Livia Rosu has been appointed as HomeGrid Forum’s new president. With a career spanning 22 years in standardisation and silicon development within the telecommunications industry, Rosu will continue to champion the innovation and deployment of G.hn across the world. (more…)
April 26, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
PREMO, a manufacturer of inductive components, has launched an extensive MICU devices family to cover a wide frequency range for power line communications in Smart-Grid applications. It is also for use in the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for communication protocol diagnosis. (more…)
December 4, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The GSMA has announced that mobile network operators are set to benefit from an estimated US$1.8 trillion (€1.50 trillion) Internet of Things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of commercial Low Power Wide Area Networks in licensed spectrum, (more…)
September 11, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Connected devices or IoT seem to have become the de facto solution for any industry, today. An increase in connected devices leads to increase in the amount of data transferred, stored, computed, and consumed across networks and devices. (more…)
June 21, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
We have been aware of global warming for decades, but 2015 saw world leaders take united action with the UN climate conference of parties (COP) reaching a landmark agreement to limit the rise of global temperatures to less than two degrees Celsius. This puts pressure on renewable energy to play a bigger role in how we power the world around us. However, can it keep up as we move into the age of the always-on smart city? Here Steve Hughes, managing director of power quality specialist, REO UK, explores how the smart grid could hold the key if it evolves properly. (more…)
July 8, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
A couple of years ago, Europe told Google to allow people to opt out of their search results, striking a blow for privacy. It was an important step, writes Juan Carlos Zuñiga, the principal engineer at InterDigital, but the increasing role of internet technology in our daily lives makes the broader matter of privacy more important than ever – and one that is growing in importance. The Internet of Things raises unique challenges. (more…)
March 15, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
According to the Global State of Information Security Survey 2016, 38% more security incidents were detected in 2015 than the previous year. As a result, industrial businesses across the world are implementing new strategies to improve security. Reassuringly, 91% of survey respondents have a risk-based security framework in place, but the most cited source of compromise still lies with employees. Rather than jumping to the conclusion that these compromises are intentional, consider how much the usual employee actually knows about keeping your system safe. (more…)
March 10, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Just over a week ago, I had the opportunity to attend the first ever 1776 Challenge Cup in Ukraine, writes Olena Kaplan, a senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)
December 1, 2015
Posted by: George Malim