While I hear a lot of concern about the security of the Internet of Things, I am convinced the Internet of things is not the honey pot. Personal information is the primary goal. The recent hacking and extortion of Uber is a case in point. They were not looking to steal rides, but to steal […]
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Puerto Rico: Self EmPOWERed with Micro Grids
It’s embarrassing how much need there is in the world and particularly when the need seems to be overwhelming. I received a call from Bradley Hook, VP of the Startup Societies Foundation about a Conference they are running on behalf of the Foundation for Puerto Rico on January 19th and 20th at Georgetown. Puerto Rico’s […]
IoT The S Is For Security
That is a common joke from friends in and out of the IoT industry, and personally I consider it a deflection from the troubles of Equifax, Uber, etc. These are cases where the back end systems were attacked and not some sensor or module that represented the breach. Now don’t get me wrong we have […]
Virtual Reality is Going to Be WiGig
I don’t know about you, but my Wi-Fi service is having problems keeping up with my 4K TV, my family’s laptops, etc. But the Wi-Fi Alliance has embraced the 60 GHz WiGig standard as a solution for devices in the home that could change this, with its wireless data throughput speeds that can reach up […]
Why IoT is Worth the IT Risk?
A recent survey of Fortune 500 companies on behalf of the Wall Street Journal by Korn / Ferry International discovered that the average compensation for CIO’s has gone from 1.9M two years ago to 2.6M. However, the compensation at risk has gone up by 68%. If you have talked to CIO’s the risk reward strategy […]
Telit: The Top Stack in the DNA of Platforms for Parkeon and Weatherford
I have written about Intel providing device management. Then I wrote about Wind River’s providing network connectivity. Now comes the hard part. Hitting for a triple. Well in this case it’s not difficult, because Telit is providing the application layer support. As Telit, says their platform allows developers to not focus on the infrastructure, but […]
Gee, that’s Fast: Gfast hits 4 Gigabits
As a former network planner, I have to tell you the world in flux is hard to watch. It was not a surprise to me that the Wall Street Journal found Google Fiber’s had troubles and struggles in deployment, to the point where they were rethinking their solution and need to be in the business. […]
Gemalto Takes Security in NB-IoT a level further with Huawei’s HiSilicon
If there is a trend I am getting to see right now, it’s the fact that IoT is gaining Scalability by being integrated into the silica, Reach with Huawei’s Narrowband IoT modules, and Security thanks to Gemalto. I spoke with Andreas Haegele about the partnership with Huawei’s HiSilicon semiconductor company. The partnership is aimed at […]
When Bad Things Happen to Good People in Business
Recently some friends lost their jobs in what I would call purges. Like Russian history these purges have more to do with being on the wrong side of a power play at the top. Promises are made to find synergy and grow revenue at the top. The next thing the people underneath the losers in […]
Dead Monopoly vs. Modern Myopia: AT&T + Time Warner
Okay for those who don’t know, I am a bell head through and through. So my viewpoint is a skewed. If this were a regulatory rant, I would rage on that we have existing laws that date back to 19th century (1890s) and uses the terms “telephonic and telegraphic” as to what they are regulating. […]
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