Press Releases

Unlicenced low power M2M connections to approach 400 million by 2022, says Juniper Research

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the total number of connections leveraging an unlicenced spectrum to deliver low power M2M connectivity will approach 400 million by 2022. Connections using these technologies, such as Sigfox, LoRa and Ingenu, will rise from an estimated 50 million by the end of 2018, representing total growth of 736%. (more…)

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February 20, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Ubicquia delivers Ubicell streetlight network and IoT router to mobile operators worldwide

Ubicquia, a global provider of simply smart, simply connected IoT platforms for smart cities, announced the availability of Cat-1, Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 communication modules for its Ubicell streetlight network and IoT router.

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February 16, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Dublin Docklands Declaration on smart districts made at gathering of CTOs from over 20 cities

Convened by the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, the Smart City Innovation Accelerator gathered one of the largest groups of city CTOs in Dublin’s Smart Docklands District. The focus was on the development of ‘Smart Districts’ using Dublin’s Docklands as an exemplar and a model for innovation. (more…)

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February 14, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

HARTING features efficiency improvements in manufacturing logistics based on Integrated Industry 4.0 and IoT

At Smart Industry Expo, HARTING is demonstrating its range of automation solutions for improving the efficiency of manufacturing logistic processes based on the concepts of Integrated Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) (Stand S244). (more…)

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February 13, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Farnell element14 launches GraspIO Cloudio, a Raspberry Pi add-on board with Drag and Drop programming interface

Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, announces the launch of GraspIO Cloudio – a Raspberry Pi add-on board with Drag and Drop programming interface on iPhone, iPad, Android. Among other features, it incorporates Voice Assistant Capabilities, IFTTT (“If This Then That”) Integration, (more…)

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February 12, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

nCube modular smart home hub platform to be available in the market soon

From heating to lighting, music to sensors, nCube gives complete control over the right ambience, security, energy and safety in the home through the modular hub and app. The 4 layers of stylish blue boxes will make any home smarter than ever before by bringing home automation to everyone’s fingertips.

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February 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cool IoT Use Cases: Scanning technology gives event organisers real-time data on attendance and behaviour

Trans icons ind.qxp_Layout 1MARKET OVERVIEW: The annual UK “Bolton Food and Drink Festival” unites different flavours and tastes from all over the world. Attendance in 2017 was over 267,000.

 

 

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February 7, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New Digi XBee3 series of smart edge IoT modules and modems announced by Digi International

Digi International®, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, says that the Digi® XBee3™ series of next-generation RF modules and cellular modems is now available. (more…)

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January 31, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Renesas Electronics expands RX130 MCU lineup to enhance functionality for touch-based home appliances

Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced 38 new microcontrollers (MCUs) in its RX130 Group. The new MCUs extend flash memory size to 256 KB, 384 KB and 512 KB, and increase package size up to 100-pins to provide higher performance and compatibility with the RX231/RX230 Group of touch MCUs. (more…)

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January 30, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Mitsubishi Electric develops platform that enables smart appliances to co-operate

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed an autonomous platform that enables networked smart appliances to use their sensors and functionalities to co-operate in new home services without the need for cloud computing or internet connection. (more…)

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January 29, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde