Mobile network operators have been supporting machine-to-machine traffic for years, and as the internet of things grows, the cellular industry wants to play a central role. Verizon Wireless and AT&T have upgraded their networks to support the latest generation of LTE for IoT, and...
As the smartphone market matures, companies that make mobile device components are looking to the internet of things for growth opportunities. Korea's Wisol, which makes surface acoustic wave filters and duplexers for phones, will now make machine-to-machine connectivity modules based on Sequans' LTE chipsets.
"Wisol...
Kinex applications are built on the ThingWorx industrial internet of things platform
IoT technology provider PTC has launched the Kinex product family, a new brand that will consist of industrial internet of things (IoT) applications.
This new generation of IoT apps are designed to unify data...
Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet of things. The carrier said it will offer IoT data plans for as little as $2 per month per device,...
With its new SoC, Sequans includes LTE connectivity along with the horsepower necessary for increasingly complex IoT applications
At this point, there are well established IoT use cases like wearables, environmental sensing and asset tracking, but when the connectivity power of 5G is factored in,...
With both AT&T and Verizon Wireless expected to roll out LTE-M internet of things networks in the U.S. this year, makers of low-power connectivity chipsets are busy forging partnerships and launching trials.
Sequans Communications and STMicroelectronics announced the most recent partnership. The companies said they...
Sierra Wireless, Sequans, Dell and ip.access all kicked off MWC with IoT-related announcements.
The internet of things represents an enormous business opportunity for companies inside and outside the mobile industry. Wireless carriers will be racing to win new customers in the months ahead,...
While some futuristic IoT applications will take years of R&D before being commercialized, many other IoT applications are creating business value today. Let's take a look at how carriers are using the internet of things in the real world. From agriculture to smart city...
With both AT&T and Verizon Wireless expected to roll out LTE-M internet of things networks in the U.S. this year, makers of low-power connectivity chipsets are busy forging partnerships and launching trials.
Sequans Communications and STMicroelectronics announced the most recent partnership. The companies said they...
Verizon Wireless is moving closer to connecting meters and asset trackers directly to its LTE network. Modem maker NimbeLink said it has demonstrated a live Category M1 connection on the Verizon Wireless LTE network. The company connected its device directly to Verizon's ThingSpace platform...
Consolidation continues in the semiconductor market, with two makers of internet of things modules joining forces. Switzerland's U-blox is paying $52.5 million in cash for SIMCom's cellular modem products, research and development team and customer base. China's SIMCom, which is currently owned by SimTech...
Verizon Wireless certified new LTE Category M1 modules to connect "internet of things" devices with low bandwidth requirements. LTE-only chip makers Sequans and Altair both announced new modules that use their chipsets at CES 2017.
Category M1, or Cat M1 for short, is the name...
Chip news for 12/19/16
1. SIMCom Wireless said it will use Sequans’ LTE chip technology for a series of modules. The maker of "internet of things" and machine-to-machine modules said it will use both of Sequans' low-power LTE solutions, Calliope and Monach. Calliope is a...
Services beyond connectivity are expected to play a large role in how operators derive value from adding millions of connected vehicles to their networks, from billing and analytics to software updates and more.
RCR will examine the services side of the connected car ecosystem, including...
Services beyond connectivity are expected to play a large role in how operators derive value from adding millions of connected vehicles to their networks, from billing and analytics to software updates and more.
RCR examines the services side of the connected car ecosystem, including what...
Services beyond connectivity are expected to play a large role in how operators derive value from adding millions of connected vehicles to their networks, from billing and analytics to software updates and more.
RCR examines the services side of the connected car ecosystem, including what...
Sony's Altair Semiconductor said it has successfully completed a trial with Raspberry Pi to provide LTE connectivity on the system for the first time. Altair makes LTE modems and has been a pioneer in the development of low-power, inexpensive connectivity chips for "internet of...
Connecting everything: news bytes for Nov. 16
1. Japan's largest telecom operator, NTT DoCoMo, is demonstrating two low-power LTE chipsets at its annual open house in Yokosuka. Sequans is set to demonstrate its LTE Category M1 Monarch chipset in live communication with a Rohde &...
Defining SLA and examples of its coverage
A service level agreement is a contract between the provider of a service and its internal or external end-user or customer that defines what services the provider will offer and the level of performance it must meet as...
Defining SLA and examples of its coverage
A service level agreement is a contract between the provider of a service and its internal or external end-user or customer that defines what services the provider will offer and the level of performance it must meet as...
Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/7/16
1. Samsung plans to add voice-activated artificial intelligence to wearables and home appliances. The world's largest smartphone maker is also a major manufacturer of TV sets, washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, as well as of course its Gear...
5 things to know today ...
1. Crown Castle is making another fiber acquisition. The Houston company plans to pay $1.5 billion for FiberNet Holdings as well as certain other assets of NextEra Energy. Crown said FiberNet has access to 11,500 route miles of fiber...
Mobile network operators will do almost anything to keep their customers, as evidenced by the ongoing price wars and promotions that consumers enjoy. But what will happen as more of those customers become "things" instead of people? Most machines will not be able to...
Mobile network operators will do almost anything to keep their customers, as evidenced by the ongoing price wars and promotions that consumers enjoy. But what will happen as more of those customers become "things" instead of people? Most machines will not be able to...
