RCR Wireless News – November 12, 2015 – A company dedicated to connecting machines, Ingenu, announced this week the rollout of an “Internet of Things” exclusive network in 30 U.S. metropolitan areas. The company said once the network is operational, it will cover 100,000 square miles and connect 100 million domestic users. Read More>>
Product Design & Development – November 12, 2015 – Ingenu, formerly On-Ramp Wireless, wants to create a new network for M2M connections that is faster and more reliable for large-scale infrastructure than ever before. With 2G falling out of favor with cellular networks, companies may be forced to revamp their connectivity systems. Ingenu wants to prevent this by using RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) to create a system that could remain the same for 15 or 20 years, saving valuable time and money that would otherwise be needed to upgrade communication systems. Read More>>
Anyone considering an M2M investment has many options. From local area solutions like a WiFi mesh network, or LPWA, to wide area solutions such as cellular or Ingenu’s own RPMA, the options can be baffling at first glance. There are a few questions you can ask yourself, and ask of each of the potential solutions to help simplify the decision process and get to the choice that makes sense for your situation.
First, you need to consider just how long you would like the solution to last you with little to no need to physically interact with the devices. Some solutions are driven by human data usage needs, like cellular. In the cellular case, you can expect network sunsetting every 5 to 10 years as newer generations of technologies are developed, like the upcoming 5G. Another issue to consider for how long the solution can last is scalability.
If your company has plans to grow, or could conceivably grow in the coming years, you should make sure that the connectivity solution can grow with you. A sneaky part of this question that you should understand is knowing whether your connectivity solution can grow with everyone using it. This is something called capacity scalability, and many IoT wireless solutions have the fundamental inability to scale as more companies use their services. Another aspect of scalability is simply the cost of coverage scalability. Many IoT wireless providers have extremely limited coverage per access point. That means putting up the infrastructure could be too costly to cover the areas you need served. Don’t limit your growth because your IoT wireless service provider can’t grow with you. There are other issues such as battery life that could limit the longevity of your devices’ usefulness.
Other criteria for simplifying your options include assessing what capabilities each provider offers. A top capability should be security along with true two-way communication. Finally, total cost of ownership should be used to help you understand the value you are receiving from your M2M investment. IoT connectivity is more than the device, and includes any sunsetting costs, maintenance, subscription costs, and others.
We’ve developed a great webinar that we invite you to attend to help you make sense of your IoT connectivity options. Go here to watch the webinar, grab the slides, and download the Q&As from the webinar.
Telecoms.com – November 11, 2015 – In the first phase it will target the Southwestern metropolitan areas of Arizona and Texas. The network in Phoenix in Arizona will serve around 3.1 million consumers of M2M technology and covers 1,800 square miles. In the metropolitan areas of Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas it will connect approximately 4.5 million consumers across an area of over 2,000 square miles. Read More>>
Mobile World Live – November 11, 2015 – Ingenu, which is aiming to create the first nationwide M2M and IoT-only network in the US, will start its rollout in Q1 2016. The service will kick off in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, before being extended to nine more cities across the south in the first quarter. The aim is to offer M2M/IoT connectivity to more than 30 US cities by the end of next year. Read More>>
Mobile Enterprise – November 10, 2015 – Ingenu (staging.ingenu.com) has begun the initial rollout of its Machine Network, the first nationwide wireless public network dedicated entirely to Internet of Things (IoT)/machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity. The project will encompass 30 major metropolitan areas across the United States by the end of 2016. Read More>>
San Diego Union Tribune – November 10, 2015 – San Diego’s Ingenu — formerly known as On-Ramp Wireless — said Tuesday that Phoenix and Dallas-Fort Worth are the first two metro areas to gain access to its dedicated machine-to-machine wireless network for linking refrigerators, sensors, power poles and so on to the Internet. Read More>>
Fierce Wireless – November 10, 2015 – The Internet of Things (IoT) race is on, and Ingenu, the machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless firm formerly known as On-Ramp Wireless, plans to cover 30 major U.S. metro markets with its Machine Network by the end of 2016. Read More>>
The race to deploy low power wide area (LPWA) networks for the Internet of Things heats up this week as two contenders announced their next steps. Ingenu announced its 2.4 GHz Machine Network will be deployed 30 U.S. cities by the end of 2016, covering an area of nearly 100,000 square miles. The competing LoRa Alliance said it will update its network at a meeting of its members this week, days after it announced a deal that will see the technology deployed in India. Read More>>
