By Laurie, on April 1st, 2014%
 So you’re designing a connected device solution, are you? What type of network connectivity will you use? Where will you put the intelligence in your solution? In the device? In the Cloud? In an enterprise back end system? These decisions are amongst the thorniest device manufacturers face, since they effect how robustly the device connects to networks and also the end user experience. Explore them with me in my April/May column in Connected World column . . . → Read More: Choosing the “Right” Network for the Internet of Things – Connected World Magazine, April/May 2014
By Laurie, on March 4th, 2014%
 In the words of a favorite cartoon character, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth of “Futurama”… Good news, everybody! As of this month, I’ve merged my independent consulting practice into 151 Advisors, a global strategic consulting firm for mobile and Cloud-based technology companies. . . . → Read More: Laurie Lamberth Joins 151 Advisors!
By Laurie, on February 21st, 2013%
 On Thursday, February 21 at 2 pm EST/11 am PST I presented a webcast on The Internet of Things for the Gerson Lehrman Group. The webcast was an informative and fun 45 minutes during which I lay out what the “Internet of Things” is, how it works, and why it matters to people, communities, . . . → Read More: GLG Webcast: The Internet of Things – How it Works and Why It Matters
By Laurie, on October 18th, 2012%
 Mobile technologies have finally saturated the enterprise, as evidenced by the throngs of corporate CIO’s and other senior executives prowling the exhibit hall and educational sessions at MobileCON 2012 — CTIA’s renamed fall show, held in San Diego September 9-11, 2012. The conference centered on big themes in enterprise mobility, including “bring you own device” (BYOD), machine-to-machine communications (M2M), location-based services (LBS), long-term evolution networks (LTE), automotive applications, mobile payments and more. . . . → Read More: Mobile Finally Saturates the Enterprise: MobileCON 2012 Recap
By Laurie, on September 10th, 2011%
 Opportunity. Everywhere. That’s what Mobilize 2011 is about: the conjunction of mobile computing and cloud-based services will unleash an entire new wave of product and market growth. At Mobilize 2011, you’ll see how Cloud Computing and Mobile Web creates the beginning of a hockey-stick growth opportunity for connected devices and the Colud-based solutions they talk to. Be there or be disconnected! . . . → Read More: Mobile is Everywhere. Opportunity is Everywhere. Mobilize 2011, September 26-27, San Francisco
By Laurie, on March 31st, 2011%
 CTIA Wireless 2011 in Orlando was a hotbed of speculation about how the at&t – T-Mobile merger will affect the U.S. mobile industry. While the ripples will be felt to every corner of the value chain, there was a lot more to talk about at the show. It was fun to watch the “4G” competitors duke it out, and measure China’s growing presence in the U.S. with a Day 2 Keynote by China Telecom and significant Chinese presence on the show floor. The “Internet of Things” became more real as Ericsson’a CEO Hans Vestberg foretold 50 billion connected devices in 2020, and solutions for connected health, proximity marketing, automotive and greentech captured attendee imaginations. . . . → Read More: Waiting to Exhale: CTIA Wireless 2011
By Laurie, on January 2nd, 2011%
 Once again, the global wireless industry will gather in Orlando, FL for the Cellular Telephone Industry Association’s (CTIA’s) Spring show. This year we’ll hear about LTE network roll-outs, cool connected devices and a rash of new high- and low-end handsets, plus the services, applications and cool new technologies that keep them all running. Cloud-based mobile services such as mobile wallet, mobile health, context-aware mobile advertising and location-based services (LBS) will also claim their share of the limelight. . . . → Read More: Wireless Industry Gathering: CTIA Spring in Orlando, 3/22-24/2011
By Laurie, on November 9th, 2010%
 Location-based social networking and shopping applications have stolen the wireless stage during 2010 — and will do so again at the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley’s upcoming Mobile Forum on November 17 — “Check In Here: the Intersection of Hyperlocal and Mobile.” Laurie Lamberth will lead off this event with a 15-minute Analyst Overview, which will cover the history, status, trends and hot players in the LBS social and shopping appsphere. 2010 has been “the year of location services,” at least with respect to consumer applications. In January, . . . → Read More: Check In Here: Lamberth Kicks Off Telecom Council’s Mobile-Social Forum on Nov 17
By Laurie, on October 19th, 2010%
 The U.S. mobile industry has an upbeat feel this fall: LTE is finally here with MetroPCS’s scoop-the-big-guys Vegas launch, sexy new devices such as Samsung’s Android-inside Galaxy Tab(let) are generating excitement, and location intelligence is enabling huge crop of context-aware consumer and enterprise apps and services. What’s Hot? Location, location, location: context-aware mobile ad and marketing platforms. Android everywhere. Apps for your car, TV and appliances. Mobile payments and mGiving. Social-social-social-social-social. The Cloud brings large-scale computing resources to miniaturized mobile devices. And more… . . . → Read More: Not your Father’s Wireless Networks: LBS, Android, Car Apps, mGiving & Mobile Social Steal the Show at CTIA Enterprise/Apps and Mobilize 2010
By Laurie, on September 27th, 2010%
 GigaOm Pro has again tapped Laurie Lamberth to share her analysis and insights on the wireless industry, this time in a Research Note about the fresh set of location-based (LBS) consumer shopping apps that hit the scene in August, 2010. While these announcements — including shopping apps Shopkick, ShopAlerts, AisleBuyer and Facebook’s scene-stealing Places service — all landed in the headlines within two weeks, they represent the crest of a location services wave that’s been building from some time. Why is LBS so hot, all of a sudden? . . . → Read More: Shopping Matters When it Comes to Location-Based Apps: New GigaOm Research Note from Laurie Lamberth
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