IoT is seen as having near-unlimited potential, with Gemalto arguing trust is key to making sure that potential is met
The “internet of things" has become such a widely used term that it feels like it’s been around for decades. Interestingly, even though it made...
Wireless carriers looking to deploy 5G technologies on top of their current 4G deployments might be wise to take into account a few considerations
Despite the deployment of “5G” wireless technologies that is expected to come over the next several years, carriers are not pulling...
Recent activity from Ericsson and Nokia shows a trough of 4G to 5G migration that is causing pain for all wireless technology providers
These days it’s really tough being a technology supplier to the wireless operators. In the past few weeks, both Ericsson and Nokia,...
Can the use of IP-based PTT platforms allow for a more profitable, secure and efficient working environment in the security space?
The global security industry is growing at a rapid pace. More professional and coordinated operations across disciplines and geographical borders among criminals is one...
Hype surrounding the connected car continues to grow
There are a plethora of stories out there about connected cars, autonomous cars and telematics. After the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, there is no doubt the interest in connected cars is at an all-time high. Manufacturers are...
It seems unlimited wireless data is going to be one of the next, hot areas in the world of wireless competition. Last week, both Sprint and T-Mobile US made announcements improving their offerings with Sprint Unlimited Freedom and T-Mobile One. In fact, AT&T Mobility...
Fiber is expected to be a significant focus on planned 5G network deployments
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That sound you’re hearing is the marketplace buzz over mobile carriers’ plans to accelerate the rollout of “5G” wireless networks, building higher-speed, higher-density networks to meet increasing user demand. Long touted...
5G is coming, but not everyone is ready. Here are 5 keys CSPs should have in place when preparing to migrate their networks
Over the next five to 10 years, we’ll see a quantum leap in technology. Delivery trucks will be replaced by flying drones....
WOTW looks at this week’s avalanche of 'unlimited' data offers from T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, and declares excess the real winner
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
In a new guest blog published by Wi-Fi Now, telecom analyst David Theodore articulates exactly why "5G" is currently all hype with little substance, a point he illustrates by comparing 5G to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
"5G is nothing," Theodore writes. "At best, it's...
With Verizon acquiring the operating business of Yahoo, the final chapter in the life of a past internet superstar as an independent company has been completed
Back in the late '90s, I started and chaired a company called PortableLife, which was headed by Lou Panetta....
Compass Intelligence takes an in-depth look into the latest quarterly results from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, and calls for more IoT insight
Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of second-quarter subscribers and connections including comparisons to the first quarter of 2016, in terms of performance...
Targeting enterprise customers in highly competitive market segments, like telecom, require the need to go the extra yard
It’s not easy to keep customers happy, period.
I was recently part of a CEO summit where we talked about the difficulty in converting new clients and keeping...
Last week I had a conversation with John Dwyer, president of Cricket Wireless, about the rapidly growing and changing prepaid wireless space. There has been lots of change going on at the prepaid side of the wireless industry. Let me share with you some...
Mobile connectivity and tapping into IoT are mission-critical for public safety and first responders
It’s the age of the always-connected first responder. Police and fire departments, as well as emergency medical services, harness the “internet of things” daily to put new tools in the hands...
OrbComm looks at some potential advantages to enterprises engaging wireless network failover systems to protect against operation disruption
If we examine what keeps the gears of an enterprise turning, we’d probably look to the people. From people come the innovative ideas, planning, strategies and execution...
I write about network test, measurement and monitoring, but I rarely get a chance to actually do it myself. So when P3 Communications offered to do a deep-dive into my usage data if I took their recently launched U Get app for a spin,...
Learning from the TV white space debacle
Some wireless technologies, such as "4G" and Wi-Fi, have been so successful and have become so much a part of our lives that people might assume all wireless technologies must be similarly triumphant. However, history is littered with...
Column updated to correct information on game features
Catching the little Pokémon creatures has caught on like the Hula-Hoop, with the real benefit of the game getting people to use augmented reality
We’ve all heard a lot in the news about the rage that’s taken over...
Smart city connectivity is expanding to water utilities looking to ensure safe drinking water for citizens
We may not think about it every time we turn the faucet on, but it takes a very complex infrastructure to provide safe drinking water to a population.
Water utilities...
RootMetrics released their wireless study of the top 125 U.S. metro areas looking at the best and worst for wireless coverage. As always, there are some big surprises. They found there is a big diversity between cities on the top and bottom. Let’s take...
FirstNet deployments now appear to be on the horizon, and Ceragon Networks looks at what should local entities do in the meantime
Slowly but surely, FirstNet is moving forward. Emphasis on the slowly; work on developing plans to build the nationwide emergency services network began...
The Olympic Games are set to tax the capabilities of service providers, though there are steps that can be taken ahead of such large events
“We’re going on network freeze,” began the conversation with a major carrier. “We can’t proof-of-concept, trial or touch our network...
Does continued growth of the IoT open up cybersecurity concerns for building automation?
Every day when we arrive at the office we take some things for granted – the lights will be on, the heat or air conditioning will be working and the building entry...
