With 5G Still in Development, A Glimpse Ahead at 6G

5G technology has brought the world its fastest generation of wireless technology ever. Tech savants will tell you that includes greater speed, ultra-low latency, more reliability, grander network capacity and a better user experience. Experts believe, in fact, that the 5G rollout, when it is complete, will unleash “the Internet of Everything,” which has been [...]

By |2023-12-13T18:44:01+00:00November 20th, 2021|

Balancing Short- and Long-Term Goals in IoT Deployment

While there is considerable hype surrounding autonomous vehicles, there are still miles to go before widespread deployment of this technology. A 2020 MIT study concluded, in fact, that Level 4 implementation -- i.e., the appearance of self-driving vehicles that can handle complex situations, albeit with human monitoring -- will likely not be seen until at [...]

By |2021-09-23T19:05:15+00:00August 15th, 2021|

The Future of AI, According to Business Leaders

Momentum continues to gather within the business world around artificial intelligence, described by one leader as “the glue that stitches analytics results with actions” and another as a technological breakthrough that is essential for success. Still another leader surveyed the AI landscape and offered this assessment: “The future is indeed AI for everyone.” The present, [...]

By |2021-09-23T19:05:51+00:00August 8th, 2021|

The Marriage of NFTs and DeFi and What It Means for the Virtual Economy

While in 2020 decentralized finance (DeFi) was all the rage, 2021 has seen the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are essentially digital certificates of ownership of a scarce asset on a blockchain. After $400 million in gross sales of NFTs were consummated in 2020, some $1 billion were completed in just the first quarter [...]

By |2021-06-25T22:09:15+00:00June 25th, 2021|

The IOT Cybersecurity Act: What it Could Mean Going Forward

Leading up to the Presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, his Peloton had become a matter of national security. Equipped with a camera and a microphone, the President’s stationary bike has been considered a prime target for hackers, which led to a debate as to whether he should even bring it into the White House. Now, [...]

By |2021-04-28T15:37:52+00:00February 6th, 2021|

Tech in 2021: Get Ready for the Internet of Behavior

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the business landscape, and as we head into 2021 its impact will continue to be felt. While remote work has become a necessity at many businesses (something that promises to be the case, well into the new year), there are those enterprises where that is not possible -- where employees [...]

By |2021-12-21T20:26:20+00:00February 2nd, 2021|

What’s Next for Ethereum?

The general-purpose blockchain Ethereum turned five on July 30. And while it is certainly doing far more than merely toddling about, there is every expectation that it will find its footing in a number of different sectors in the years ahead. Alternately billed as “the world computer” and “the foundational platform for everything” when it [...]

By |2020-12-30T03:12:14+00:00December 22nd, 2020|

The 5G-IoT Marriage, and What it Will Mean for Industry

The rollout of 5G is ongoing, with all the major wireless carriers endeavoring to expand their coverage across the U.S. And as vast as the implications promise to be for everyday people -- a result of 5G’s crackling download speeds and minimal latency -- they are that much greater for industry. It is expected, in [...]

By |2020-11-17T15:47:32+00:00October 30th, 2020|