Press Releases

People Power awarded US$4.5mn grant from USA’s National Institute on Aging for caregiver study with UC Berkeley

People Power, Internet of Things (IoT) software company providing white-label IoT solutions for energy, security and care services, has received first year funding of a research grant expected to total US$4.5 million (€3.86 million) over three years. (more…)

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June 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New waveform for 5G Low Power Wide Area networks in the IoT shown by Leti

Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, reports that field trials of its new Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technology, a waveform tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, showed significant performance gains in coverage, data-rate flexibility and power consumption compared to leading LPWA technologies. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city, smart energy and IoT leaders team up to unlock markets with launch of uCIFI Alliance

An international alliance of market leaders from across the smart city, smart energy and IoT network sectors joined cities and utilities in announcing they will develop an open source, multi-transport wireless networking technology and data model that will unlock these markets by eliminating the dependency on proprietary solutions. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

IEEE adopts OpenFog reference architecture as standard for fog computing in IoT, AI and 5G

The OpenFog Consortium’s OpenFog Reference Architecture for fog computing has been adopted as an official standard by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The new standard, known as IEEE 1934™, relies on the reference architecture as a universal technical framework that enables the data-intensive requirements of the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is certified for Intel NUC to ease IoT device development and deployment

Canonical and Intel® are have announced that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is now certified on selected Intel® NUC Mini PCs and boards. This partnership will aid device manufacturer’s and their developers to a smoother path to the development and deployment of IoT devices. (more…)

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June 25, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Roki sensor node integrates multiple sensors with Bluetooth 5 / Bluetooth Low Energy SoC

ROHM and Kionix, Inc. have introduced the RoKi Sensor Node, a key component in the new RoKi IoT Platform. The sensor node utilizes Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC), (more…)

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IoT software provider People Power names John Teeter as new data protection officer

To help oversee European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and the company’s data protection strategy, People Power has named its chief scientist, John Teeter, as the company’s data protection officer (DPO). (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

White label IoT solutions for insurance providers developed by People Power to speed development of smart home services

People Power, an Internet of Things (IoT) software company providing white-label solutions for home security, energy and care, has launched an accelerated development initiative to refine the company’s IoT solutions for the insurance industry. (more…)

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June 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Nearly half of UK workforce would feel comfortable using wearable devices at work

With the international market for wearables having reached a new high in 2017 with 16.9% growth year on year, Instant Offices delves into what impact this trend will have on the workplace as we know it. (more…)

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June 21, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

AT&T to launch NarrowBand IoT network in U.S. and Mexico

AT&T will launch NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) to meet the growing needs of business customers for a wide range of IoT solutions. Our NB-IoT technology will complement our existing LTE-M network in the U.S. and Mexico. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde