Blogs

M2M gives the Internet of Things a mainstream makeover

As the hype transitions to commercial deployment, it seems the M2M industry is starting to fulfil the early potential by driving the kind of innovation that is set to make tangible impact on how we live our lives, writes Phil Cole, the sales director of Wireless Logic. (more…)

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December 2, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Facilities managers in the frontline of IoT revolution

We are in the middle of a new industrial revolution brought about by the Internet of Things (IoT), writes Keith Minster, a product manager at Drax Technology. (more…)

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November 30, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Internet of Everything is the enabler of 24/7 healthcare

The characteristics of the UK population are changing; the number of people over the age of 65 in the UK is set to rise to 19 million by 2050, up 5.5 million from the current figures, writes Maria Hernandez, the Internet of Everything lead, UK & Ireland, at Cisco Systems. With an ageing population in the UK, the cost implications this is likely to have on healthcare system means better overall management needs to be put in place by government, industry professionals and patients. (more…)

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November 18, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network

Make IoT devices secure by design

The explosion in internet-connected devices has opened up a world of possibilities in ways that we might never have anticipated. But have these new capabilities and leaps forward in connectivity come at the expense of security, asks Amit Sethi, the principal consultant at Cigital. (more…)

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November 16, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Sudip Singh, Infosys

Asset efficiency – a leap towards the industrial IoT

The evolution of smart, connected and autonomous products is reshaping the manufacturing industry and its ecosystem. The convergence of operational technology and information technology is opening a completely new axis, and a large one at that, for creating path breaking innovations and opportunities in the manufacturing ecosystem. (more…)

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October 29, 2015

Posted by: Sudip Singh

IoT and interoperability: Let’s not leave a trillion dollars on the table

Much has been said about the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), but it’s important to emphasise that innovation in this market is simply not going to happen of its own accord. According to a recent report by McKinsey & Company, failing to solve the sticky issues around IoT interoperability could cost the industry a minimum of $1.5 trillion in lost value per year. (more…)

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October 27, 2015

Posted by: Olivier Beaujard

Graham Trickey

Operators are broadening their horizons and enabling the IoT to flourish

Mobile is already at the heart of the IoT, writes Graham Trickey, the head of the Connected Living programme at the GSMA. Each new device we connect to our own network, be it a home appliance, smart watch or thermostat, can be controlled by a smartphone. Put simply, mobile is the hub for which all other consumer-based connected devices depend on. (more…)

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October 14, 2015

Posted by: Graham Trickey

Mark Armstrong

How developers use data will shape the IoT

There are a lot of media inches dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), increasing the IoT hype and piling pressure on developers to deliver data driven apps that monetise services. (more…)

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October 8, 2015

Posted by: Mark Armstrong

Nitin Thomas

Can the new frontier of connected technology ever really be secured?

Today smartphones are still seen as the dominant mode of connectivity. But – with everything from toothbrushes to cars gaining connectivity – the Internet of Things is set to become the new face of the digital world. (more…)

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October 7, 2015

Posted by: Nithin Thomas

Sukamal Banerjee

Beyond the surface hype IoT is critical to business, part two

In the first part of this blog I explained how IoT is being elevated from a home to a work environment, and the benefits it can bring. IoT is definitely the big promise of the future, but what interests me even more is the manner in which IoT is already being used today as a new spark in business right now. (more…)

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October 2, 2015

Posted by: Sukamal Banerjee