Cameras that monitor the home environment are seen as both creepy and convenient, but investors and technologists are betting that convenience will win out, as homeowners see the value in …
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Lighthouse combines Wi-Fi and AI >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carrier demand for fiber fuels growth for Corning >
Company hopes Verizon deal will be first of many Corning’s two biggest businesses are moving in opposite directions. The company’s fiber optics business reported a strong second quarter, surpassing the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IoT software merger could streamline smart home >
Two makers of internet of things software are joining forces in order to make it easier for connected appliances to communicate with one another. Dallas-based Prodea, founded and run by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung reports blockbuster Q2 >
Company is on track to replace Intel as world’s largest chipmaker The world’s leading smartphone vendor had a very strong second quarter, but smartphones were not the biggest contributor to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CableLabs announces LoRa hardware >
As cable giant Comcast expands its internet of things network into 12 U.S. cities, industry consortium CableLabs is launching hardware and software for companies that want to build out IoT …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel and ZTE extend partnership with NFV reference design >
Intel and ZTE have released a network functions virtualization reference design for a containerized virtual evolved packet core (vEPC) application. The companies said Intel’s microservice-based NFV application container solutions will …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CableLabs announces LoRa hardware >
As cable giant Comcast expands its internet of things network into 12 U.S. cities, industry consortium CableLabs is launching hardware and software for companies that want to build out IoT …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon partners with Globetouch >
Verizon is partnering with Globetouch in an effort to make it easier for automakers to integrate cellular connectivity. General Motors will use the service to expand its OnStar connected car …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Huawei brings Cat M1 module to market >
Huawei is one of the driving forces behind narrowband IoT, but the company may also capture a piece of the market for LTE Category M1 solutions. Its newest internet of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sensoterra chooses Senet LPWA network for soil sensors >
Soil sensor maker Sensoterra will use the Senet low-power wide area network to connect its soil probes to the internet in order to help farmers collect information that can lead …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">General Motors set to expand OnStar with Verizon and Globetouch >
Verizon is partnering with Globetouch in an effort to make it easier for automakers to integrate cellular connectivity. General Motors will use the service to expand its OnStar connected car …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia changes financial reporting structure >
Nokia’s new Android smartphone and a cross-licensing deal with Xiaomi are not the only big changes underway at the company. Today the wireless equipment maker said it has changed the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Embedded software drives enterprise IoT >
Platforms like Twilio and Kandy could fuel enterprise IoT The internet of things represents a huge opportunity for wireless carriers, but getting enterprise customers to choose cellular connectivity requires more …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Virtual VoLTE gets a boost from Genband >
Moving VoLTE to OTS hardware is a step toward virtual VoLTE For mobile network operators, voice over LTE is one of the most promising use cases for network functions virtualization. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple reportedly building Chinese data center >
As Apple prepares to expand its business beyond smartphones and computers to the internet of things, its data center business is growing fast. Now the Cupertino company is reportedly taking …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">5G lab advances research and development >
The evolving 5G standard is bringing companies from many parts of the wireless ecosystem together to create new hardware and software. Austin, Texas is a nexus of 5G research not …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Upstream oil and gas industry uses sensors and servers to boost productivity >
Data analytics can increase oil well production by up to 30%, according to Intel. The chip giant sees low oil prices as an opportunity to help energy companies manage their …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T data centers report performance boost with new chip >
Carrier says Intel’s new Xeon platform cuts server count Intel has launched a new data center solution that the chipmaker says can support up to 5 times more transactions per …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">California water utility taps Nokia for new infrastructure >
Northern California’s Placer County Water Agency is the first water utility to announce an agreement with Nokia, which will transition the agency to an IP-based communications infrastructure. Nokia has more …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T data centers report performance boost with new chip >
Carrier says Intel’s new Xeon platform cuts server count Intel has launched a new data center solution that the chipmaker says can support up to 5 times more transactions per …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson set to manage IoT networks >
When it comes to connecting millions of low-cost remote devices to the internet, many mobile network operators find themselves in uncharted territory. Ericsson is hoping to offer some guidance by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson set to manage IoT networks >
When it comes to connecting millions of low-cost remote devices to the internet, many mobile network operators find themselves in uncharted territory. Ericsson is hoping to offer some guidance by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Scale, security, functionality – industrial IoT (Reality Check) >
Taking industrial IoT to the next level of value The internet of things (IoT) already connects devices and sensors to software applications and business processes for many companies. We see …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China reportedly tells carriers to block more mobile data >
China has reportedly told its three nationwide carriers that within seven months they will need to suspend customers’ access to major websites hosted outside the country. Google, Facebook and U.S. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CEO spotlight: Sequans’ Georges Karam >
The intersection of LTE and the internet of things has the potential to be a major market, and no one is more aware of that than Georges Karam. Karam founded …