Last week Ericsson announced that it was working with Orange Telecom to test three networks. Handset makers working with carriers to optimize…
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Is a firmware update a new product?
In September Panasonic did something indicative of just how much connected devices have changed marketing, sales and consumer expectations. It charged $99…
Read MoreCompetitive pressures in the IoT software market
I heard a story from an IoT software platform vendor recently about this year’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. At the…
Read MoreApproaching security in IoT
It seems that the 50 billion connected devices by 2020 figure has become a shorthand for describing just how much the networking…
Read MoreGoogle Inbox Smart Reply: Cognition Meets Communication
How hot is work chat in the enterprise? So trendy that it’s now being used to improve the very thing it’s supposedly…
Read MoreConsumer Data: Are Attitudes about Sharing with Brands Shifting?
You don’t have to have been an internet user fifteen years ago to know things were different then; it was the time…
Read MoreBig IT goes after IoT
If I look back at the last 18 months in IoT, I see a period where big IT has gotten serious about…
Read MoreConnected cars: Objects in the future are closer than they appear
Today, because some connected products are more clever than critical (see Budweiser’s smart refrigerator) while others generate more buzz than users (see smartwatches),…
Read MoreWhen IoT creates a new service
One of the challenges of IoT is figuring out the value of the data coming from so many connected devices. In industrial…
Read MoreWhat’s the best way into the smarthome?
While the interest in the smarthome from enterprise players like Apple, Samsung and Google has been notable, evidenced by a string of…
Read MoreChoosing an IoT platform
The projections for the number of connected devices that will populate the globe by 2020 seem to grow every year. Estimates have…
Read MoreThe Central Paradox of The Internet Of Things: Connected Means Less Secure
In a widely reported stunt this summer, two hackers — Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek — were able to control the air-conditioning,…
Read MoreClosed versus open loop thinking in industrial IoT
In examining the potential of the industrial internet, the benefits tends to be framed in terms of traditional business benefits—enhanced operational efficiency,…
Read MoreMichael Wolf on the Smart Home
I recently caught up with my old friend Michael Wolf, who is the person who first hired me for some work at…
Read MoreIntroducing Our Gigaom Research Analysts
I’m proud to report that I’ve been joined at the rebooted Gigaom Research by a growing roster of world-class analysts, many who were…
Read MoreMeet The Analyst: Carol Stimmel
I had never spoken with Carol Stimmel until a few weeks ago, when I was just starting on the project of rebooting…
Read MoreMichael Wolf: Is Apple going to get into the smart home devices market?
The recent news about Apple dropping Nest products from its shelves and online store raises a lot of questions. I had a…
Read MoreRebooting Gigaom Research
On March 9 2015, Gigaom ceased operations because of the insolvency of Giga Omni, the corporation behind the scenes. As part of that…
Read MoreHas Samsung finally changed its tune on the smart home?
When Samsung first got interested in the smart home, and IoT more generally, it approached the endeavor from the usual consumer electronics…
Read MoreEmploying Industrial IoT: A Framework for CIOs
Today's CIO is very aware of the need to move toward a more connected enterprise, but a lack of industry-wide knowledge and effective use cases are inhibiting implementation and even strategy.…
Read MoreReal-life use-case examples show where big data is headed
In two weeks, Gigaom brings its big data conference, Structure Data, back to New York City in a big way. Growth in the…
Read MoreEveryone wants a piece of the smart home
It seems that everyone from home security leader ADT to the broadband and cable providers like Time Warner want a piece of…
Read MoreWhat the microcontroller market tells us about IoT
As many analysts and enterprise strategies look to IoT as the third wave of the internet, one way to assess the potential…
Read MoreBuilding an API-driven Ecosystem for the Internet of Things
IoT hardware is not the end game. New profits, margins, and innovations will come from services built on open, flexible APIs.…
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