Like it, love it or hate it? Enterprises are unsure about what to make of 5G. A study conducted by Barclays found that at best only 9% were allocating resources for 5G and at worst, only 28% know what 5G is. In other words,...
The internet of things (IoT) provides a myriad of opportunities across a wide range of sectors. The possible applications are both far-reaching and exciting, with the potential to radically transform the way modern businesses operate, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
Technology applications like...
Mining has evolved from a hard, manual process, involving hand tools and rudimentary explosives, to one that takes advantage of sophisticated technologies that bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence into play.
Today, mines run conveyor belts like arteries, moving equipment and materials between the mine shaft...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is generating a great deal of excitement across all verticals, especially as operators ramp up plans for 5G networks. IoT increasingly is being used across a broad spectrum of industries, as well as in the consumer segment. Globally, IoT...
With the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their networks and walking blindly into a cybersecurity nightmare.
The internet of things (IoT) hasn’t changed...
Mobile service providers have started rolling out 5G wireless services this year, giving subscribers their first glimpse of this new technology. As 5G technology spreads, cities will leverage it to become “smarter.” A smarter city leverages technology to make life healthier and safer for...
Slicing should make enterprise networking as simple as electricity supply, and more dynamic, says Vassilis Seferidis, chief executive of Zeetta Networks. Here, he challenges the enterprise market to think bigger about network slicing.
There’s a misconception about network slicing, that it’s a static solution, which...
With populations in the developing world continuing to grow, the need to find new ways to satisfy increased demand for access to food has never been greater. In order to do this, fish farming, or ‘aquaculture’, is quickly becoming a serious contender for the...
The pressure food producers face to digitally transform is mounting. With a rapidly growing population, farms find themselves at a decisive moment in their ability to continue to produce enough food to meet rising demand.
As with all sectors, technology is going to be...
Why can’t utilities be more like Netflix or Amazon? It’s a question you see posed in a growing number of articles and analyst reports, arguing that utilities should be more customer-centric and quicker to adapt to new technologies.
But I’ve got a different question for...
Smart cities and 5G are two of the hottest topics in tech today, and maybe the hottest topics in wireless tech (if IoT is considered a subset of one or both of these). But what is a smart city and how does 5G play...
The internet of things (IoT) is a game-changer for enterprises and consumers, making every day operations more efficient for organizations and individuals.
As smart cities evolve, government agencies are prioritizing IoT initiatives, and deploying low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks to collect data, and using advanced...
Wireless technologies have been popular with consumers for several decades now (think Wi-Fi, cordless phones, etc.). The proliferation of smart devices has only fed the need for wireless advances, which have largely come in the form of vastly improved computing power, network connectivity and...
Global IoT spending is predicted to reach $745 billion this year, a 15 per cent increase over 2018 – and this double-digit acceleration is expected to continue.
Growth can be attributed in part to the manufacturing behind core IoT technologies. Processing speeds have increased, physical...
The checklist for deploying Internet of Things (IoT) projects is long: Companies need to evaluate, acquire, test, deploy, integrate, secure, maintain and support their IoT deployments. At any step, things can go wrong. Software developers may run behind schedule and over budget. Teams may...
What does football have to do with the internet of things? More than you know
It’s Sunday. NFL football is on our TV and the word for the week in my wife’s photography club is anthropomorphism. NFL football is all about quarterbacks. The pundits obsess or rave...
AI will make expense reporting, sales, manufacturing and other work applications a lot more useful—and hopefully less annoying
It’s not just your home appliances that are getting smarter.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way not only into homes via Internet-connected speakers, thermostats, and insert-your-favorite-kitchen-gizmo-here. It is also...
Connectivity is a key aspect of daily lives for many of us and this is increasingly true of our vehicles as well. This is emphasized by Counterpoint Research’s Internet of Things Tracker, which forecasts that more than 125 million passenger cars with embedded connectivity...
Even though it may seem like we are living in a completely connected world, we’re not. And, as the Internet of Things dramatically expands the number and scope of connected devices, the traditional communications connectivity model no longer delivers the kind of flexibility and...
Don’t believe the hype: 5G still likely won’t happen in 2019. Many of the 5G announcements that are getting buzz are just marketing talk. There has actually been only a few tiny deployments of 5G, and those are pre-standard. There are still too many moving...
Over the past few decades, the liberalization of trade has allowed small and mid-sized enterprises to expand into global markets, while information communications technology (ICT) has become a key driver of global competitiveness, both for individual companies and for countries seeking to grow their...
The internet of things (IoT) is making its entrance into the workplace of every industry – and manufacturing is no exception. This technology is changing the way manufacturers do business. Successful implementation is critical to ensuring the business not only adapts but thrives in...
The idea of digital transformation has taken center stage over the last few years and has thrown open many opportunities for organizations to fundamentally change the way they do business. In particular, as telecom operators have expanded into new and emerging markets, they are...
Artificial intelligence is a technology that presupposes the advents before it and builds upon them to create an invention of endless applications and limitless possibilities. AI is, in no uncertain terms, a revolutionary technology with implications well beyond its surface.
Research continues to further our...
