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(Un)licensed to fill: WiFi in the 5G eraSeptember 24, 2018In the era of ubiquitous connectivity, people will not only consume vast amounts of data but stay continuously connected across more devices and platforms. But what will become of WiFi as an access technology? What role will WiFi play when 5G promises near-instant connectivity across several applications? Will WiFi disappear into the mobile ether? Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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Arm goes full-stack with introduction of Pelion IoT PlatformAugust 03, 2018On 2 August 2018, Arm announced the acquisition of data management firm Treasure Data and the launch/re-branding of its IoT platform as “Pelion”. It reportedly acquired Mountain View, CA-based Treasure Data for about $600 million, making it one of the largest acquisitions in Arm’s history. At a time when the large, diverse IoT platform vendor landscape is slowly starting to consolidate, and many vendors are starting to focus more narrowly on the areas where they can differentiate, Arm is taking a contrarian approach by going full-stack, and broadly-horizontal.Subscribers Only
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Strong early iPhone X adoption positions Apple for market leadershipNovember 30, 2017In eight countries, the iPhone X already accounts for over 2 percent of the iPhone active installed base just three weeks after its first availability on November 3.
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802.11ax, Wi-Fi standard for the Internet-of-ThingsFebruary 20, 2017On Monday February 13th, Qualcomm made an announcement about its upcoming 802.11ax products IPQ8074 and QCA6290. This article will include the highlights from Qualcomm’s announcement, in addition to IHS Technology’s insights and market outlook for the upcoming 802.11ax standard.Subscribers Only
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Silicon Labs’ acquisition of Zentri shows how a semiconductor company can transform itself into a growing IoT companyJanuary 27, 2017On Monday January 23rd, Silicon Labs announced the acquisition of Zentri, a 20-person module and software vendor, for an undisclosed amount. This insight will provide summary and analysis of Silicon Lab’s recent acquisition.
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WiGig has a very small window of opportunity to make its markDecember 28, 2016This article provides current status of the WiGig (802.11ad) standard including a brief summary of the standard, a list of challenges the standard is facing and recently announced news.Subscribers Only
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Three press releases shine bright light on the 802.11ac Wave2 technologyOctober 27, 2016During the third week of October, three companies made press release announcements related to new Wi-Fi products. Coincidently, the three new products (one device and two ICs) from the press releases each covered upcoming Wi-Fi technologies (802.11ac Wave2, 802.11ad and 802.11ax). This article will examine the highlights from the three press releases and assess the technology adoption status of these next generation Wi-Fi standards.Subscribers Only
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More MU-MIMO enabled smartphones heading your waySeptember 20, 2016This article will describe the advantages of the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard compared to the legacy 802.11n standard. In addition, this article will examine the advantages of the MU-MIMO feature which is a hallmark feature of the 802.11 Wave 2 specifications. This article will also provide an overview of the IHS Markit forecast for 802.11ac Wave 2 (MU-MIMO) enabled smartphones.Subscribers Only
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Samsung gives home court advantage to Huawei by litigating in ChinaJuly 25, 2016Last week, Samsung Electronics said it sued Huawei Technologies for patent infringements through multiple courts in China. Samsung’s spokeswoman said the company sued Huawei in Beijing court about two weeks ago for allegedly infringing six of its patents. The types of patents and the other Chinese courts involved in the patent litigation were not provided. Back in May, Huawei sued Samsung in the United States and China for infringement of patents that are related to 4G communications technology, operating systems and user interface software. Suing Huawei in China is Samsung’s first patent infringement filing in response to Huawei’s patent suit filed against them earlier. From the outset, Samsung’s decision to fight Huawei in China seems a little bit surprising considering China is regarded as a jurisdiction with weak patent protection rights. Adding the fact Samsung will be facing a well-known local company at its backyard, the task of gaining benefit from this litigation filing seems like a daunting task. Below are the two major reasons on why Samsung chose China as the first jurisdiction to litigate against Huawei despite the obvious challenges.Subscribers Only
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Voice assistants erode the app paradigm and consolidate the consumer IoT user interfaceJune 24, 2016Voice assistants tied to smartphones initially received praise as breakthrough technology, but soon showed a variety of technical limitations.Subscribers Only
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Patent landscape in China will design Apple’s regional sales strategyJune 23, 2016Recently, there have been numerous reports on Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus receiving an injunction in Beijing last month. The court injunction was given by China's municipal tribunal in response to a design patent infringement compliant filed by a smartphone startup named Shenzhen Baili. Until the news was announced, Shenzhen Baili - and its parent company Digione - were an unknown player in the China’s smartphone space and it seem to fit the profile of a non-practicing entity (NPE) - or colloquially referred to as patent troll. Shortly after the court injunction order, Apple appealed the court order requesting a review of the ruling. Since then, Apple’s appeal to review the ruling has been accepted and Apple will be able to sell its iPhone 6 and 6 plus models in China until the order is reviewed by the Beijing IP court.
