Author Archives: Andrés Laya

From M2M Communications to Internet of Things – a workshop

Valencia, 37°C in September; PIMRC 2016 got it right for the summer enthusiasts, but that didn’t stop us from having a great workshop on IoT-related topics. We had two keynotes, the first one by Magnus Frodigh (Research Area Director, Wireless … Continue reading

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Summarizing Globecom 2015

This shouldn’t come as a surprise but Globecom 2015 was all about three intertwined topics: 5G, IoT and mmWave. Most of the panels and presentations I attended on each topic ended up discussing in terms of the other two. For … Continue reading

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Memories from PIMRC 2015

The conference experience began with the Workshop on M2M Communications: Challenges, Solutions and Applications, which was driven by the EIT DIGITAL collaborative project EXAM: Energy-Efficient XHAUL and M2M. We delivered a dynamic afternoon together with partners from Nokia, Ericsson and … Continue reading

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5 = 14 +

That was the ending slide from Pedro Riao (Ericsson, Germany) during the ICC 2015 panel on 5G Challenges and Opportunities. The message makes sense: 5G will be for 14+ different industries. We are mid-conference but this year’s mantras are already … Continue reading

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The First BioSense Scientific Workshop (and the future of M2M in GSM)

We gladly accepted the invitation to participate in The First BioSense Scientific Workshop, held on February 18-20, 2015 at the BioSense Center, University of Novi Sad, Serbia; An internal event gathering 3 on-going FP7 projects (InnoSense, EOPOWER and ADVANTAGE). The … Continue reading

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Workshop on the EC focus for IoT

I had the great opportunity to attend a workshop organized by IDC and TXT about “Forecasting the Future of the Internet of Things and Cloud, and Identifying Related Business Opportunities” The general motivations for the EC to focus on IoT … Continue reading

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Mobile Network Codes: the M2M Trojan horse?

There seems to be a general consensus that cellular networks will be the dominant solution to connect M2M devices in the long−very long−run, but alternative technologies to provide connectivity are still on the rise. Mainly for two reasons: connections fee for … Continue reading

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Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) – Forum 2013

The Ambient Assisted Living is a Joint Programme with the aim of enhancing the quality of life of older people and strengthening the industrial base in Europe through ICT. The AAL Forum 2013 was held in Norrköping from September 24 … Continue reading

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The Internet-of-Things and the relevance of data

I attended the Second IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on the Internet of Things: Smart Objects and Services, which took place last week, on June 4th, in Madrid. The workshop opened with a keynote speech about SmartSantander, a Smart City project that … Continue reading

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