Digitization is key for operators in facing down growing competition
Times are tough for traditional communication service providers. Competition has traditionally been between telcos of a similar ilk, but with so much of the competition diversifying to exploit alternative revenue streams and the arrival of...
5G plan includes Ericsson, Intel; field trials planned for Austin
AT&T today announced a roadmap for research, development and ultimate commercialization of next-generation 5G mobile networks in partnership with Ericsson and Intel.
The U.S.-based mobile network operator pointed to millimeter wave, software-defined networks and network functions virtualization...
James Clapper said smart devices associated with Internet of Things pose security risk
In testimony to the Senate this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper highlighted the security risks posed by the emerging Internet of Things (IoT).
Clapper spoke on Tuesday to the Senate Armed...
Silver Spring Networks will deploy IoT platform in New York
New York's Consolidated Edison plans to connect more than 4 million electricity and gas customers to a smart grid deployed by Silver Spring Networks. The program is meant to support the state of New York...
Netherlands-based Gemalto, a major SIM card manufacturer and digital security firm, this week received certification of its Cinterio Cat 1 LTE M2M module from Verizon, which deems the Internet of Things optimized module carrier grade.
Category 1, a standardized designation defining downlink threshold of up...
Embedded sensors, big data analytics make smart cities run
More and more cities across the world are implementing smart city projects in order to modernize the interaction between citizens, governments and the physical world. Some smart city projects are limited to a specific government sector...
LinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but project backer Qualcomm is looking forward to the impact smart cities technology will have in an era marked by massive...
About 90% of mobile service providers globally have already moved to 4G LTE, to support the exploding mobile data demands of today. But each month, consumer mobile broadband traffic continues to grow unbounded and the Internet of Things (IoT) means there will be more...
Verizon, AT&T, Telefonica putting stakes into precision agriculture
With the forecasted growth in the global population, agriculture faces a very big challenge to rapidly increase food production. To achieve this goal, precision agriculture supported by Internet of Things (IoT) tools is being implemented in farming...
AT&T and Verizon have led the wireless space for the last decade. That’s been the main area of growth for both of these industry leaders. So, as the rate of traditional wireless growth slows, these two companies are moving into new areas of growth using...
WebNMS likens the explosion of IoT to our diverse history
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.
Studying the fossil record, evolutionary biologists have...
LTE to account for 40.5% of overall mobile connections by 2020
Mobile users are expected to reach 5.5 billion by 2020, representing 70% of the global population, according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast.
According to the report, there...
F5 Networks looks at the impact mobile, cloud and IoT will have on security strategies in 2016
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...
Cisco buys software platform behind AT&T Drive and other IoT solutions
Cisco Systems said it's acquiring "the industry’s leading IoT service platform" with its purchase of Silicon Valley's Jasper Technologies for $1.4 billion. Jasper's "Internet of Things" platform is designed to automate the management of...
Aspenta argues global connectivity will be key for continued IoT success
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.
The connected world is fast becoming...
Looking to speed time to market for "Internet of Things" products, Ericsson announced a new virtual marketplace for patent licensing across potential IoT verticals ranging from industrial applications to connected cars.
The company said the goal of the new marketplace, which will be operated by...
Mobile network operators will have to be nimble in 2016
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.
It’s no secret mobile network operators are...
Inside Secure forecasts increased security needs as the IoT market continues to grow
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.
Gartner predicts the number...
Excelacom sees 5 steps to IoT success in 2016
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.
The “Internet of Things” is here and it’s...
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...
Billions of devices are expected to be wirelessly connected as part of the "Internet of Things" evolution – and in order to ensure that they work correctly, these smart meters, smart city sensors, smart fridges, smart vehicles and the like will all need to...
Particle sees the IoT market entering its next phase in 2016
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.
Businesses around the world are starting...
Applications are key to user experience of smart home and consumer-facing "Internet of Things" products – but those apps are dogged by slow performance and in many cases, traditional home security companies are lagging when it comes to how well their smart home apps are pleasing...
KT uses Nokia Flexi Multiradio 10 in its LTE network
South Korean operator KT and equipment provider Nokia recently conducted what the companies say is the industry's first enhanced machine type communications field trial.
The trial was conducted on KT's LTE network using Nokia's Flexi Multiradio...
