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Health care driving mobile M2M traffic
Bits keep you fit. Some time this year, we’ll hit the point where there are more connected devices on mobile networks than there are people on the planet. That doesn’t mean everyone everywhere will...
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FDA might tax and regulate mobile apps, but that’s not the worst part
We’ll just do it the old fashioned way. Medical applications are approved and regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An agency representative [recently told a congressional...
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New M2M radio specs could challenge mobile networks
Wide area of possibilities. Two new low power standards for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communications have been released in the past couple of weeks. The Zigbee Alliance and the Weightless...
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M2M standards will unleash innovation
Bringing down the vertical market. Machine-to-machine communication protocols are propriety, frequently established by low volume vertical applications that are bolted onto existing mobile networks....
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U.S. group drafting standards for industrial strength Internet
Sorry. I thought you said the castanet of things. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is coordinating an effort – with broad industry support – to create security and operating...
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Proprietary home automation platforms spring security leaks
Open source makes it harder to open doors. The open source versus proprietary platform debate is moving into the home automation sector. Z-Wave is a proprietary protocol for wirelessly managing home...
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Looking for the Facebook of mobile medical platforms
With 26 million people – more than 8% of the population – in the U.S. suffering from diabetes, a device that wirelessly tracks blood glucose levels will find a ready market. Which is what iHealth is...
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De facto M2M protocol might be decided by appliance makers
Popular standards flow from the lowest common denominator. From Ericsson’s 50 billion node mobile universe to Qualcomm’s 1,000X meme, there’s been no shortage of grand vision for machine-to-machine...
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If you wait long enough for M2M, you’ll be disappointed
Don’t wait for orders from headquarters! Mount up, and ride to the sound of the guns!Cavalry maxim, attributed variously to Napoleon, JEB Stuart and Pat Buchanan. An industry committee could have...
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California IoT law requires manufacturers to build security into connected...
A pair of linked bills passed by the California legislature and signed into law late last month by governor Jerry Brown require manufacturers to preload passwords or install other security features on...
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