An article by Michele Mackenzie, Principal Analyst, Research at Analysys Mason. “5G has been the subject of significant hype in relation to IoT, but deployments for some use cases are now closer to being launched; the automotive sector is well-placed to benefit from 5G technology.” Analysys Mason forecasts that the total number of IoT connections […]
Archives for March 2019
Analysys Mason: key trends and announcements for IoT at MWC 2019
An article by Michele Mackenzie, Principal Analyst, Research at Analysys Mason. “Private LTE is an important precursor to 5G as it allows operators to determine which applications can be supported on LTE today and which require the functionality of 5G.” 5G was the main theme of MWC Barcelona 2019 (formerly Mobile World Congress) and unsurprisingly, […]
IBM and Evernym work to accelerate adoption of decentralized identity
March 26, 2019 | Written by: Adam Gunther Categorized: Announcements Share this post: Technology has long struggled to reproduce an authentic version of your physical identity. But technology is only part of the problem. Digital participation from physical organizations that assign and verify identity — from governments to banks to local businesses — must also […]
IoT continued to be a reliable source of growth in 2018
An article by Tom Rebbeck, Research Director, Operator business services and IoT at Analysys Mason. “IoT revenue as a share of mobile revenue is similar for most operators, but this is not the full story: Vodafone is performing well in IoT, Verizon is losing out, except in telematics, and Telefónica is doing worse than both.” […]
Ericsson launches Ericsson Industry Connect to accelerate Industry 4.0
Ericsson has launched Ericsson Industry Connect, an easy-to-use cellular connectivity solution to accelerate Industry 4.0 digital transformation. Ericsson Industry Connect enables communication service providers to offer dedicated cellular networks at factories and warehouses starting with 4G/LTE, with a clear path to 5G. The offering strengthens Ericsson’s private networks and IoT portfolios by making 4G and […]
New updates to Azure AI expand AI capabilities for developers
As companies increasingly look to transform their businesses with AI, we continue to add improvements to Azure AI to make it easy for developers and data scientists to deploy, manage, and secure AI functions directly into their applications with a focus on the following solution areas: Leveraging machine learning to build and train predictive models […]
Azure Data Box family meets customers at the edge
Today I am pleased to announce the general availability of Azure Data Box Edge and the Azure Data Box Gateway. You can get these products today in the Azure portal. Compute at the edge We’ve heard your need to bring Azure compute power closer to you – a trend increasingly referred to as edge computing. […]
Accelerated AI with Azure Machine Learning service on Azure Data Box Edge
Along with the general availability of Azure Data Box Edge that was announced today, we are announcing the preview of Azure Machine Learning hardware accelerated models on Data Box Edge. The majority of the world’s data in real-world applications is used at the edge. For example, images and videos collected from factories, retail stores, or […]
Blob storage interface on Data Box is now generally available
The blob storage interface on the Data Box has been in preview since September 2018 and we are happy to announce that it’s now generally available. This is in addition to the server message block (SMB) and network file system (NFS) interface already generally available on the Data Box. The blob storage interface allows you […]
Announcing Azure Stack HCI: A new member of the Azure Stack family
It has been inspiring to watch how customers use Azure Stack to innovate and drive digital transformation across cloud boundaries. In her blog post today, Julia White shares examples of how customers are using Azure Stack to innovate on-premises using Azure services. Azure Stack shipped in 2017, and it is the only solution in the […]