wearables and tracking devices Orange Business Service (OBS), the business services arm of French telecommunications group Orange, has added a new contract in the internet of things (IoT) field through an agreement with Tractive, an Austria-based developer of hardware, apps...

Analyst Angle: 5G – incremental or not?

Will 5G prove the savior to the mobile telecom market’s bottom line, or will the lack of significant IoT and 5G use cases result in continued revenue pressure? We estimate the overall mobile infrastructure equipment market including hardware, firmware and software is on pace to...

Uber’s Otto makes Budweiser beer run in self-driving truck

Last week, 51,777 cans of beer were shipped on what will go down as the first commercial shipment by an autonomous vehicle. Otto, Uber’s recently purchased self-driving trucking company, partnered with Anheuser-Busch to carry the shipment of Budweiser through Colorado without anyone behind the...

Uber’s Otto makes Budweiser beer run in self-driving truck

Last week, 51,777 cans of beer were shipped on what will go down as the first commercial shipment by an autonomous vehicle. Otto, Uber’s recently purchased self-driving trucking company, partnered with Anheuser-Busch to carry the shipment of Budweiser through Colorado without anyone behind the...