Christina Richards, VP of marketing for AOptix, spoke with RCR about the implications for backhaul in regards to Internet of Things (IoT) and the evolution toward more M2M traffic. Richards also touches on what AOptix currently sees in the backhaul market, the role of...
Within six years, the number of connected devices that are NOT smartphones, tablets or PCs will skyrocket to 26 billion, according to Gartner. The means that the Internet of Things will include more than three times as many devices as the traditional mobile ecosystem....
A new survey by network control company Infoblox concludes that while businesses are eager for the opportunities presented by the "Internet of Things," networks don't yet have sufficient capacity for the expected growth in IoT applications.
"As it stands today, there may not be enough...
Cyber-attacks continue to become more innovative and sophisticated. Unfortunately, while organizations are developing new security mechanisms, cyber-criminals are cultivating new techniques to circumvent them.
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The race to supply chipsets for Verizon's LTE Multicast demo at last weekend's Indy 500 was won by Qualcomm and Sequans. Qualcomm made the Multicast-capable chips inside the Galaxy 3 smartphones used to watch the race in real-time from multiple angles, while Sequans...
Freescale has agreed to purchase Mindspeed's communications processor unit for an undisclosed amount. Mindspeed was acquired by MACOM last year, and at the time the RF and microwave specialist said that it would try to sell Mindspeed's Comcerto communications processor business, or wind it...
It’s generally accepted that by the beginning of the next decade the machine-to-machine market, or, if you prefer, the larger-scope “Internet of things,” will have more connected devices
Five major players in telecom and industry are joining forces to accelerate interoperability in the development of the Internet of Things through industrial Internet applications.
AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel have formed the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), which is an open membership, not-for-profit group...
Heterogenous Networks, or HetNets, are an increasingly important part of the wireless landscape in order to support denser networks and in-building coverage. RCR's weekly HetNet News column includes the latest on distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and small cells.
--Athena Wireless is showcasing its smoke-detector-sized,...
The “Internet of things” promises to usher in a new wave of technological evolution. In a few years’ time, billions of things – cars, utility meters, TVs and even furniture – will be linked
Speaking at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany this week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a collaboration with Germany to drive research on so-called "5G" technology and the "Internet of things." Cameron also called on improving the European telecommunications single market.
Cameron told the...
There's a lot of buzz these days surrounding the "Internet of things.” Unfortunately the term itself is fuzzy, leading to ambiguity and misunderstanding of what it actually means.
T-Mobile US expanded its international offering with a new SIM card product targeting the machine-to-machine space. The carrier said the product will eliminate roaming costs for M2M products in the United States and Canada.
T-Mobile noted the product includes both a physical SIM card that...
One of the fathers of the Internet, Vinton Cerf, recently said that the so-called "Internet of things" is "already upon us."
"One expects tens of billions of devices to be part of the Internet environment," Cerf said in a virtual keynote for alumni of the...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. It's been a week of big deals and big reports in the telecom space. Verizon Communications acquired Intel Media, VMware bought AirWatch, Subex landed $10 million worth of contracts and Redknee signed a $5...
Mobile technology, social media, and the cloud have fundamentally transformed communications and profoundly impacted the telecommunications industry. Traditional telecom operators are
It’s the time of year when we reflect and prognosticate. 2013 was a fantastic year for the “Internet of things,” and 2014 will be better. What’s hot and what’s not for IoT in 2014:
Given the breakneck pace at which the "Internet of things" is evolving, it won’t be long before our smartphones are ordering our appliances to turn on, chill the Chardonnay and simmer the soup, all before we get home from the office. Arrayent, which offers...
Join Qualcomm, Oracle and Gemalto to discuss the direction of Java for connected devices.
Connected intelligent machines are a rapidly growing technology that embeds logic in devices (controllers and operational systems) in order to harness machine data and drive value for businesses. We are now...
Samsung may be outsourcing some of Apple's chip fabrication to GlobalFoundries. An Albany newspaper is reporting that GlobalFoundries will start making iPhone and iPad processors at its foundry in Malta, New York. A Samsung team is reportedly visiting the factory to share Apple's chip...
AT&T, Cisco and Intel are all part of a broad new IoT partnership announced today by GE. IoT, or the Internet of Things, refers to the emerging capability to connect machines and devices to the Internet. This enables equipment to be remotely controlled by...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Analyst Angle section. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
Service providers in Latin America that focus on five strategic initiatives will find success in...
Ericsson is looking to transform operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS). The company is looking to help operators improve efficiency, bring services more quickly and simply to market while facing massive growth in video traffic, over-the-top services and applications in the next few years.
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