Blogs

Welcome to the Hotel California: Is your IoT device locked in?

For IoT devices, mobile connectivity can be a lot like the Hotel California. As the famous lyric goes, ‘you can check in any time you like, but you can never leave’. And as the Internet of Things (IoT) matures, that’s becoming true of more and more access points to mobile networks, even some that are considered innovative, says Ian Marsden, co-founder and CTO of Eseye. (more…)

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June 9, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart meters with G3-PLC comms win project in Slovenia

The G3-PLC Alliance reports that its G3-PLC Alliance member Iskraemeco has acquired a major public procurement project which was led by the company SODO system operator of the electricity distribution network d.o.o. , on behalf of four regional utilities: Elektro Ljubljana, Elektro Maribor, Elektro Primorska and Elektro Celje. Iskraemeco will supply G3-PLC smart meters that will be installed in households and transformer stations. (more…)

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June 5, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Trusted Connectivity Alliance membership expands, strengthening representation across SIM ecosystem

Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA), a global, non-profit industry association working to enable a secure connected future, has welcomed Arm, NXP and Qualcomm to the organisation as its latest members. Linxens and Workz Group have also joined as members in 2020. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

New end-to-end connectivity framework aims to quicken time to market for industrial IoT

TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, has launched ‘Speed to Connect’, a framework that enables customers to deploy smart Internet of Things (IoT) solutions faster and more cost effectively than going it alone. (more…)

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June 4, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cloud security firm upgrades threat detection and response tech

Armor, a global cybersecurity software company that protects workloads in public, hybrid and private cloud environments, has upgraded its flagship product, Armor Anywhere., Armor now reportedly delivers stronger threat detection and response while giving its customers greater operational control over their security. (more…)

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June 3, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

LANCOM LW-600: New Wi-Fi 6 access point in smoke-detector design

German network infrastructure supplier LANCOM Systems adds to its portfolio with a powerful new Wi-Fi 6 access point at an attractive price. With aggregated data rates of up to 1,775 Mbps, the LANCOM LW-600 is ideal for environments where small to medium numbers of users require high-throughput Wi-Fi. With its inconspicuous smoke detector design, it blends harmoniously into hotels, offices, medical practices or small schools. The device is managed either highly automatically from the LANCOM Management Cloud or with an intuitive web interface. It can also be managed by a WLAN controller. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sensors in the water and wastewater industries: A $2bn market by 2030

Following the release of the new report, Digital Water Networks 2020-2030, here Dr Charlotte Coles, IDTechEx technology analyst, examines sensors in the water and wastewater industries. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

First remote patient monitoring system claimed for bladder dysfunction uses cellular IoT

Until now, taking accurate bladder function measurements was both a labour-intensive and notoriously inaccurate process. It involved patients voiding (passing urine) into a large top hat-like plastic bucket (called a ‘commode hat’) and keeping manual logs of volume, time, and frequency. A compact and portable battery-powered handheld device promises to revolutionise the sector. (more…)

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June 2, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Small embedded PC with AI computing power

With the new ultra compact ITG-100AI, ICP Deutschland offers an inference system that is prepared for use with dedicated neural network topologies (DNN). (more…)

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June 1, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Dataset speeds machine vision testing of automotive thermal sensors

FLIR Systems’ European thermal imaging regional dataset is now available. It is the third in a series of thermal imaging datasets for machine vision testing. (more…)

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May 29, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello