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…)
January 24, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
As we saw at CES recently, developments in connected and driverless cars and trucks are undoubtedly both a rapidly evolving area and an exciting prospect, garnering serious media attention. (more…)
January 23, 2017
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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…)
January 20, 2017
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It’s difficult to think of a phrase in the past year that brings more of a feeling of dread to an organisation than ‘cyber-attack’. Add the word ‘advanced’ to this and it all seems much more of a hopeless task of trying to defend against it. (more…)
January 19, 2017
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As part of the smartphone and smart device revolution, mobile banking has become a popular method for people to manage their finances. The benefits of mobile banking are two-fold: users can bank in a more convenient manner and banks can use smartphones as a way to better engage with their customers. (more…)
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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…)
January 17, 2017
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The first time I set foot on a Boeing 777, I was blown away. Not by the advanced aero engineering all around me, but by the fact that every seat had its own TV screen. (more…)
January 16, 2017
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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…)
January 13, 2017
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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…)
January 12, 2017
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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…)
January 11, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil