Joel Obstfeld

Connected vehicles are considered to be one of the major drivers for investment in cellular communications technologies with forecasts projecting every new vehicle produced being ‘connected’ by 2025. What does this mean with respect to the impact on communications networks? What are the applications…

In the previous blog, we looked at the Connected vehicle of tomorrow, at the services that are coming and their data volumes. In this final post, we’re going to take a look at the cost of data and how the financial model will affect manufacturer’s thinking. It will also consider what the impact of c…

In the previous blog, we looked at Connected vehicle services and telemetry, digging into the current data volumes. In this blog, we’re going to take a look at the Connected vehicle of tomorrow. How do the vehicle services change and what data volume might it represent? What will the data consist of…

In the previous blog, we looked at In-Vehicle Infotainment, focusing on streamed media and navigation services. In this blog, we’ll look at Connected vehicle services and telemetry. What is this and what data volume does it represent? Vehicle services Some vehicle manufacturers such as Jaguar, provi…

In the previous blog, we looked at data from vehicles and why vehicle manufacturers want to gather the information. We also looked to understand data from a ‘per-duty-cycle’ perspective rather than ‘per-day’. In this blog, we’ll look at In-Vehicle Infotainment. What is this and what data volume does…

It’s time to get real about Connected Cars and the volume of data that they will generate. Connected vehicles are often mentioned as being a major driver for 5G, especially with respect to the provision of low-latency communications for safety-related use-cases. With the 5G capability to provide ‘ne…