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The IoT technology on the market helping to make ageing at home a reality for seniors

Recent estimates by the AARP suggests that up to 90% of seniors prefer to stay in their own homes. In response, technology has been moving to address this and make it a safe and feasible reality for a growing senior population. (more…)

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January 13, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart home device ownership now close to 50% in some markets, says Futuresource

Almost half the population of the US, UK, France and Germany now owns a smart home device of some kind. This is up from one-in-three only a year ago, according to a new consumer survey from the UK’s Futuresource Consulting. (more…)

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January 8, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart home connectivity: 3 steps to overcome major obstacles

Connected appliances, or sometimes referred to as ‘white goods’, have quickly grown to become the fourth largest category of smart devices, and they’re expected to dominate the smart home market in just two short years. (more…)

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January 3, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Amazon, Apple, Google, and Zigbee Alliance form smart home device connectivity standard working group

AmazonAppleGoogle, and the Zigbee Alliance, have created a new working group to develop and promote a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products. Security will be a fundamental design tenet. (more…)

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December 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

China Telecom grabs a slice of the 5G action with digital services marketplace

Communications service providers (CSPs) the world over are striving to transform their businesses to ensure success in the digital world. They understand the need to evolve from being ‘dumb pipes’ simply delivering connectivity to being part of a multi-dimensional ecosystem and creating new value for customers and partners. (more…)

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December 13, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Innovations in home security, elderly care, cyber security and medical aesthetics to be shown at CES

Global Internet of Things solutions provider, Essence Group, is to show its full technology suite of offerings for the first time in one place at CES 2020. (more…)

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December 12, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Top ten tech predictions for 2020: 5G last mile solutions, OTT TV advertising and open data for MaaS

As 2019 draws to a close, Juniper Research has created its list of the top 10 technology predictions for 2020. (more…)

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December 11, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

SAM Seamless Network enables Telenet to provide ISP IoT security for its subscribers

SAM Seamless Network, the software-only, enterprise-grade cybersecurity solution for unmanaged networks, announced a partnership agreement with Telenet Group, the provider of cable broadband services in Belgium. (more…)

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December 10, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

SmartThings joins Revenue Edge offering CSPs to deliver a smart home experience

Calix, Inc. has announced that SmartThings, the global provider of smart home automation, will join the Revenue EDGE ecosystem. (more…)

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November 20, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Telit adds new cellular Low Power Wide Area modules to portfolio

Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), announced two new Narrow Band-IoT modules to the Telit portfolio, the NE310H2-W1 and NL865H2-W1. With a global set of bands from Telit unified family form factors, the modules are ideal for 2G to 4G NB-IoT transition and offer the lowest power consumption for battery-driven applications that will help optimise cost. (more…)

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November 12, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello