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The 2012 International CES had its fair share of new product rollouts--20,000, in fact. Looking back at the week, we find the devices, apps and technologies that garnered the most interest and enthusiasm were those with connectivity at their core. As connectivity increasingly becomes table stakes, however, all CE players must work to ensure new business models and network technologies are up to the challenge.
Jan. 20, 2012 | Report | by Eugene Signorini | CO-AUTHORS: Carl Howe, Vince Vittore, John Keough, Katie Lewis
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The 2012 International CES in Las Vegas will bring 140,000 attendees, device makers, app developers, service providers and others together to see what the future looks like for consumer mobility. While devices such as tablets, ultrabooks and smartphones will get their fair share of attention, this year we expect to see the real innovations in the app and business model realms.
Jan. 6, 2012 | Report | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Vince Vittore, John Keough, Katie Lewis
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With almost doubled attendance and a spate of high-impact announcements, the 2011 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) mHealth Summit provided proof that the sector is alive and kicking. While there are still looming questions about business models and data liability, connected devices have clearly become a focal point in the health care space. Companies that help medical device manufacturers get solutions to market quickly will find a receptive OEM audience.
Dec. 22, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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To advance the smart grid, players in the telecom space and utilities will need overcome vertical obstacles and work together. By emphasizing their experience with customers, billing and innovation, telecom players will gain a firm toehold in a promising space.
Dec. 21, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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Though it's known for its hardware prowess, chipset vendor Qualcomm is expanding investments in network optimization and green field areas such as home automation and mHealth. But to avoid investor and end-user confusion, Qualcomm must effectively organize its new efforts and convey the added value of its diversification.
Dec. 14, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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The 2011 US Enterprise Mobility: IT Decision-Maker Survey is an online survey of nearly 2000 enterprises in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What are your purchase plans? What are your barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and to select a supplier? How satisfied are you with your wireless voice and data carriers? Do you consider switching? Why?
Dec. 13, 2011 | Survey | by Chris Marsh | CO-AUTHORS: Eugene Signorini, John Keough
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The world is in transition and in the year ahead, mobile will be both the protagonist and the subject of this instability. During the last five years, networks and the information they carry have plugged more than 2 billion new participants into the mobile economy. The winners in this landscape will be those players that can scale quickly and treat each user as a unique customer.
Dec. 6, 2011 | Report | by Yankee Group | CO-AUTHORS: Jason Armitage, Carl Howe, Sandra Palumbo, Vince Vittore, Declan Lonergan, Eugene Signorini, Ken Rehbehn, Chris Marsh, Sheryl Kingstone, Wally Swain, John Keough, Nick Holland, Brian Partridge
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Although the bulk of current cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) applications operate on 2G connections, 4G will play an increased role in the future of connected devices. By empowering high-bandwidth use cases and allowing application layering on a single connection, 4G network standards will quickly become the primary option for M2M deployments.
Nov. 30, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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While machine-to-machine (M2M) data provides invaluable insight to enterprises, deploying connected devices creates security challenges at the device, network and IP layers. As trusted names in security diversify from more traditional security markets and increase their M2M offerings, enterprises will be more comfortable with M2M deployments.
Nov. 21, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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At next week's 4G World 2011 show in Chicago, attendees will hear about the latest and greatest innovations across the 4G ecosystem--everything from mobile cloud, VoLTE, M2M and next-gen networks and strategies to ensuring optimal 4G customer experience. Yankee Group cuts through the vendor noise to help attendees focus their time on the most important happenings at the event.
Oct. 20, 2011 | Report | by Brian Partridge | CO-AUTHORS: Sandra Palumbo, Ken Rehbehn, Sheryl Kingstone, Wally Swain, John Keough, Nick Holland
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The 2011 US Enterprise Mobility/IT Decision-Maker Survey is an online survey of nearly 1,500 enterprises in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What are your purchase plans? What are your barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and to select a supplier? How satisfied are you with your wireless voice and data carriers? Do you consider switching? Why?
Oct. 19, 2011 | Survey | by Denise Lund | CO-AUTHORS: Eugene Signorini, John Keough
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Early adopters of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology are often surprised by the wide range of benefits they accrue from their connected devices. By thinking creatively about possible data use cases both internally and externally, M2M development teams can more effectively promote solutions to management and sell services to customers.
Sep. 27, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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Machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is spreading like wildfire in European markets. Operators that create flexible footprints through partnerships and scalability through value-added services will be the most successful at growing connected device subscriptions.
Aug. 15, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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The 2011 US Enterprise Mobility: IT Decision-Maker Survey is an online survey of nearly 1,000 enterprises in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What are your purchase plans? What are your barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and to select a supplier? How satisfied are you with your wireless voice and data carriers? Do you consider switching? Why?
Jul. 25, 2011 | Survey | by Denise Lund | CO-AUTHORS: Eugene Signorini, John Keough
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Last week's Connected World Conference in Lincolnshire, Ill., was a gathering of people who have already bought into the value of M2M and are eager to push the industry forward. The 500 or so attendees were not asking "Why M2M?" but rather, "What do we need to do to galvanize the M2M ecosystem and make all of this projected explosive growth a reality?"
June 21, 2011 | Blog | by John Keough
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The 2011 US Enterprise Mobility: IT Decision-Maker Survey is an online survey of nearly 500 enterprises in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What are your purchase plans? What are your barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and to select a supplier? How satisfied are you with your wireless voice and data carriers? Do you consider switching? Why?
