I just spent the last two days at the Telematics Munich event. It’s great to see the overnight growth and abundant options for innovation and change in this industry. For those of you who may not be familiar with this …
The trend today is for everyone to talk about connected cars and it seems as though almost every telecom operator says they are playing here. But at what level are they doing connected cars and how much is aspirational for …
It’s Freitag and the weekend is upon us. Each week this column will focus on light hearted musings of the wireless industry and all of the moving parts that make this industry work. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has …
You may not have heard of Net-mobile yet, but my guess is, you will be hearing about them before long. And there is a high likelihood you are using a service they provide and aren’t aware of because it’s branded …
Aeris has announced the launch of Neo; a Web services platform to ease the challenges with launching “Internet of Things” functionality. Think about this in the context of an Amazon Web Services model. At the simplest level AWS enables the …
Amdocs announced a strategy and ecosystem to enable further service virtualization by its customers. Within the announcement there are three topics which combined enable their strategic vision for an open network functions virtualization cloud. The first new product is a …
Last week I mentioned the Orange-Tesla partnership announcement and since then have had the opportunity to discuss in more depth with Samuel Loyson, Orange Business Services Head of Connected Car Program, details behind the announcement. In 2011, the Smart Cities …
Everyone talks about connected cars today. A very hot topic, but one that is still relatively unclear in its definition. Although it’s fun to talk about infotainment and all the things you’ll be able to do while driving in your …
EMEA in perspective is a Monday column focused on the identification of regional trends and outcomes of the prior week’s news. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at …
I have just returned from attending the latest installment of the Terrapinn event in Dubai. The conference atmosphere was upbeat about the current growth and future opportunities for this region. Although a relatively small conference, the attendees and speakers were of …
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on …
The news continues to flow with new developments related to the “Internet of Things” and connected car spaces. For now we’ll consider a car a “thing.” Highlighting a few of the trends over the last week’s news, there are new …
Jibe Mobile is participating in the GSMA’s 360 Series in North America this week to showcase its cloud-based (RCS/joyn) deployments with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint. I had the opportunity to speak with Amir Sarhangi, Jibe’s CEO, about the differentiation the company’s solution …
There’s been a lot of buzz in the news lately about the London startup scene for tech. It seems things are really taking off for London. The latest news focuses on the launch of a $140 million fund aimed at …
Every day there are new announcements related to connected car functionality. This topic continues to be hot. Announcements come from the auto OEMs, aftermarket players working toward late model cars, app developers, mobile operators and on and on. Some topics that have …
Things move. Sounds like a simple statement that doesn’t surprise anyone. But as you start to think about supporting “Internet of Things” and connected cars the discussion becomes much more complex. In the United States it’s not as difficult as …
Three weeks ago RCR covered the upcoming Ford Developer conference in Las Vegas. The first event of its kind. The event has come and gone and the finalists are in. So how did it go? More than 170 developers from …
Virtual Reality was one of the hot topics in the Samsung stand at Super Mobility Week. With its announcement prior to the show about its latest wearable, the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition there was a great deal of attention on the company. …
Back from a week at Super Mobility Week in the United States and a whirlwind of meetings with software, hardware, component, antenna and you=name-it vendors. I was amazed at how busy this show was. At a time when it seems …
The implications of this announcement for the future are wide reaching if you consider the breath of SAPs portfolio along with Ericsson’s installed base and its ability to provide network-aware solutions. The initial offer is focused on SAP’s enterprise mobile …
AT&T and Telefonica announced today they are working together to bring the success of AT&T’s Digital Life in the United States to Europe. In just one year AT&T has brought Digital Life to 82 markets in the United States. It …
Nokia Networks announced what it claims is the first commercial carrier-grade telco cloud set to go live by the end of the year. Although the location and operator involved were not named, the announcement describes a launch that will utilize …
In a follow on to today’s earlier announcement, Nokia Networks continued with its pre-Super Mobility Week announcements. The latest focuses on WiMAX to TD-LTE Advanced migration. There are three topics addressed in this latest announcement. 3.5 GHz TD-LTE radio with …
Nokia Networks announced a wide-reaching set of portfolio enhancements today in support of their Liquid Radio portfolio. As these announcements are touching on many different aspects of the portfolio, I will try to group them into sub-classifications. Carrier Aggregation In …
Saguna Networks announced today its work with Akamai to deliver content for mobile subscribers from 4G mobile base stations. The solution will be jointly demonstrated at 4GWorld/CTIA next week. The demonstration will show a content delivery network (CDN) operating within a …
