Wireless Watch 623

Key Issues:

• LTE costs will transform the cell tower market in 2016 2
• Verizon joins ONOS as it tries to accelerate its move to SDN 7

Comment:

1. ETSI turns its attention to the future of the Internet protocols 12
2. Apple hits record $18.4bn Q4 profit but iPhone unease looms 14
3. FreedomPop’s Global SIM: the disruptive face of the new MVNO 16
4. Sony bolsters imaging and IoT efforts with Altair acquisition 19
5. Verizon beats AT&T in Q415 results race; mobile video their next battle 21
6. Is Iliad poised to wreak havoc in the UK mobile market now? 23

Start-Up Watch:
Google taps Movidius to bring machine learning to the handset 24
M&A Watch:
Microchip beats out Dialog to buy Atmel in IoT consolidation 25
4G/5G Watch:
Start-ups continue to move the SON goalposts for a new network 27
IoT Watch:
Intel unveils first vertical IoT Platform solution, for retail; Linux Foundation looks to control drone platforms with Dronecode 29
Standards Watch:
IPSO Alliance puts IoT privacy at the heart of its agenda 33