Jun. 3, 2011 | Survey | by Denise Lund | CO-AUTHORS: Eugene Signorini, John Keough
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Deploying an M2M solution requires significant planning and substantial financial and human capital commitments. This slide deck aims to help enterprises planning M2M solutions minimize the pain points they encounter on the path to successful implementation.
Jun. 1, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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Although the M2M industry is still in its infancy, early adopters have paved the way to an easier M2M deployment process. By following the trail blazed by M2M pioneers, enterprises can overcome device, connectivity, data, scaling and marketing challenges to reap the benefits of their solutions.
Jun. 1, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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Rather than focusing on flashy handsets and new use cases, last week's TIA 2011: Inside the Network conference focused on making the network relevant again, reinforcing the need for networks to increase capabilities and adapt to new technologies like M2M and cloud.
May. 25, 2011 | Report | by John Keough | CO-AUTHORS: Sandra Palumbo
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Deploying an M2M solution can be a daunting task with many factors to consider. By understanding typical device, connectivity, data management and deployment challenges at the outset, enterprises increase their chances of efficient and successful M2M implementations.
May. 2, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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Cloud computing plays a crucial role in development and support of M2M platforms. M2M players that leverage the cloud to provide what enterprises value most--cost-effective, fast M2M deployments with easy data access and re-use--will lead the market.
Apr. 26, 2011 | Report | by John Keough | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton
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After spending the better part of the past year evangelizing the advent of 50 billion connected devices by 2020, Ericsson is practicing what it has been preaching with its stunning purchase of Telenor Connexion ....
April 20, 2011 | Blog | by John Keough
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The M2M market has matured from a fledgling industry into a force to be reckoned with in the wireless space. The number of cellular connections in the U.S. dedicated to M2M applications will nearly triple over the next five years, creating substantial growth opportunities in well established verticals such as fleet telematics and industrial applications, as well as emerging opportunities including digital signage and pay-as-you-drive insurance.
Mar. 22, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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While the potential for mHealth to improve the U.S. health care system is undeniable, mobile, wireless health care must overcome several difficulties and challenges in order to achieve widespread adoption and implementation.
Jan. 12, 2011 | Report | by John Keough
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Although AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile have different M2M strategies, all four U.S. carriers have made connected devices a focal point in their future network plans. While it is too early to declare a winner, the recent addition of solution development centers and value-added services signifies a commitment from carriers to play a more active role throughout the life cycle of M2M deployments.
Dec. 29, 2010 | Report | by John Keough
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While the doctors in attendance at this week s mHealth Summit in Washington, DC may have left their white coats and stethoscopes at home, they applied the same disciplined, methodical approach used in medical studies and experiments to determine the current state of mHealth, and share expectations for the future. The prognosis? If mHealth is really to really take off in the US, operators, device manufacturers, insurance payors, government agencies, and doctors alike need to scrub in and address the ailments of the current health care system, and be receptive to transplanting new ideas.
November 11, 2010 | Blog | by John Keough
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Yankee Group survey results show suppliers with simple, comprehensive solutions and established expertise in M2M verticals are perceived as the industry leaders. These leaders are well-positioned for growth in the Anywhere world.
Oct. 27, 2010 | Report | by John Keough
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As more and more enterprises begin practicing inventory management and tracking techniques to boost efficiency and cut costs, the self-service industry has jumped on board, incorporating RFID technology and connecting their machines to networks. A connected vending machine gives retailers a much clearer idea of where and when consumers buy their products, allows much more effective distribution, and creates the opportunity for the development of a host of new self-service products.
October 19, 2010 | Blog | by John Keough
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While most exhibit halls at wireless events consist of fairly generic rows and clusters of booths and displays, the floor at this year s CTIA Enterprise and Applications show in San Francisco felt more like a car dealership. With vehicles on two floors of the Moscone Center and a score of employees demonstrating SYNC and MyFord Touch technologies, Ford s four-wheeled foray into the wireless world generated a great deal of buzz at this year s show.
October 12, 2010 | Blog | by John Keough
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Getting an M2M solution up and running is not an easy task. M2M solution providers that leverage platforms can address both connectivity and application development needs and significantly decrease the time to market and the ease of operation of their products.
Sep. 21, 2010 | Report | by John Keough
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The Anywhere Enterprise: 2010 U.S. Enterprise Mobility/IT Decision-Maker Survey is an online survey of 854 enterprises in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What are your purchase plans? What are your barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier? How satisfied are you with your wireless voice and data carriers? Do you consider switching? Why?
Aug. 31, 2010 | Survey | by Eugene Signorini | CO-AUTHORS: Chris Marsh, John Keough
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Whenever someone needs to dig in a developed area (toddlers in suburban sandboxes excluded), utilities are responsible for marking the locations of existing pipes and cables in the construction zone with paint. Utilities commonly outsource this task to third-party locators....
July 30, 2010 | Blog | by John Keough
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AT&T's tiered pricing plan will have a significant impact on many players in the mobile data industry. Now that data customers must keep tabs on bandwidth consumption, operators, content providers, manufacturers and developers will either enjoy new growth opportunities or be forced to rethink their mobile business strategies.
Jul. 8, 2010 | Report | by John Keough | CO-AUTHORS: Susan McNeice, Jennifer Pigg, Sheryl Kingstone, Chris Nicoll