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RCR Wireless News (2023-04-03)
But, in every case, no matter the value of the asset, business logic says to balance optimal performance and optimal cost – and, generally, a combination of short- and long-range wireless technologies will be adopted. Tancred Taylor, industry analyst at ABI Research, comments: “People think it is a question of wide-area technology or short-range technology, as if they are in opposition. But that is changing.”
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IoT News (2023-03-21)
Tancred Taylor, Industry Analyst at ABI Research, explains:
“Over the past 15 years, the printed electronics market for asset tracking has been driven by RFID. This will continue to remain a dominant technology, but the evolution of low-power IoT technologies from Bluetooth all the way through to cellular and non-cellular LPWAN technologies is making possible the creation of RF labels with enhanced capabilities.”
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Technology for You (2023-02-10)
For the past three years, business leaders and organizations have faced an unyielding procession of challenges. As we usher in 2023, many of those challenges persist, and new ones are emerging. Yet, as unwavering as the challenges have been, technology and innovation have proven to be just as resilient. In its new whitepaper, 37 Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2023, global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has identified and highlighted the most impactful forecasts that illuminate the direction in which digital transformation is truly heading.
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Enterprise IoT Insights (2022-05-23)
Tancred Taylor, research analyst at ABI Research, says the same; Unabiz has to somehow shake realism out of a business with its head in the clouds. “There has been a bit of a message- and role-creep from Sigfox over the years that should be addressed. It just got overexcited, going into hyperdrive to try to do everything – losing sight of what the developer ecosystem needed. It presented itself as really cheap, without necessarily being valuable in itself. It tried to do a data model; it owned networks; it pushed applications without the developer ecosystem or business case to back them up,” he says.
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Future CIO (2022-04-18)
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and transportation providers all face unique pain points within their supply chain operations. Product worth US$30 billion is damaged each year, and companies in the pharmaceutical space are concerned about how to control their spending on product, packaging, assets, and overhead costs, while also leveraging serialization and traceability throughout the broader supply chain.
These enterprises are looking at asset visibility as a way not only to mitigate costs but to use it as a competitive advantage and to generate higher-quality supply chain data both at an item level and at a network level.
ABI Research says these factors are creating an asset visibility market opportunity in the pharmaceutical industry worth US$2.7 billion by 2026.
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“Supply chain visibility is increasingly becoming a priorit
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Future IoT (2022-03-17)
Editor’s note: Below is an excerpt of the recently published “Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2022”, a whitepaper by ABI Research. Get a glimpse of the evolving IoT ecosystem and what the future may hold.
IoT’s vitals were healthy at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022. Companies reported average deployment sizes growing significantly, slowly changing enterprise mindsets, and lower costs of failure on Proof of Concepts (PoCs), contributing to more creativity and experimentation from customers.
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EE Times (2021-11-11)
ABI Research highlighted ports as an area to watch. The analyst firm predicts that modern IoT-based infrastructure upgrades will help resolve container ship stoppages that have caused the supply chain shortages that are dogging much of the world right now.
“One area that I think is interesting to look at is the ports side specifically,” wrote Tancred Taylor, IoT Research Analyst at ABI Research in a reply to our questions. “There’s a lot of disparity in how well ports are equipped with new technologies, and this is part of the background that has led to the blockages both of the container ships at sea, as well as on the drayage and land-side of port operations.”
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The Internet of All Things (2021-09-17)
“The antenna is one of the most common causes of failure when creating a new IoT product,” says Tancred Taylor, IoT Hardware & Devices Research Analyst at ABI Research. “The goal of any antenna in terms of choice and design is high performance for the application it serves, and the network and spectrum it operates on. The reality is much different. There are dozens of factors that impact real-life operating performance such as proximity to metal or the human body, interference from surrounding waves in RF-congested environments, obstruction from vehicular traffic or other objects, or detuning by other electronic components in a device. If the antenna is not designed and integrated properly at the beginning of the process, an OEM is very likely to encounter higher costs, delays, and even product failure at the certification stage.”
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IoT Business News (2021-07-30)
The growing breadth of IoT devices, machines, and use cases combined with additional radio spectrum and protocols is creating more complexity in designing and integrating antennas into products.
A new analysis by global tech market advisory firm ABI Research examines how the antenna market is evolving to address challenges specific to IoT and finds that growing competition and technology complexity will drive 7.2 billion IoT antenna shipments in 2025.
The report also highlights key technology trends, as well as shifting business models by antenna manufacturers and system-level approaches to RF design.
Tancred Taylor, IoT Hardware & Devices Research Analyst at ABI Research, says:
“Increased radio complexity, device miniaturization, lower power consumption, and a complex certification landscape are among many factors making integration of antennas more difficult.”
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Enterprise IoT Insights (2021-07-30)
new report by analyst company ABI Research says the growing breadth of IoT devices and use cases, combined with additional radio spectrum and protocols, is creating more complexity in designing and integrating antennas into products. IoT antenna shipments will jump to 7.2 billion IoT in 2025, it reckons; the company did not provide a reference figure for the 2020/21 run-rate.
But it said IoT device makers lack the skills to tackle the inherent technological complexity of antenna design, creating an opportunity for antenna companies to offer additional support and services. As such, antenna manufacturers are changing their strategies to address the needs of different IoT devices, developing in-house capabilities by building or acquiring expertise.
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Technology (2020-10-29)
ABI Research reveals the staggering numbers in technology forecasting for the next half decade
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Food Logistics (2020-08-27)
Low-cost and low-power devices for long-distance tracking provides visibility into the movement of people and assets of all types between and within facilities, countries, and regions, yielding clear operational and capital savings and powering data-driven decisions. “Enterprises are increasingly moving past the proof-of-concept stage and toward volume adoption, driven by lower device costs, greater network coverage, and superior device functionality,” says Tancred Taylor, research analyst at ABI Research. “The range of emerging use-cases requires a highly flexible hardware ecosystem, with customization frequently needed on a hardware level to address use-case diversity.”
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