DALLAS–Prabhakar Chitrapu, lead member of the technical staff for small cell platforms at AT&T, gave a presentation on the road to a 5G network as part of a workshop titled Small Cell Forum@SCWS: The Path to 5G Workshop at SCWS 2016. He mapped out some...
Cat M1 will allow operators to expand cellular-based IoT capabilities
Swedish vendor Ericsson and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm successfully executed network and device testing of data communications on Cat M1 for Australian operator Telstra.
The demo, which took place at Ericsson headquarters in Sweden, used the MDM9206...
The two companies partnered to deliver mobile edge computing proof of concept
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and Finnish vendor Nokia aim to carry out trials of mobile edge computing (MEC) during 2017.
The two companies recently announced a partnership to deliver a proof of concept (PoC)...
Philips will work with Xiaomi to develop smart lighting for the device-maker's smart home platform
Philips Lighting aims to expand its presence in the Chinese market through a joint venture agreement with Chinese mobile internet firm Xiaomi.
Under the terms of the smart home lighting JV,...
DALLAS–“Anything that can be digitalized will be.” That is how Nik Willets, deputy CEO of TM Forum, opened the keynote session titled "Embracing the new digital business reality," at this year’s TM Forum Innovation inFocus meetup. He gave the digitalization example of our phones,...
DALLAS–“Anything that can be digitalized will be.” That is how Nik Willets, deputy CEO of TM Forum, opened the keynote session titled "Embracing the new digital business reality," at this year’s TM Forum Innovation inFocus meetup. He gave the digitalization example of our phones,...
DALLAS–Craig Bachmann, senior director of open digital/IoE at TM Forum, opened up the internet of everything track of TM Forum Innovation InFocus this week with a talk titled “Forum InFocus: Enabling an open digital ecosystem.” TM Forum is finding that enterprises are questioning what their...
DALLAS–Craig Bachmann, senior director of open digital/IoE at TM Forum, opened up the internet of everything track of TM Forum Innovation InFocus this week with a talk titled “Forum InFocus: Enabling an open digital ecosystem.” TM Forum is finding that enterprises are questioning what their...
LPWA: low cost, fast expansion
DALLAS – Dave Kjendal, CTO and VP of engineering at low-power wide-area network provider Senet, gave a talk titled “Enabling rapid IoT network deployment to capture market share” at this year's LPWA Americas conference.
Low cost is the single most important...
LPWA: low cost, fast expansion
DALLAS–Dave Kjendal, CTO and vice president of engineering at Senet, a LoRaWAN network provider, gave a talk titled “Enabling rapid IoT network deployment to capture market share,” at this year's LPWA Americas conference.
Low cost is the single most important requirement...
DALLAS – Allen Proithis, president of Sigfox North America, gave a keynote address titled “Power to the devices” at this week’s LPWA Americas event. Proithis spoke of the current state of the "internet of things" and gave requirements for what is needed from low-power...
DALLAS–Allen Proithis, president of Sigfox North America, gave a keynote address titled “Power to the devices,” at this week’s LPWA Americas event. He spoke of the current state of IoT and gave requirements for what is needed from low-power wide-area networks to help continue...
As the internet of things grows, LTE-based technologies will shape 5G
Part of the vision for 5G is a single, unified air interface capable of supporting everything from massive numbers of internet of things devices and sensors requiring low levels of throughput to mission critical...
With increasing focus on enterprise wireless, how do telecom vendors adapt to address vertical needs?
During the recent HetNet Expo in Houston, Eric Abbott of ExteNet Systems explained to RCR Wireless News that "mobility services have evolved to the point that it's an essential facet of...
Huawei is planning a commercial trial of NB-IoT in Q4
Huawei announced the large-scale commercialization of its end-to-end narrowband "internet of things" solution will take place starting next year.
The Chinese vendor said its NB-IoT solution is designed to help global operators expand services into new markets....
DALLAS – Randall Schwartz, founder and consultant at broadband wireless consulting firm Wireless 20/20, gave a number of recommendations for breaking the dam holding back in-building deployment in a workshop titled "In-building wireless – how to create a win-win-win business model" at the recent...
DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a key enabler of "5G" technology, heterogeneous networks, enterprise services and the "internet of things"...
DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a key enabler of "5G" technology, heterogeneous networks, enterprise services and the "internet of things"...
As the IoT market continues to grow, companies with little or no experience in radio frequency design are seeking to add connectivity to existing products, or design new ones targeting the "internet of things."
It can be tempting to take wireless connectivity for granted or...
IoT market is growing daily in 2016
Make no mistake, the “internet of things” is already here. From fitness wearables to medical applications to smart farming and smart cities, millions of devices already are connected to cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies. Millions more...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
