6 GHz Wi-Fi to Aid with the Pressure Associated with the Increase in Home-Based Workers Caused by COVID-19

The addition of the 6 GHz band is coming at a critical time, where home Wi-Fi communications are struggling to cope with the increase in usage due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with huge numbers of people now working and learning from home, requiring wider coverage, lower latency, and support for an increased number of devices.

A Summer of Satellite for the IoT

Big cellular integration projects were announced by two renowned Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) chipset manufacturers on the same dayin August of this year.

COVID-Related Digital Attacks on the Rise Prompting Organizations to Revisit Internal Security Training

Both the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued informative and educational statements regarding COVID-19-related cyberattacks since the pandemic began and to aid organizations’ first line of defense: their employees. 

Despite Some Potholes, Immersive Technologies Getting Ready to Hit Its Stride

The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to rock the Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) segment and, in August, pushed Sandbox VR to file for bankruptcy protection, but elsewhere the market is experiencing renewed interest and expectations are correspondingly looking up. 

The Limitations of the Legacy Distributed Antenna Systems in the 5G Era

These limitations are mainly associated with two factors: the new frequency bands in which 5G typically operates and the major infrastructure works needed to increase the capacity of the system.

Next-Gen Smart IoT Gateways Shipments to Surpass 21 Million by 2025, Transforming the IoT Security Value Chain

The Internet of Things (IoT) gateways are becoming an increasingly important link in the IoT security and device authentication value chain and emerging as a crucial conduit for intelligent operations across the entire IoT. The new wave of next-generation smart IoT gateways has arrived at an opportune time, enabling a breadth of novel security, intelligence, and authentication operations at the edge, causing IoT vendors to revisit their deployment and management strategies. According to ABI Research, there will be 21.4 million next-gen smart IoT gateways shipped in 2025.

“Smart IoT gateways are currently caught amid a greater transformative evolution, further enhancing capabilities for gateways, shifting focus toward the edge, and reversing the cloud-centric investment priorities of the past decade,” states Dimitrios Pavlakis, Digital Security analyst.

Geotab and Verizon Hold Lead Again in ABI Research’s Commercial Telematics Competitive Ranking

Essential commercial telematics serve as a foundation for the adoption of more sophisticated solutions to enhance the safety, cost savings, and performance of fleets from Small and Medium Business (SMBs) to Enterprise. The industry is embracing tech from OEM-installed hardware to prognostics, dynamic routing, driver monitoring, and systems integration.  In its recent Commercial Telematics Competitive Ranking, ABI Research found that Geotab and Verizon lead in overall rankings for the top global commercial telematics providers.

Using ABI Research’s proven, unbiased innovation/implantation criteria framework, the Commercial Telematics Competitive Ranking analyzed and ranked 11 suppliers: Arvento, Geotab, Gurtam, G7, MiX Telematics, Omnitracs, Teletrac Navman, Trimble, Webfleet Solutions (formerly TomTom Telematics), Verizon, and Zonar.

“The commercial telematics industry has experienced further consolidation and the need for significant capital to fund rapid innovation, thus fewer companies are competing head to head; with only two providers winning at least two million subscribers and another five with at least one million subscribers, “ says Susan Beardslee, Principal Analyst.