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Low Power Wide Area Networks: Creating a powerful ecosystem for success

The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to transform the way in which many businesses, cities, processes and even people operate. It will disrupt a whole range of industries, says Peter Karney, head of product innovation at Digital Catapult, from healthcare to conservation or street lighting to livestock welfare. (more…)

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November 27, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Hyperconvergence and the Internet of Things: Part 1

Hyperconvergence is a relatively new marketing term, says Bob Emmerson. Unfortunately, it can come across as a hyped-up version of regular voice/data convergence, which became an overused term many moons ago.  (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Matsui MFG., DOCOMO and DOCOMO ASIA to demonstrate mobile-connected IoT platform for plastic-molding manufacturing

Matsui MFG. Co., Ltd., NTT DOCOMO, INC. and NTT DOCOMO ASIA Pte. Ltd. announced that they will launch a proof-of-concept demonstration of an IoT platform for plastic-molding operations using a mold-temperature controller equipped with sensors and connected to a mobile communications network, (more…)

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November 24, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Arrow Electronics and Cypress team up to provide ubiquitous IoT connectivity

Global technology-solutions provider Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Cypress Semiconductor Corp., a provider in wireless connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) have announced the Titanium board, a technology ecosystem designed to enable developers to create products using Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE), cellular and LPWAN technologies, while taking advantage of Cypress’ low-power edge computing capabilities. (more…)

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November 23, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Renesas Electronics and SEGGER collaborate to support customers with emWin GUI for RX65N/RX651 MCUs

Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and SEGGER, a provider of software, hardware, and development tools for embedded systems, announced a collaboration that makes SEGGER’s powerful emWin GUI software package available for commercial use at no cost to customers (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

AT&T approves Altair’s integrated LTE-M chipsets to power new class of IoT modules and devices

Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, reports that the ALT1210 LTE-M chipset has successfully completed AT&T’s ADAPT chipset validation process. The ADAPT validation improves time-to-market and reduces the cost associated with the introduction of new Internet of Things (IoT) devices. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

PTC unveils Reality Lab to advance adoption of and exploration of new applications for augmented reality

PTC announced the unveiling of Reality Lab, a test center led by researchers who will create applications that leverage augmented, virtual, mixed, and physical realities with the purpose of improving people’s interactions with their physical environments. (more…)

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November 22, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

‘Unclonable’ security ICs with ChipDNA technology launched to protect IoT customers

Designers can now proactively and inexpensively protect their intellectual property (IP) and products with a solution that is claimed to be immune to invasive physical attacks. (more…)

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November 21, 2017

Posted by: Jeremy Cowan

Huawei rotating CEO Ken Hu: Building intelligent networks and reshaping the world with mobile

The 8th Global Mobile Broadband Forum kicked off in London yesterday, gathering over 1,400 leaders from mobile telecom operators, vertical industries, standards organisations, and industrial alliances around the world. Ken Hu, the deputy chairman and rotating CEO at Huawei, (more…)

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November 20, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

AI and IoT: A very brief introduction

Artificial Intelligence (AI), loosely defined as seemingly intelligent behavior exhibited by machines, is a deep topic with a long history. It encompasses multiple technologies, tools, and applications. Its existence raises important philosophical and societal concerns. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde