Tag: IoT Devices

September 21, 2023

Hybrid private networks extend the controls and policies of IoT devices in local 4G and 5G networks into wider macro coverage. In other words, they enable IoT devices registered on private enterprise-owned networks to roam securely off-site on public carrier-owned […]

May 3, 2023

The sunsetting of 3G wireless networks is over if your enterprise isn’t a multinational. But if your company operates, or plans to, outside the U.S., expect challenges as much of the world is playing catchup and at different speeds. You’ll […]

April 24, 2023

Continuing its efforts to expand the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem and IoT use cases, Qualcomm Technologies announced new IoT solutions to enable the advancement of next-generation IoT devices: Qualcomm QCS8550, Qualcomm QCM8550, Qualcomm QCS4490 and Qualcomm QCM4490 Processors. The […]

November 18, 2022

Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2019 and based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, Wi-Fi 6 is designed for high-density, multi-user environments and features uplink and downlink OFDMA, 8×8 multi-user MIMO and 1024 QAM. Its introduction signaled improved performance and […]

October 7, 2022

The CAT-1 LTE modem was initially defined in 2008 as a low-cost, low-power alternative to connect IoT devices that needed to transfer limited amounts of data. However, vendors and network providers at that time focused on higher throughput. The actual […]

September 23, 2022

Businesses today face new security challenges that were not imaginable a few years ago. Workers and applications are widely distributed, meaning there is no hard edge to the enterprise network. And there is a need to integrate a large number […]

September 22, 2022

A new survey released by UK-based research firm Omdia bears out some of the industry’s rosier predictions for IoT uptake among businesses, finding that almost four out of five companies expect to be actively deploying IoT within the next two […]

April 26, 2022

Arm Holdings launched its latest micro controller design to provide high-performance computing at the edge as well as two new platforms to help reduce development time of internet of things (IoT) devices. Normally, the Cortex-M line of controllers is used […]

January 26, 2022

5G will have a seismic impact on the network. At the end of 2021, there will be 507 million 5G subscriptions, showing a growth rate of 92% Year on Year (YoY). By the end of 2025, ABI Research forecasts that […]

October 29, 2021

Verizon Business’ Chief Revenue Officer Sampath Sowmyanarayan took to the Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA) keynote stage to announce that Verizon is committing further to IoT by enabling Verizon-certified IoT devices to connect to its 5G low-band spectrum […]

May 18, 2021

It’s human nature to want some type of “silver bullet” that will solve complicated problems like curing the common cold. But complex problems almost inevitably require complex solutions. Hundreds of different viruses cause colds, so a single magical cure isn’t […]

April 1, 2021

A 3D-printed antenna could turn high-frequency 5G signals into a wireless power source, potentially eliminating the need for batteries in low-power IoT devices, according to researchers at Georgia Tech. The antenna, which the researchers call a mm-wave harvester, is about […]

September 30, 2019

The idea of security by obscurity has been comprehensively demolished over the years, which makes it even more troubling that IoT devices continue to be manufactured with basic vulnerabilities that make them susceptible to commensurately basic attacks. It’s not surprising […]

June 19, 2019

Communities are increasingly working to get “smart” by using sensors, cameras and other IoT devices to address efficiency, transportation, safety, environmental and health challenges. Though well intentioned, many communities launch pilot projects or proofs of concept without fully considering future […]

May 31, 2019

With over 8 billion “things” being connected today, IoT security has undoubtedly evolved from a mysterious buzzword to one of the biggest real threats to our network today. According to Gartner, over 51% of survey respondents believe that cybersecurity is […]

March 13, 2019

In the 20 years since the first laptops with built-in Wi-Fi were introduced, the idea of totally wireless but completely connected personal devices has become commonplace. Today, many laptops don’t even have wired networking ports. Most IoT devices use Wi-Fi […]

March 7, 2019

For many organizations, endpoint security remains the weak link in their security strategy. While organizations are able to ensure that endpoint clients are installed on company-owned assets, security becomes more challenging when workers use their personal devices for work-related activities. […]

February 27, 2019

With many IT projects, security is often an afterthought, but that approach puts the business at significant risk. The rise of IoT adds orders of magnitude more devices to a network, which creates many more entry points for threat actors […]

September 4, 2018

As organizations embrace digital transformation to improve operational efficiency, IoT devices—including industrial and medical IoT—are being deployed at an unprecedented rate. This rapid adoption of IoT is one of the primary reasons why networks are in constant flux. New devices, […]

June 5, 2018

Sometimes, confirmation of the obvious can be really important. At least, that’s how I felt when I saw a new Bain & Company report, Cybersecurity Is the Key to Unlocking Demand in IoT. According to the consulting firm’s survey, 45 […]