CIO Magazine – September 21, 2015 – The international body in charge of LTE will standardize a version of that technology specifically for the Internet of Things, taking on rival systems for connecting low-power equipment like parking meters and industrial sensors. Read More>>
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Las Vegas last week to participate in the latest version of CTIA’s Super Mobility Show. The event turned out to be a big success, gathering many leading industry minds and personalities into one common space. Even among all of the event’s noise, we happened to make a bit of a splash. Here are a few things that stood out to us…
5G is the new flavor for cellular carriers. Keynotes throughout the conference made reference to the newest technology revolution – despite AT&T’s plea to calm down. Time sure flies, when less than four years ago we were talking about 4G! I wonder when we’re going to get to the point when we’re skipping generations 😉 Next: 7G…anyone?
Apple tried to crash the party (sort of). The event had a solid kick-off from…San Francisco? Apple made news revealing their latest product plans – a good way to kick off the Las Vegas-based mobility show.
Spectrum and Auctions. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler shared his confidence about the future of the 600 MHz auction possibly being announced for next year.
Wearables and people pretending to exercise were everywhere. It seems as though the trend on the show floor this year was to bring in fitness models to walk on treadmills, ride stationary bikes, and even just publicly stretch out.
Which brings us to our last (completely biased) highlight of the week: Ingenu. As previously noted, we made some waves with the announcement of our new brand and leadership team, along with the much-needed plan for the build-out of a nationwide M2M/IoT network. We captured our CEO’s thoughts in the video below. Enjoy!
EDN – September 15, 2015 – Wireless network technologies such as WiFi, ZigBee, and Bluetooth are fine for consumer applications of the Internet of Things (IoT), but many civic, industrial, and other IoT applications need to operate over vastly greater territory than these technologies can handle. Cellular and satellite machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies have traditionally filled the gap, but cost, power, and scalability concerns make these choices less appealing for the future. A number of low-power, wide-area networking (LP-WAN) alternatives have arisen that need careful consideration by developers looking to address these wide-ranging IoT applications. Read More>>
CIO Magazine – September 13, 2015 – While mobile operators often claim bragging rights to the fastest smartphone connections, another rivalry is heating up around networks that aren’t fast at all: Their claim to fame is that they don’t suck up power. Read More>>
Telecompaper – September 15, 2015 – Public M2M network provider Ingenu, formerly known as On-Ramp Wireless, has joined forces with Italian smart metering company Meterlinq to roll out a public, nationwide network in Italy designed to provide connectivity for M2M and IoT applications. Read More>>
Rethink Research – September 11, 2015 – On-Ramp Wireless, a LPWAN provider, has decided to rebrand and become Ingenu. The company is using the opportunity to launch its Machine Network – a public network based on its Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA) technology, and converting some of its 35 currently private installations to help support the initiative. Read More>>
Fortune – September 11, 2015 – Several big names in the cellular communications industry are backing a company called Ingenu that this week launched what it hopes will be a nationwide wireless network dedicated to the Internet of things. Richard Lynch, the former CTO of Verizon Communications, is chairman of the Ingenu board. John Horn, the former CEO of Raco Wireless, a machine-to-machine company that worked closely with T-Mobile and was purchased by Kore Wireless, is the CEO. Read More>>
PCWorld – September 11, 2015 – While mobile operators often claim bragging rights to the fastest smartphone connections, another rivalry is heating up around networks that aren’t fast at all: Their claim to fame is that they don’t suck up power. Read more>>
IoT Evolution/IoTTime – September 10, 2015 – (Video) On this IoTTime, partnerships lead the news. Samsung, LG and SK Telecom join forces to unite their connected home platforms in Korea. IMS introduces DriveSync, an telematics platform for connected home, car and lifestyle solutions. On-Ramp re-brands and relaunches as Ingenu with the lofty goal of building a national IoT connectivity network called Machine Network. On MyIoT, Ken hails this development as a positive sign for the future of the IoT. He says it’s critical for this kind of network to be ubiquitous and all-encompassing in order to make the IoT an ever-present feature of consumer and industrial lives. Read More>>
San Diego Business Journal – September 10, 2015 – Rancho Bernardo-based On-Ramp Wireless announced plans to build a national network for the Internet of Things and said it was relaunching the business under a new name, Ingenu. The business said Sept. 9 that it was launching the Machine Network, which it bills as the industry’s first nationwide network built exclusively for machine-to-machine or Internet of Things connectivity. Read More>>