Forcing M2M to Change from 2G to 3G
Earlier this month, AT&T finally announced it would shut down its 2G network in North America by the start of 2017 in order to refarm the spectrum for HSPA+ and LTE services. Very little mention of...
View ArticleWhere to with Java in M2M?
On behalf of Oracle, Beecham Research has recently been conducting a survey focusing on what key users around the world really want from M2M solutions both now and in the future. This is a detailed...
View ArticleDo We Really Want Driverless Cars?
According to the IEEE, by 2040 driverless cars will account for up to 75% of cars on the road worldwide (click here for the article dated September 19, 2012), based on use of M2M technology. It is...
View ArticleJava in M2M Gathers Momentum
I attended Oracle’s Java Embedded@JavaOne conference this week in San Francisco – running alongside Oracle OpenWorld – and presented findings from Beecham Research’s survey of M2M solution providers,...
View ArticleSecurity in M2M Solutions: At Any Price?
Security in M2M has recently shot up the priority list for enterprise users, as shown in recent surveys conducted by Beecham Research. There are many reasons for this, not least the growing reliance...
View ArticleIntegrating M2M Data with Enterprise IT Systems
We have been researching integration of M2M data with enterprise IT recently and the longer term implications of that. Today sees the publication of findings from our recent work with Oracle. Entitled...
View ArticleFrom M2M to Internet of Things – Implementing IoT Solutions
What do Smart Cities and M2M platform standards have in common? In Beecham Research’s latest Snaps newsletter – published today – we have an article on each of these subjects, which we think should be...
View ArticleThe Future of M2M is . . . and the impact on M2M Forecasts is . . .
Where does IOT (Internet of Things) fit with M2M? Are they different, or are they the same thing? Is one transitioning into the other? These questions were a little esoteric a few years ago – they...
View ArticleConnecting Consumer Things to the Internet: The Next Big ‘Thing’?
‘Connectivity’ for consumer devices was a much bigger story at this year’s CES than in previous years. The one that particularly caught my attention was the connected fork, part of the line-up...
View ArticleHow Many Applications for Wearable Technology?
If you think there are just a few, then you would be wrong. Beecham Research has been researching and analyzing the Wearable Technology market and its potential for the fashion industry for some time....
View ArticleIs Industrial Internet the same as Internet of Things?
We were in San Francisco two weeks ago, hosting our Digital Things executive brainstorm. This covered a lot of useful ground, including a discussion on how significant the concept of the Internet of...
View ArticleIs The M2M Market Taking Off As Expected?
I took part in an M2M roundtable event last week in London. The gist of it was – the M2M market has promised so much, why is it taking so long to deliver? This is a question that keeps coming up, so...
View ArticleM2M/IoT at CTIA 2013: IMC Launched, New Focus on SES Application Layer and...
The IMC (International M2M Council) was finally launched at the CTIA show this last week, after much discussion and meetings in Europe and North America over the last 18 months. We see this as a...
View ArticleM2M/IoT: Intelligence Moving to the Edge?
We recently conducted a survey with Oracle of the M2M/IoT market to see what people are expecting regarding application intelligence for connected devices over the next few years. Does it need to...
View ArticleWho Really Wants a Smart Watch?
There is a lot of discussion going on right now about when the next smart watch will appear. Samsung is expected to launch their Galaxy Gear smart watch at the IFA show in Berlin next week. The...
View ArticleTelit acquires ILS Technology
Announced today (see this link for more details) – Telit Wireless Solutions acquires ILS Technology, a leading provider of a ready-to-use, off-the-shelf, cloud platform to connect enterprise IT systems...
View ArticleThe Future of Cloud and IoT is . . . also at the Edge
It seems to have become a received wisdom that, for M2M and IoT applications in the future, all the processing of remote machine data will take place in the cloud. But is that really the case? As far...
View ArticleThe Future’s Bright for Business Use of Wearable Technology
There is a tendency to think of Wearable Technology as directed entirely at the consumer market. This is not the case though. Increasingly, Wearable Technology is being used as part of business...
View ArticleLTE and Internet of Things: Moving Closer Together?
When considering cellular connectivity, M2M has always been mainly about using low data rates. The aim for M2M solution designers has been to get the required information from a remote device using the...
View ArticleIoT Security: Are We Ready for Billions of Connected Devices?
There is a lot of focus on IoT security right now and many claims of complete end-to-end solutions. In general, though, these solutions are essentially unique to each individual supplier and often...
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