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Digital twins: The fast track to increased productivity

Digital twins are not a new thing. Companies have been using a virtual representation of a physical asset for years, but it’s only with the Internet of Things that they’ve become truly accessible and cost-effective. (more…)

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January 24, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

The Internet of Energy has much to gain from embedded SIM, says Beecham Research

New embedded SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) technology could play a major role in accelerating the development and adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the energy sector such as smart metering, demand response, (more…)

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January 23, 2017

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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January 20, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

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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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Building change in the construction industry

The IoT era looks set to bring significant changes to industries which have, typically, been slower to embrace disruptive technologies. One such sector is construction, in which IoT technologies have the potential to not only improve efficiencies at key stages of the design and build of structures, (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

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

The impact of wearables and connected devices for developers – Part 2

Clearly, wearable and connected devices hold tremendous promise for enterprises. However, while building apps for these devices can present challenges for developers and designers, the advantages significantly outweigh the disadvantages. (more…)

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January 13, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

The impact of wearables and connected devices for developers – Part 1

The use of wearable and connected devices is increasing in popularity and frequency in the enterprise. These new classes of devices present a variety of benefits – from creating new business opportunities and increasing work quality and productivity, to solving problems that span across physical and virtual work scenarios. (more…)

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January 12, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Automation, IoT security, virtualisation and smarter cities: Juniper’s view of the year ahead

In 2016, 42 million adults (82%) in Great Britain accessed the internet every day, 26 million more than ten years earlier. The network underpinning this dramatic increase in demand needs to become smarter, and more automated to provide the secure access and connectivity demanded by those users. (more…)

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January 11, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil