Press Releases

ESA awards Blue Desert project to Blue-Value

Following a call for feasibility studies for space-based services integrating the Internet of Things (IoT), the European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the Blue Desert project to the consortium Blue-Value. Utilising space-based assets and IoT technology, Blue Desert will conduct a feasibility study for the development of an integrated monitoring & control service to assist customers in desert areas to manage groundwater resources. (more…)

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November 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Multiprotocol Wireless Software from Silicon Labs advances IoT connectivity for next-generation applications

Silicon Labs has released new dynamic multiprotocol software for its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) and module portfolio, enabling simultaneous operation of Zigbee®and Bluetooth® low energy (LE) on a single SoC and bringing together the key application benefits of both protocols. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

eleven-X and University of British Columbia announce Smart Campus waste bin monitoring pilot project

eleven-X Inc. announced its second Smart Campus initiative with the University of British Columbia aimed at real-time tracking of fill-levels of on-campus outdoor waste disposal and re-cycling bins associated with the campus parking facilities. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Silver Spring Networks completes IoT network canopy rollout for DEWA

At WETEX, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. announced the initial successful completion of the deployment of its multi-application IPv6 network canopy for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). DEWA’s network canopy extends across the Emirate of Dubai and is based on Silver Spring’s Gen5 technology, (more…)

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November 7, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Farnell element14 introduces local language translations and adds new content to IoT Hub

Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, has launched local language versions of its IoT Hub, a major section of the company’s website containing a variety of IoT news items, feature stories and technical articles exploring the possibilities of IoT applications. At the same time, a range of new content has been added to the site. (more…)

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Back to school for IoT

The IoT industry continues to grow and develop; but not nearly as quickly as most of us would like. So says Jonathan Gladbach who is head of growth at Particle. He believes that the world-changing applications we’d envisioned a decade ago still seem heart breakingly far away today. (more…)

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November 3, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Yubico launches YubiHSM 2 a new, cost-effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) for servers and IoT gateways

Yubico, the provider of authentication and encryption hardware devices for the modern web, launched the YubiHSM 2, a new, cost-effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) for servers and IoT gateways. The product delivers the highest levels of security for cryptographic digital key generation, (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Nine in ten UK businesses would consider switching to wireless broadband

Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), the provider of licensed point-to-multipoint (PMP) microwave and millimetre wave, has today announced the results of its ‘UK Enterprise Broadband Index’. The survey of 200 businesses, conducted by market research firm Mobilesquared, (more…)

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November 2, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Avaya announces A.I.Connect initiative to boost ecosystem of artificial intelligence technologies for enterprise communications

Avaya announced a new focus with technology partners centered on speeding the development and application of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) in contact centres and unified communications for Avaya customers. (more…)

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Arrow joins IMC to support broad IoT offerings

The IoT M2M Council has announced that Arrow Electronics, one of the suppliers of electronic hardware, software, and connectivity services for the “Internet of Things” sector, has joined its board of governors as a sustaining member-company. With 25,000 enterprise users, OEMs, and applications developers as members, the IMC claims to be the largest and fastest-growing trade group serving the nascent technology sector. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde