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Internet of Things and the role for 5G in connected vehicles

Connected cars are set to become a huge industry over the new few years; estimates of the number connected cars that will to be on the roads by 2020 vary from 250 million to 381 million, and research by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association points to that number increasing to 527 million by 2025. (more…)

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August 9, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

An enterprise without borders: Solving the disconnect with connected platforms

Business leaders have more progressive expectations than before. Their forward-looking business goals call for integration with new capabilities and technologies — from artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to bots and cloud services. (more…)

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August 8, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Vodafone joins prpl Foundation to spur Open Source innovation in digital homes and smart gateways

The prpl Foundation, an open-source, community-driven consortium with a focus on enabling the security and interoperability of embedded devices for the smart society of the future, announced Vodafone Group has joined the Foundation. (more…)

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August 7, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

IoT software RFPs, vendor validation to be unveiled by IoT M2M Council

The IoT M2M Council, with 25,000 members, the fastest-growing trade association in the IoT sector, has announced a program to verify that IoT software platforms comply with open-source benchmarks that it has established. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Solving the software problem: How industrial OEMs can go to market faster with a smart connected IoT solution

Demand for IoT products continues to grow at a rapid pace. For industrial OEMs, building a secure connected solution involves considerable resources and time – and building a smart connected solution can be even more complex, even while doing so can deliver substantial long-term business value in benefits (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Telink Semiconductor announces the availability of a software development kit with new Bluetooth SIG specification

Telink Semiconductor, developer of highly integrated low power radio-frequency and mixed signal system chips for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, has announced the availability of a SDK (software development kit) which is fully compatible with the new Bluetooth SIG specification (more…)

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August 3, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Sigfox vs LoRaWAN vs NB-IoT: A $40 billion arms race, says IDTechEx report

More than 10 billion devices will be connected to low power IoT networks over the next decade. Emerging Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) are being deployed around the world, using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum by a number of key players in the communications industry to connect devices (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

IoT and digitisation: A question of data

Most of us are more than familiar with buzzwords like the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and “digitisation”. What’s less clear to many is what’s required to leverage the opportunities these technology advances offer. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

US senators planning bill to ‘secure’ the Internet of Things but users are a weak link, say experts

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday aiming to address vulnerabilities in internet of things (IoT) devices, according to a report from Reuters in San Fransisco. Security experts have long warned that this poses a threat to global cyber security. (more…)

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EMVCo publishes QR Code payment specifications to promote global interoperability

EMVCo, the global technical body that manages the EMV® Specifications, has publicly released two QR Code payment specifications that support merchant-presented QR Code and consumer-presented QR Code use cases. (more…)

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August 2, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil