If You Don't Tell Anyone, the Spectrum Will - M2M Evolution

9/03/2014

Featured Articles » Eurotech Describes How Its Internet of Things Technology Can Help Cities Clean Their Air » Wi-Next Selects Axiros for IoT Cloud Application Development » The Evolution of M2M Leads to Growing Opportunities » Growing Number of Consumers and Fleet Managers Comfortable with UBI   Sponsored By: M2M Evolution Magazine How will M2M affect you? Connected devices are transforming your ability to stay competitive. M2M Evolution Magazine will help you understand and navigate the myriad of connected device solutions that, when properly applied, increase efficiency, improve service, reduce costs and drive greater profitability. You'll find everything you need to know about this billion-dollar market and how to make smart choices for your company. Subscribe today and get your connections on track.     Top Stories » IoT Semiconductor Manufacturer Releases Development Kit » Ovum Forecasts Sunny Days for M2M market » Broadcom's WICED Wi-Fi Deployed in New Handheld Z Backscatter Imaging System » Cobra Electronics Offers Truck-Specific Navigation Unit   From The Expert Corner September 03, 2014 If You Don't Tell Anyone, the Spectrum Will By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media I got a note this week from a friend who needs our help to get a point across to the FCC.  His conversations with the FCC have been focused on the 3.5 GHz spectrum opportunities that carriers want to use for small cells.  Advocating for the three-tier approach associated in the PCAST report and the precedents associated with TV White Space, the opportunity can be used by the M2M industry. What we as an industry need is to tell the FCC that enabling mixed use of 3.5 GHz will enable M2M Solutions for industrial and campus environments. The FCC needs to hear from us that just like Wi-Fi, a mixed environment is the right strategy for this spectrum. Now carriers are advocating that they should have the spectrum, but with LTE the issue is not spectrum scarcity, rather the need to re-engineer the deployments. The 3.5 GHz spectrum offers the M2M/IoT community a unique opportunity to blend traditional Wi-Fi deployment strategies with the benefits of LTE technology, and protected access to the spectrum. Enabling an open market for LTE devices, as is advocated by the PCAST report, enables the economies of scale that carriers get, to be available for everyone...Read More    Featured Videos ITEXPO Las Vegas 2014 Keynote: AT&T    Featured Resources » M2M for business security : Connect and extend your site and asset security » When Machines Talk to Machines: M2M deployment can make your business systems smarter » Cutting through the Fog of the Internet of Things   Featured Communities » Embedded M2M Solutions » Machine to Machine Solutions   Visit www.m2mevolution.com for the Latest Machine to Machine News & Info   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit M2M Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Interested in reaching M2M Evolution's Global M2M Communications and Technology Audience of 80,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a M2M Evolution columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of M2M technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the M2M Evolution Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask, group editorial director, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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