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Xiaomi has been steadily accumulating patents. Now what?June 11, 2016On May 31, 2016, Microsoft and Xiaomi announced that they are expanding their global partnership. One of the key details of the global partnership was patent cross licensing deal that included the transfer of 1,500 patents from Microsoft to Xiaomi. Also beginning in September 2016, Xiaomi’s Android devices will come pre-installed with Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Skype applications. Other terms of the deal were not released.
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NTT DoCoMo’s summer smartphone lineup indicates domestic players continue to prevail in JapanMay 16, 2016On May 11th, NTT DoCoMo unveiled its 2016 summer lineup of mobile devices – 10 smartphones, 3 tablets and a mobile Wi-Fi router. DoCoMo’s summer models include five new smartphones – Sony Xperia X Performance, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, Sharp AQUOS ZETA, Fujitsu Arrow SV and Disney Mobile DM-02H made by LG. All five new smartphones are scheduled to launch in May and June.Subscribers Only
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Acquisition of Broadcom’s IoT business adds much needed WiFi capability to Cypress SemiconductorMay 09, 2016Cypress Semiconductor announced that it will acquire Broadcom’s wireless Internet of Things (IoT) business in a $550 million transaction. The deal was announced on Thursday, April 28.Subscribers Only
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Orange trials 2G/4G IoT connectivity with EricssonDecember 11, 2015The Orange announcement is an important reminder that it is not enough for standards bodies to certify a technology. In order to provide complex public network services over large geographic areas meeting service level agreements, operators will need to trial these technologies themselves in the field. EC-GSM is particularly relevant to European operators....Subscribers Only
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Operators face an (over)abundance of optionsOctober 27, 2015Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies are a key area of focus for operators in building their overall M2M/IoT strategies. In the past year, a number of new LPWAN technologies have become available and even more...
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Google makes a play for the smart home with its new OnHub Wi-Fi routerSeptember 02, 2015On August 19th, Google announced a new Wi-Fi router, named the OnHub, in a move to strengthen its position in the smart home. The search giant partnered with networking device manufacturer, TP-Link, to develop the OnHub, which will be priced at $199. It will support...Subscribers Only
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Value still exists in traditional Bluetooth use cases despite projected Bluetooth Smart growth in IoTApril 22, 2015Bluetooth was introduced in 1999 with the first wave of use cases being hands-free calling via Bluetooth headsets, communication between desktop PCs and Bluetooth mice and keyboard peripherals, and audio streaming through a growing number of Bluetooth wireless speakers, sound bars and docking stations. Adoption rates continued to soar over the next decade as the technology...Subscribers Only
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Wi-Fi’s Role in the Internet of ThingsApril 01, 2015The Internet of Things (IoT) is a conceptual framework, driven by the desire to embed connectivity and intelligence in a wide range of devices. IHS projects total IoT device shipments will grow from...Subscribers Only
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Microchip announces LoRa module…still not a magic bullet for LPWAN in the M2M/IoT marketMarch 06, 2015LPWAN technology for M2M and IoT applications is seeing increasing hype due to its key purported advantages compared to current cellular technologies, namely: lower costs, longer battery life, longer range, greater node density and (in contrast to low power local area networks) a simplified network topology. The LoRa Alliance is only one of several efforts to promote LPWAN technology for M2M and IoT applications...Subscribers Only
