Press Releases

IoT company Workz becomes GSMA-certified full eSIM provider

Workz Group, the mobile and IoT solutions provider claims to become the first in the Middle East and Africa to be certified by the GSMA for embedded SIM technology across its full lifecycle from chip production, secure data generation and personalisation, to remote management services. (more…)

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October 2, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

F-Secure joins ETIS to help Europe’s telecom providers secure smart homes

Cyber security provider F-Secure has joined ETIS, an organisation that facilitates cooperation between companies working in the European telecommunications sector. As an associate member of ETIS, (more…)

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September 30, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GCF authorises Altair’s cellular IoT lab as it gains worldwide approval

A provider of cellular IoT chipsets, Altair Semiconductor, reports that its laboratory has been officially authorised by the Global Certification Forum (GCF). (more…)

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September 27, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Security company ShieldIOT raises US$3.6mn in seed funding round led by innogy Innovation Hub

ShieldIOT, an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity software company, has raised US$3.6 million (€3.2 millon) in a series seed funding round. (more…)

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September 26, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Logicalis UK enhances its integrated IoT offering with addition of new specialist team

Logicalis, a global IT solutions and managed services provider, has strengthened its IoT capabilities after taking over the Europe-wide Cisco-focused Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) team from Hopf Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH. (more…)

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September 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Increasing penetration of IoT-based devices boosts popularity of location-based ambient intelligence, says TMR

According to a new market report the global location-based ambient intelligence market is projected to reach a value of approximately US$497 billion by 2027. According to Transparency Market Research, the market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 21% from 2019 to 2027. (more…)

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September 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Lutron joins Zigbee Alliance board of directors

The Zigbee Alliance, an organisation of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that Lutron Electronics – a prominent global provider of lighting controls and automated shading solutions – has joined its board of directors. (more…)

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September 19, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Costa Coffee selects Eseye to help transform the global retail coffee experience

In its quest to revolutionise how the world accesses coffee, Costa Coffee, a provider of premium quality drinks, alongside Eseye, the UK-based Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity specialist, has announced a new partnership. This will enable Costa Express to deploy IoT-enabled vending machines around the world. (more…)

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How IoT represents the intersection of cybersecurity and physical security

As the Internet of Things comes to scale, security leaders need to consider both physical and cybersecurity to safely implement new technologies.  (more…)

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Two thirds of IT teams say it will be “impossible” to keep workplace IoT devices up to date

Over half (61%) of IT decision makers believe that it will be impossible to keep all IoT devices in the enterprise up to date all of the time. That’s according to new research from Kollective, the provider of software-defined enterprise content delivery networks to the Global 2000. (more…)

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September 18, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello