Are vertical applications for wireless ready to take off?

monica.paolini posted on October 06, 2011 01:51

Vertical applications have become one of the hot areas in the wireless industry. With cellular penetration approaching saturation and subscriber ARPU slowly declining or remaining stable despite the strong growth in mobile data adoption, turning to applications where humans are not required or only play an ancillary part is understandably appealing.

Vertical applications: When do you want to build your own network?

monica.paolini posted on June 01, 2010 12:28

Vertical applications are all of a sudden one of the hottest topics in wireless. No longer limited to narrowband connections to monitor truck drivers' location, they are set to create the "Internet of things" with an explosion of connected devices, from your toaster and fridge, to the largest nuclear power plant. The potential for growth is huge--for each person there are multiple devices that may eventually get connected to a wireless network.

Taking wireless broadband to the public transportation and beyond

monica.paolini posted on July 15, 2009 12:41

Wireless broadband networks in public transportation have been lagging behind in the US compared to Western Europe or Asia Pacific regions. Over the last year, however, we have noticed a sharp change in attitudes, with virtually all public transit operators actively engaged in some plan, trial or initial rollout of wireless broadband technologies, and, notably, with a new sense of urgency.

Webinar on wireless broadband on public transport on July 21, 2009

monica.paolini posted on July 02, 2009 12:46

You can now register for a webinar on mobile application in the public transportation sector on July 21, at 11:00am EDT.

WiMAX for public transportation

monica.paolini posted on June 29, 2009 13:06

Some of the most interesting success stories of WiMAX involve vertical applications. In this presentation we discuss how WiMAX can bring wireless broadband to the public transportation sector. The technology is there–the key challenges now are finding the right business model, the right set of partners, the right applications.

WiMAX on the right track

monica.paolini posted on June 29, 2009 12:59