Blogs

Sukamal Banerjee

Beyond the surface hype, IoT is critical to business – part one

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been in the news for its hype value. We’ve all heard about your alarm clock communicating with your coffee machine to have hot coffee ready for you when you step into the kitchen or your refrigerator communicating your grocery needs to the local grocer. Other examples include your mobile-controlled thermostat, your fitness trackers, drone cameras and even Uber cabs. (more…)

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September 28, 2015

Posted by: Sukamal Banerjee

Richard Blanford

IoT needs a strategic vision to deliver real benefits

The Internet of Things (IoT) has replaced cloud as the IT topic everyone is talking about. Analysts proclaim it as one of their top ten trends for 2015, with IDC predicting that spending on IoT this year will exceed $1.7 trillion. (more…)

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September 25, 2015

Posted by: Richard Blanford

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Qualcomm Life acquires Capsule to build the Internet of Medical Things

By Saverio Romeo, the principal analyst at Beecham Research

The healthcare sector has been an attractive sector for some time for the technology industry. We had the era of the e-health, followed by the subsequent period of the mobile health, and as the Internet of Things evolves into this transformative – almost revolutionary – vision for economies and societies, a growing view on the Internet of Things in healthcare is inevitable. (more…)

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Posted by: Saverio Romeo

Robin Duke-Woolley

The term “M2M” will soon disappear, but so will “IoT”

I have been attending CTIA shows with an M2M perspective in mind since 2004. (more…)

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September 21, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network

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The Convergence of Robotics and the Internet of Things

There is an embedded science-fictional meaning in the term “robotics”. It recalls Isaac Asimov and his three laws of robotics. Our imagination goes to Terminator, Robocop, and other Hollywoodian imaginative vision of the future of machines and humankind. (more…)

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September 14, 2015

Posted by: Saverio Romeo

David Parker

IoT and the Multi-Billionaires

The Internet of Things is an interesting business, though the terminology can be confusing even for those of us working in it. (more…)

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September 7, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network

New GlobalPlatform specification enables dynamic connection between servers within an ecosystem

The NFC ecosystem in particular is set to benefit from new technology which lays foundation for dynamic discovery and dialogue between multiple servers   (more…)

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September 1, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Robin Duke-Woolley

Does M2M Really Need an Embedded SIM Standard?

The mobile market has been using the removable SIM card since 1991, where it is mandatory for GSM devices. These are ideal for mobile handsets, which are typically bought through specialist retail outlets that set up the handset onto the network chosen by the user. (more…)

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July 2, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network

Robin Duke-Woolley

What do M2M Users Really Want? – IMC Survey

We have been working with the IMC – International M2M Council – on a large survey of adopter members which has just been published. The findings from this are revealing and help to confirm important trends going on in the M2M market that we have also measured elsewhere in other research activities and survey work. (more…)

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Posted by: IoT global network

Telit

FastTrack company using Telit modules to end luggage loss and traveler frustration

Telit Wireless Solutions, enabler of the Internet of the Things (IoT), has announced that FastTrack, a player in electronic bag tags and track & trace solutions for travellers, has designed its new Eviate eTrack solution using Telit’s HE910-D and SE868 V2 GPS receivers. (more…)

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June 18, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network