Press Releases

Bernd Gross appointed new CTO at Software AG as Jost moves on, joined by new CMO Paz Macdonald

Software AG announced that Bernd Gross will assume the position of chief technology officer reporting to the CEO effective immediately. (more…)

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January 9, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Monitored lone worker numbers in Europe and North America reached 900,000 in 2017

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the market for lone worker protection solutions and services in Europe and North America is forecasted to grow from €110 million in 2017, to reach more than €260 million in 2022. (more…)

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December 19, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

If you need to connect a low bandwidth device for a decade why do it more than 1NCE?

Younes Allaki is chief technology officer of 1NCE and one of the company’s four founders who managed to develop and launch an IoT mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in just under six months earlier this year. The company is bringing a new approach to IoT connectivity with a headline offering of one megabit a month for ten years for €10.  (more…)

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December 18, 2018

Posted by: IoT global network

Smart water metering market to surpass US$3bn by 2024

Global Smart Water Metering Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $900 million (€787 million) to over $3 billion (€2.62 billion)by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. (more…)

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December 10, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Worldwide spending on augmented and virtual reality expected to top US$20bn in 2019, says IDC

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to be nearly $20.4 billion (€17 billion) in 2019. That is an increase of 68.8% over the $12.1 billion (€10 billion) International Data Corporation (IDC) expects will be spent this year. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ericsson apologises for telco service failures, identifies expired software certificate as main issue

Ericsson has issued a statement apologising to its customers and customers’ customers for causing a lengthy loss of all mobile data and some voice services yesterday. As we reported, a failure in Ericsson software deployed by O2 UK and SoftBank in Japan led to a day-long service outage on Thursday, December 6th.
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December 7, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Huawei CFO arrested in Canada ‘at US request’, while Ericsson is blamed for O2 UK and Japan network fails

WEEK IN TELCO IT – Mainstream media outlets have been dominated in the last 24 hours by two telecoms-related news stories. As Jeremy Cowan reports, the China-based network systems giant, Huawei is demanding the release from detention in Canada of its CFO. Meanwhile, network operator O2, (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Do the latest IoT regulations have enough reach?

There’s been a rash of regulation around the world as governments seek to address IoT security. It’s a positive step, indicating the market is maturing but regulating the IoT space is not without its challenges. (more…)

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December 3, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IIoT technologies integration creates growth opportunities in the industrial cybersecurity industry

High penetration of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology in critical infrastructure and the manufacturing sector has resulted in a growing number of potential cyber-attack surfaces. (more…)

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November 28, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GSMA expects middle east operators to lead the world in 5G from 2019

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States are set to be global providers in the deployment of 5G networks, with all six markets expected to launch 5G mobile services in the next two years. That is according to two new reports released today at the GSMA’s Mobile 360 Series – MENA. (more…)

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November 26, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello