I have long believed that telcos and communications providers should try to run their networks more like Amazon and Google run their clouds. The focus should be on connecting devices quickly, billing on-demand and customizing offerings for customers … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: Beeem’s big bet on Bluetooth beacons
Get ready for your real-world shopping to follow you onto your Facebook page. Everyone has been chased around the internet by a pair of shoes or a piece of furniture you've researched online. Thanks to a slew of startups, efforts by Google and … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: Tempow has an idea to make Bluetooth cool again
Tempow, a French startup, has created technology that allows you to stream audio to multiple Bluetooth speakers. Tempow promotes it as a wireless splitter for listening to music and watching TV, but the applications of the technology are … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: OneEvent can predict your next catastrophe
The 11 full-time employees of OneEvent have some strange jobs. For example, they spend hours setting things on fire, from Christmas trees to buildings. Or they flood homes, rapidly or slowly. All of this is in the name of building a generalized … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: Tracknet’s plan to take over the airwaves
Amid all the hype over 5G it's easy to forget that there are several efforts to augment cellular coverage using alternative low-power, low-bandwidth data networks. TrackNet is one of the companies trying to make a cheaper IoT network a … [Read more...]