IoT-dedicated networks beginning to rollout
Network World – November 23, 2015 – Thirty cities will connect to a new M2M network specifically geared towards the Internet of Things (IoT) by the end of 2016, according to Ingenu, the company building out the project. The Machine Network, as it will be called, will be the “largest exclusive IoT and M2M network serving 100 million users across an area of the U.S. comprising nearly 100,000 square miles,” the builder says. Read More>>
A Glossary for the Internet of Things
Recently the 3GPP met to discuss NB-LTE, CIoT, LPWA, and plans for GSM channels. Also on the agenda were discussions around FDMA, GMSK, OFDMA and RAN WG1. Apparently, advances to MTC, D2D, and 3d/FD-MIMO were also announced in the recent meeting. Some of us may just be waiting to attend that meeting where we figure out what all of these acronyms actually mean.
In this blog post, we’ll simply provide you with a glossary for the Internet of Things (IoT) and all of its abstract acronyms so that you don’t end up with a Dilbert moment.
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| AP | Access Point |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| DL | Downlink |
| DSSS | Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum |
| EIRP | Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| GMSK | Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
| HSPA | High Speed Packet Access |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| ISM | Industrial, Scientific and Medical Radio Bands |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| Local RF | Local Radio Frequency |
| LPWA | Low Power Wide Area |
| LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| LTE-MTC | Long Term Evolution – Machine-Type Communication |
| M2M | Machine-to-Machine |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| NB-LTE | Narrow Band Long Term Evolution |
| PDU | Protocol Data Unit or Power Distribution Unit |
| PHY | Physical Layer connecting to link layer |
| RACM | Reference Application Communication Module |
| RAN | Radio Access Network |
| REST | Representational State Transfer |
| RPMA | Random Phase Multiple Access |
| SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
| TCO | Total Cost of Ownership |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| UL | Uplink |
| UNB | Ultra Narrow Band |
| UTMS | Universal Telecommunications System |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
Ingenu Rolling Out its Machine Network in 30 Metro Areas
IoT Journal – November 13, 2015 – IoT company Ingenu has announced an initial rollout of its Machine Network, which is expected to cover 30 major metropolitan areas across the United States by the end of 2016. At that point, the firm reports, the Machine Network will be the nation’s largest exclusive IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) network, serving more than 100 million users across the United States, and covering an area of nearly 100,000 square miles The first phase will consist of 12 access points installed in Phoenix, Ariz., and 19 in Dallas, Texas, and is slated to be taken live in the first quarter of next year. Read More>>
Ingenu announces Machine Network ambitions for 30 US cities in 2016
Rethink Internet of Things – November 13, 2015 – After changing its name from On-Ramp Wireless, Ingenu has announced its ambitions to build out its LPWAN technology to cater for 30 US cities by the end of 2016. The expansion of its Machine Network strategy will see Ingenu go head to head with the privately-owned network of Sigfox, as well as the multitude of LoRa networks that will roll out in the US, and the eventual 3GPP-approved LPWAN implementation known as NB-IoT. Read More>>
FirstNews Briefs: Ingenu, Dialog Semiconductor, Semtech
Wireless Week – November 13, 2015 – Ingenu has announced the initial rollout of its Machine Network, which is slated to cover 30 major metropolitan areas across the United States by the end of 2016. The Machine Network is the first nationwide wireless public network dedicated entirely to IoT/M2M connectivity and is powered by Ingenu’s RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) communications technology. Read More>>
Ingenu announces initial roll-out of Machine Network™
M2M Now – November 13, 2015 – Ingenu has announced the initial rollout of its Machine Network, covering 30 major metropolitan areas across the United States by the end of 2016. Once the first phase is operational, the Machine Network will be the nation’s largest exclusive Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) network, serving approximately more than 100 million users across the United States, and covering an area of nearly 100,000 square miles. Read More>>