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Chetan Sharma’s latest report was released this morning, and as always it’s teeming with all sorts of data about the mobile industry. My former colleague Matt Kapko notes that U.S. consumption… Read more »
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing Internet infrastructure. Typically, IoT is expected to offer advanced connectivity of devices, systems, and services that goes beyond machine-to-machine communications (M2M) and covers a variety of protocols, domains, and applications. The interconnection of these embedded devices (including smart objects), is expected to usher in automation in nearly all fields, while also enabling advanced applications like a Smart Grid. “Things,” in the IoT, can refer to a wide variety of devices such as heart monitoring implants, biochip transponders on farm animals, automobiles with built-in sensors, or field operation devices that assist fire-fighters in search and rescue. Current market examples include smart thermostat systems and washer/dryers that utilize wifi for remote monitoring. According to Gartner, there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020.
MoreChetan Sharma’s latest report was released this morning, and as always it’s teeming with all sorts of data about the mobile industry. My former colleague Matt Kapko notes that U.S. consumption… Read more »
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is dead — long live Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). That’s one way to frame the news from CNET that, in the coming weeks, the Internet… Read more »
The big wireless news this morning is Qualcomm’s bid to acquire chipmaker Atheros Communications, which could give it a whole new set of tools to enter the networked home. (Thanks for… Read more »
Sprint is adding another M2M, or machine to machine, device on its 3G network: the BodyMedia armband will capture workout data and shoot it to the cloud. This new “Internet of… Read more »
Not a week goes by when we don’t hear about some new device with built-in mobile connectivity. It seems we’re all heading towards an Internet of things at a rapid speed… Read more »
From the moment Peek debuted on the market, skeptics have wondered what the future was for a dedicated e-mail and text device in the era of smartphones. CEO Amol Sarva spoke… Read more »
Last week Google showed off its progress on Chrome OS. It introduced an apps store in support of it, and offered up a pre-release hardware trial program as a concession that… Read more »
In this third part of a three-part interview series, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse talks about the opportunity in machine-to-machine communications, how the wireless carrier will need to evolve as it supports… Read more »
Verizon’s Wireless subscriber additions fell by 20 percent in the third quarter to 997,000 new adds, the lowest figure in a decade for a total of 93.2 million customers. But while… Read more »
The mobile and wireless industry is in a state of flux as new technologies emerge at an increasingly rapid pace. As discussed in a new report at GigaOM Pro, where there… Read more »