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Global energy and the IoT – Part 2

Distributed generation is forcing changes in the way power grids operate, along with environmental legislation by governments driving incentives to replace fossil fuel power plants with renewable energy. (more…)

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February 7, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Global energy and the IoT – Part 1

At Beecham Research, our sector map helps us to define the IoT, breaking it down into service sectors such as Energy, Transport and Retail. Within each sector we define groups of applications, the locations where these are used and the type of hardware devices that are connected to them. (more…)

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February 6, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Construction company drives operational efficiency through intelligent fleet tracking

Founded in 1999, Denton & Nickels is a construction and building maintenance company based in Doncaster, with offices in Sheffield and Grimsby. (more…)

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February 3, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

The complex-free route for operators to the rewarding connected car business

The connected car ecosystem is one of the most advanced of all IoT and machine-to-machine use cases. Most of the world’s largest mobile operators are working hard to stake a claim on this growing opportunity. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Taking responsibility: Six ways developers and manufacturers can build a more secure IoT

Poor IoT device security is a growing concern throughout the business world. Thomas Fischer, Threat researcher and Global Security advocate at Digital Guardian outlines six ways IoT product developers and manufacturers can prevent their devices from being turned into a botnet army. (more…)

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February 2, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

How will autonomous vehicles drive customer experience?

Whether it’s faster deliveries or better communication, customers’ expectations are on the rise around the world—and when it comes to the field service industry, this is no different. (more…)

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February 1, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

ICT, IoT, and Vapourware

Today’s world of digital convergence includes not just the merging of information and communications technology into ICT; the Internet of Things (IoT) is of course also part of the mix. (more…)

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January 31, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Auto industry challenged by move from selling vehicle ownership to selling transport services

The automotive industry has faced no challenge so great as today’s. Many production, safety, performance, quality and technology quandaries have been solved. But now the bar has been raised again by significant changes in consumer demand patterns. (more…)

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January 30, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Usership vs Ownership: would you rent your car to a neighbour?

What’s the fastest car on the road? A rental car. And it is exactly this adage that presents one of the biggest barriers to the successful application of peer-to-peer car sharing. (more…)

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January 26, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Can customer service management keep up with IoT and the rise of connected devices?

For many people “the best service is no service,” yet getting to the nirvana of eliminating the reasons why customers call is a challenge. Today’s customer service teams are buried under manual workloads, and the volume of incoming cases is increasing, (more…)

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January 25, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil