4G LTE

In the coming year, Internet of Things (IoT) vendors could benefit by thinking like Marc Andreessen, the Netscape co-founder who famously proclaimed that “software is eating the world.” It certainly looks like IoT devices will be no exception.

LTE presents both a challenge as well as a huge opportunity for both IoT companies and their customers. New standards continue to emerge, some specifically focused on supporting M2M applications, while debate over spectrum availability and allocations continues in many countries.

The “Internet of Things”, the “Internet of Everything” and the “Connected Life” are just some of the buzzwords being used to describe physical objects being interconnected via the Internet.

Sierra Wireless, has announced the launch of AirLink® Enterprise Connect, a first-of-its-kind bundled solution for retail and branch locations in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. AirLink Enterprise Connect provides everything an IT manager needs to get a branch location online and connected in minutes, facilitating mission-critical activities such as payment processing and inventory management.

European M2M platform solutions provider Wireless Logic has teamed up with Sierra Wireless to deliver a full ‘white label’ managed services and connectivity solution. As a manufacturer of 3G/4G/LTE modules, the collaboration with Wireless Logic will enable Sierra Wireless to roll out end-to-end hardware, software and connectivity solutions marketed through their distributor channels in the

Encore Networks, announced the launch of an ultra-low cost wireless VPN router, the EN-2000™. This newest addition to the EN 4G LTE family of routers is designed for high-availability M2M applications in fixed or portable locations supporting Business Continuity, Video Surveillance, Digital Signage and Remote Access on both the Public or Private Verizon Wireless 4G

March 10, 2014 — SAP has revealed highlights from its surveys at Mobile World Congress of mobile commerce and communication service providers (CSPs). The first of these surveys shows Big Data-driven Customer Insight, and the second underlines the pace of change in telecoms.

We are only at the beginning of the machine-to-machine (M2M) revolution, believes Erik Brenneis, director of M2M at Vodafone, who has already seen the number of Vodafone M2M connections grow from 3 million to 14 million over the last four years. This is one of the conclusions of a new video interview on the M2M

Chicago Auto Show, USA. February 12, 2014 – RacoWireless has been chosen to support the new line-up of 4G LTE connected vehicles in the Audi connect® programme. Audi and AT&T made headlines at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by announcing a partnership to provide the first-to-market 4G LTE connected car in the US

Novatel Wireless, a provider of mobile broadband solutions, announced that it has shipped more than three million 4G LTE enabled mobile computing products since it first began shipping LTE products in January 2011.