Press Releases

Improving the home Wi-Fi experience is key to the future of operators

Subscribers are becoming more demanding every day when it comes to the quality of their Wi-Fi connection at home. As the number and sophistication of connected devices increases exponentially and can be found in more parts of our homes, an optimal connection that provides the highest possible speed is more important than ever.  (more…)

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February 6, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Fit and forget: The threat posed by unconfigured IoT

The march of ‘smart’ technology has seen every conceivable device in our homes and offices ‘enhanced’ with some form of connectivity. While this offers additional functionality for some, says Ken Munro, partner at Pen Test Partners(more…)

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January 31, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G multi-mode chipset and 5G CPE Pro launched by Huawei

Huawei has launched its 5G multi-mode chipset Balong 5000 – along with the first commercial 5G device powered by it, the Huawei 5G CPE Pro. (more…)

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January 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Universal Electronics and Microsoft collaborate on a turnkey digital assistant platform for smart home hubs

Universal Electronics Inc.,, a global provider of universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home, is collaborating with Microsoft to launch a new digital assistant platform for the home built on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and IoT services. (more…)

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January 17, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart home devices shipments will have exceeded 100mn globally in 2018

Almost 110 million smart home devices will be shipped worldwide in 2018, according to a new industry report from Futuresource Consulting. This equates to a retail value of almost $17 billion (€14.8 billion) and demonstrates strong growth in both volume and value. (more…)

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January 7, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Atmos Home announces seed US$1mn funding as it launches ‘intelligent’ smart home control system at CES

Atmos Home, developer of AtmosControl, is claiming to offer “the world’s most intelligent smart home control system”. It has closed on a US$1 million (€0.88 million) seed round from Luminance Brands, a designer and distributor of high-end lighting solutions to the commercial and residential markets. (more…)

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December 12, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Security Alarms & Co. selects Sierra Wireless IoT services for Arhub smart home security solution

Sierra Wireless, the provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that Security Alarms & Co, a Swiss developer of intelligent home security solutions, (more…)

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December 10, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

bCommerce delivering a 15-minute configure price quote

Leveraging CPQs (configure price quotes) are a derivative of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) and Industry 4.0, which are driving innovations in e-commerce. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Boundary partners with i4PD and IDB to create ‘disruptive’ home security alarm

Home security tech specialist Boundary has signed contracts with the consultancy i4 Product Design Ltd (i4PD) and product developer Invent, Design, Build (IDB) to bring its disruptive smart home security alarm to life. (more…)

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November 29, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Globally configurable NB-IoT module ready for 3GPP Rel 14 and 5G announced by u-blox

u-blox, a global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies, announced the SARA-N3, a multi-band NB-IoT module that supports a preliminary set of 3GPP Release 14 features (LTE Cat NB2). (more…)

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November 28, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello