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Research analyst blogs
Jasper Wireless-based Operator Group Promotes "White SIMs" for M2M MarketThe cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) market is steadily moving away from fixed SIM subscriptions toward so-called “white SIMs” capable of over-the-air downloading of new subscriptions. » more
Telefonica Announces the “Smart M2M Solution”Telefonica announced its new “Smart M2M Solution”, a connection management platform that enables Telefonica to provide optimized connectivity services for M2M applications. » more
AT&T Gets Its AirOn Over-The-Air Subscription Management of Its Global M2M SIMOn 12 December 2012, AT&T announced that it would use SIM provider Giesecke & Devrient’s “AirOn” technology to enable AT&T’s global SIM for M2M and connected devices. » more
M2M Comms: The Whitespace between WAN and LANWhitespace radio looks well positioned to fill some of the gaps between WAN cellular machine to machine communications and LAN short range wireless machine to machine communications. » more
Remote Control and Monitoring in the Home: How Are Consumer Attitudes Changing?Major providers have jumped on the bandwagon to provide connected home devices as part of ‘managed systems’ » more
Growth in Bluetooth-enabled Device Shipments Not Hinging Entirely on the Success of the SmartphoneOutside the mobile handset, we’re now seeing some interesting use cases for Bluetooth. » more
The Mobile Radio Market - The Year 2012 in ReviewLast year was a good solid year for the PMR industry with some interesting developments and announcements expected into the future. » more
Is ‘ZigBee vs. Z-wave’ the Wrong Battle? An Analyst’s Insight into ‘Up and Coming’ Smart Home Technologies.A new report from IMS Research projects the adoption 13 different connectivity technologies in the home. » more
The Smart Home: Taking a Collaborative ApproachBosch Security Systems and Greenpeak Technologies announced they joined forces to provide Multi-Service Operators (MSOs). » more
Smart Home Energy Management: The Time is Now. Or Tomorrow. Or Maybe Next YearIn the past three years, almost 60 million smart meters have been deployed. » more
Machine-tool industry limiting growth in the motion control marketThe machine-tool industry continues to be the largest sector for the global motion control market. » more
SiC, GaN electronics: Where, when, and how big?Silicon’s vice-like grip of the power electronics market in coming under increasing pressure from a pair of wide bandgap semiconductors. » more
How AT+T's 2G shutdown will impact M2MEven casual industry observers are aware that the telecom giant finds itself facing a spectrum crunch. » more
The future of broadband for mobile radioDespite all this apparent activity from manufacturers, there still remain many hurdles to be overcome before mobile broadband is a day to day reality in many countries. » more
Government in the power businessPleas came from manufacturers and developers in the U.S. wind power industry requesting that the U.S. Government extend the PTC. » more
