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Four big challenges for the industrial Internet of Things

A quest to become a smarter world where all systems with local processing and sensors are connected to share information is gaining momentum. Connecting these systems with each and other and users helps businesses make informed decisions.  (more…)

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April 24, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cyxtera transforms data centre colocation with on-demand connectivity and compute

At the first annual Cyxtera ConferenceCyxtera Technologies, the secure infrastructure company, announced the launch of its Cyxtera Extensible Data Centre (CXD) Platform, a software-powered data centre architecture that brings on-demand provisioning to a broad range of colocation and connectivity services. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

End-to-end Sub-1 GHz kit for easy cloud connectivity exclusively from Farnell element14

Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, announced availability of the element14 development kit for the TI SimpleLink Sub-1 GHz Sensor to Cloud Linux Gateway based on technology from Texas Instruments (TI). (more…)

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April 23, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

SIMalliance Members report shipments of 4.9bn SIMs in 2017, while estimated total available SIM market in 2017 increases 2.75% to 5.6bn units

Data reported by SIMalliance shows that the collective SIM shipments of its members in 2017, which represented approximately 88% of the global SIM market, equalled 4.9 billion units. SIMalliance confirms that over the same period, the estimated total available global market for SIM cards has grown by 2.75%, with units rising from 5.45 billion to 5.6 billion. (more…)

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April 20, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Silicon Labs completes acquisition of Sigma Designs’ Z-Wave business

Silicon Labs and Sigma Designs, Inc. announced the completion of Silicon Labs’ acquisition of Sigma Designs’ Z-Wave business, including a team of approximately 100 employees, for $240 million (€194.47 million) in an all-cash transaction. Z-Wave is a leading mesh networking technology for the smart home. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cool IoT Use Cases: New security mechanisms for networked cars

Market overview

Trans icons ind.qxp_Layout 1Vehicles are employing software updates as well as an increasing number of on-board systems and sensors that communicate with each other. (more…)

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April 18, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

70% of energy security professionals concerned about ‘catastrophic failure’ from Cyberthreats, finds Tripwire

Tripwire, Inc., a global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, today announced the results of a survey conducted by Dimensional Research examining industrial control systems (ICS) security in the energy industry. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Chinese IIoT platform provider launches into European market

IROOTECH, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform provider in China, has announced plans to enter the European market with the global IIoT platform ROOTCLOUD. IROOTECH, a spin-off of Sany Group which is one of the leading construction machinery companies in the world, was founded in 2016. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Broadband Forum brings IoT home with new USP standard

The Broadband Forum published its User Services Platform (USP) – a new standard for implementing, deploying and managing all types of devices in the broadband home. For the first time, USP brings a unified, common approach to securely deploy, manage, and control network-aware consumer electronics, (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

u-blox announces easy-to-use dual-mode Bluetooth module

u-blox, a global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies, has announced the new NINA-B2 dual-mode Bluetooth® 4.2 stand-alone module, enabling industrial IoT applications thanks to its built-in secure boot and wide temperature ranges. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde