Archive for the ‘Ericsson’ Category
Driving Innovation in M2M
On the face of it, connecting a company’s products to the Internet doesn’t sound much like it would have the potential to change the way that company works. Why would you connect a hairdryer . . . or a toaster . . . or a fridge. Why connect a car then? Or a truck? Or ...
Are we ready for the Internet of Things?
This was essentially the question discussed in a two hour, closed-door Roundtable session at the CTIA show in New Orleans last month. Sponsored by Ericsson, we brought together leading thinkers from major companies in the M2M market to discuss this and the answer was basically “No. There are lots of things that need to be ...
Ericsson withdraws from cellular modules
Ericsson’s withdrawal from the mobile broadband modules market, announced on December 1 (click here), was explained as being due to “our position on the market does not provide the scale we need to achieve the desired profitability. We have therefore decided to phase out the business”. No thought of selling it off then. Back in ...