Electronic Design

Mike Fahrion

Mike Fahrion, director of product management at B&B Electronics, has more than 20 years of design and application experience overseeing M2M connectivity solutions for wireless and wired networks. He also is author of the eConnections newsletter.

Articles by Mike Fahrion

Data Mashups Will Make The Internet Of Things Useful

The Internet of Things will collect data from myriad sources and crunch it into digestible bites to make your day easier in ways we have yet to imagine.

Wi-Fi And Cellular Growth Will Continue In 2013

Mike Fahrion projects that Wi-Fi and cellular wireless will continue to grow and why.

Is “Industrial Wireless” A Myth? 3

Mike Fahrion discusses Ethernet for industrial applications and how it can be implemented with cellular and Wi-Fi.

“Wireless Everything” Impacts System Design

Industrial wireless sensors must be power efficient and can function well with just an "often available" rather then "continuously available" communications protocol.

Moore’s And Metcalfe’s Laws Descend Upon “The Internet Of Things” 2

A view of how both Moore's IC law and Metcalfe's network law are bringing about the Internet of Things concept through M2M technology.