Cybersecurity company Cybeats, which provides continuous cyber defence solution for Enterprise IoT infrastructure, announced it has raised a seed round of investment from iNovia Capital, Maple Leaf Angels (MLA48 II), and cybersecurity industry insiders Dr. Richard Reiner, Brian O’Higgins, and Brian Bourne. (more…)
January 16, 2018
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A new report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight says that the ten leading global mobile operator groups have a combined market share of 76% in cellular IoT. The top players reported a combined active base of 407 million cellular IoT connections at the end of H1-2017. (more…)
January 12, 2018
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TE Connectivity (TE), a provider in connectivity and sensors, announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with ABB to acquire ABB’s entrelec® terminal block business. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including receipt of customary regulatory approvals and prior consultation with employee representative bodies. (more…)
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Toshiba Electronics Europe announced two new additions, the TC35680FSG and TC35681FSG, to its line-up of ICs compliant with the Bluetooth® low energy Ver. 5.0 communications standard. (more…)
January 10, 2018
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Express Logic, Inc., a provider of royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), reports that its industrial-grade X-Ware IoT Platform™ is now an official Thread Certified Product. It is also, says the company, the only such solution from an independent RTOS provider. (more…)
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Hager Group and Silicon Labs have collaborated to create a smart home platform that enables seamless connectivity for applications using multiple wireless standards including Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), KNX and Sigfox. (more…)
January 9, 2018
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In December 2017, entertainment platform Steam stopped accepting payments with Bitcoin as the currency was seen as too volatile to bank on. While the cryptocurrency is in flux at the moment, there is potential for businesses to take advantage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. (more…)
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A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight estimates that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 56% during 2017 to reach 647.5 million. The accelerating growth is expected to take the global installed base to almost 1 billion at the end of 2018. (more…)
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The new Nanoleaf Remote debuts at CES 2018 before it officially launches in the spring. The smart home remote makes it a breeze to control all of your IoT devices right from the palm of your hand. (more…)
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Thomas Fischer, global security advocate at Digital Guardian, assesses the role security will play in the IoT and argues that manufacturers must return to the drawing board to find a sustainable, long-term solution.
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