• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Sam Lucero

IHS Markit

Senior Principal Analyst, M2M and IoT

Sam Lucero is a Senior Principal Analyst, machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT), at IHS Markit. Mr. Lucero is a seasoned industry analyst with over 15 years of experience analyzing telecommunications and networking technology markets. For over a decade, he has researched the markets for M2M and IoT applications. Mr. Lucero has established leading M2M market research programs and managed international teams of industry analysts. He has authored numerous reports, forecast databases, and topical articles covering various aspects of the M2M/IoT market opportunity and has been widely quoted in news and trade journals, from the <em>New York Times</em> and the <em>Economist</em> to CNET and Wireless Week. Furthermore, Mr. Lucero has moderated, presented, and judged at a number of industry events, including CTIA and Connected World. In 2014 he was named one of six “Augural Analysts” for M2M by <em>Connected World</em> magazine.

Sessions With Sam Lucero

Thursday, 14 March

  • 09:00am - 10:00am (CST) / -

    5G Providing a Backbone to the Smart Energy & Mobility Future

    The arrival of 5G (fifth-generation) mobile communication technologies could usher in a wide set of changes in mission-critical infrastructure within the energy industry and the automobile of the future. New communicationssystems, cloud computing, and processing based on AI and adaptive learning are critical features driving innovation in these sectors, which are both set to benefit significantly from upcoming 5G rollouts. Which players will be first to market with these new systems? Will 5G be the panacea to connect all the nodes seamlessly? Where will the investment come from that is needed to advance this technology?