Blogs

Regulations and running time: Making driverless cars mainstream

As we saw at CES recently, developments in connected and driverless cars and trucks are undoubtedly both a rapidly evolving area and an exciting prospect, garnering serious media attention. (more…)

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January 23, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

EIT Digital begins work on Hadoop open source product and start-up to take innovation to market

EIT Digital the European open innovation organisation has launched a new Innovation Activity* called HopsWorks to work on a next generation Hadoop open-source software framework for distributed storage and processing of very large data sets. (more…)

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January 20, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Aclara acquires Smart Grid Solutions division of Apex CoVantage to create end-to-end offering

Aclara Technologies LLC, a supplier of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) to electric, gas and water utilities, has acquired the Smart Grid Solutions (SGS) division of Apex CoVantage, LLC. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

There’s a fragmented choice of wireless technologies for low power, wide area IoT

The telecom industry is good at generating confusion, says freelance IoT and communications writer, Bob Emmerson. LTE Cat-1 services are being launched in the States but not NB-IoT (LTE Cat NB1 is the official term), which only arrives in 2018. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Building the business case for mobile banking security

As part of the smartphone and smart device revolution, mobile banking has become a popular method for people to manage their finances. The benefits of mobile banking are two-fold: users can bank in a more convenient manner and banks can use smartphones as a way to better engage with their customers. (more…)

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January 19, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

New high performance, low cost RF switches from CEL target IoT and industrial communications

CEL is introducing a variety of new RF switches that have been designed as easy drop-in replacements for a wide range of existing RF products, as well as for new designs. (more…)

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January 18, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Porsche Holding partners with Amodo to deliver the Smart Driver app

Amodo has entered a new partnership with Porsche Holding, the automotive distributor in Europe, to deliver Smart Driver, an app that evaluates driving behaviour using telematics data. (more…)

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Ericsson signs agreement China Mobile to cooperate on the Internet of Things

Ericsson and China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on the Internet of Things (IoT). The deal is part of China Mobile’s Big Connectivity strategy, under which the operator expects to serve 200 million connected devices by 2017. (more…)

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January 17, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

ETSI launches new group to improve smart city interoperability

ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, has created a new Industry Specification Group on cross-sector Context Information Management (ISG CIM) for smart cities applications and beyond. (more…)

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Advantech launches latest embedded platforms with 7th generation Intel Core processor family for IoT Era

Advantech, a provider of embedded computing solutions, has revealed its new comprehensive range of embedded computing platforms with the latest 7th generation Intel® Core™ processor family (formerly Kaby Lake). (more…)

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January 16, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil