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Wayne Ward leads Sprint’s Emerging Solutions unit, formed in October 2009 to develop M2M (machine-to-machine) and mobile computing solutions. The unit, which combines the network, systems and open-device expertise of Sprint and its strategic partners, plays a lead role in the creation of a broad range of consumer connected devices and business applications and solutions for Sprint Consumer and Business channels. Ward spent nearly a decade as Vice President of Solutions Engineering & Consulting for Sprint, with national responsibility for technical sales and support for Sprint’s broad portfolio of wireline, wireless and wholesale/embedded solutions. In all, he has more than 25 years experience in business development, product development, product management, marketing, and sales in telecommunications, data communications, and enterprise-class mobility applications.
The momentum continues to build in M2M, as Sprint has announced several more partnerships beyond the ones we’ve talked about here recently. The announcement of the newest partners was made at the CTIA show, the industry’s gathering spot for all things wireless. More...
There are two more M2M news items worth noting in the wake of last month's HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society) conference.Sprint made a couple of key announcements during the event, regarding partnerships with IDEAL LIFE and BL Healthcare. More...
Don’t know if you happened to see it, but there was a good article the other day at RCR Wireless News about Sprint’s presence at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, focusing particularly on M2M and its potential in healthcare. More...
“Connected Transportation” is a term you may not have heard much, but you will. That is what Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has identified as a company goal in the M2M arena. More...
The following post is by guest blogger Wayne Ward who leads the Emerging Solutions Group at Sprint. This team is focused on embedded and machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions that takes wireless beyond the mobile phone by interconnecting a vast variety of electronic devices. More...
Barely two months after declaring in an early October guest blog post that “there is massive, unlimited growth potential in the M2M and embedded computing space,” I was pleased to see independent validation of that viewpoint from the analyst organization Analysys Mason a couple of weeks before Christmas. More...
Collaboration is at the heart of so many of today’s rising technologies. One of the great benefits of Unified Communications is that it allows people to connect seamlessly in order to work together. “Wiki” and social network initiatives allow individuals to pool their knowledge and expertise and share it across the enterprise. More...
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