LTE’s flexible spectrum causes confusion

Cellular wireless has evolved from 2G through to 2.5G and on to 3G, but the technology employed in LTE is significantly different to those earlier generation networks and the result is a quantum jump in performance and efficiency.

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M2M & The IoT: What’s the Difference?

There is no commonly accepted, precise, unambiguous definition of the IoT, which is unfortunate: it comes, in my opinion, from the complexity and breadth of the concept as well as the difficulty of combining B2B and B2C since they are related but separate developments.  This is one reason why the term becoming entangled with that

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Business growth in M2M and IoT outstrips the global economy

The global economy is picking up, even though a dark cloud still looms over the Euro zone. The financial results that Telit and others have reported recently are very positive and there are further indications that M2M /IoT is bucking the trend. 

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'The Wonderful World of M2M Communications': App report added to M2M Now Resource Centre

(Exclusive Report): Kings Hill, UK. July 11, 2013 – A 27-page, vendor-neutral paper called ‘The Wonderful World of M2M Communications’ has just been published online in the M2M Now Resource Centre. It is available for free download.

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M2M does social networks, and much more

(BLOG): July 4, 2013 — A new study from ABI Research indicates that “… there’s an intriguing intersection developing around social networks and M2M services. At this stage the activity is nascent.”  However, one company, WaveNconnect seems to be ahead of the game, says Bob Emmerson.

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The Wonderful World of M2M

‘The Wonderful World of M2M Communications’ You can download a PDF or read it here:

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How to get M2M’s marketing message out there

(BLOG) June 3, 2013 — If you’re reading these words, then chances are that you already know a thing or two about M2M, says Bob Emmerson (pictured). However, stop for a moment and think what you would say to an uninformed party: how would you convey what M2M technology does and why M2M solutions are

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Bob Emmerson

Bob Emmerson is an English national living in the Netherlands. He holds a degree in electronic engineering and mathematics from London University and now works as a freelance writer, part-time consultant and ‘industry observer.’

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