Blogs

New! IoT Global Awards to be sponsored by IoT Global Network and Smart IoT

The IoT Global Awards are to be sponsored in 2018 by IoT Global Network and Smart IoT. The organisers of the inaugural Awards (www.iotglobalawards.com) and the hosts of the UK’s premier Internet of Things event, Smart IoT (www.smartiotlondon.com) have announced that the prize giving will be hosted during the event, at an exclusive evening reception held on 21st March 2018. (more…)

Read more

December 12, 2017

Posted by: IoT global network

Electric Imp announces platform-native bluetooth LE support for IoT applications

Electric Imp has announced its platform now supports Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) communication, enabling manufacturers to quickly and easily address applications requiring local wireless connectivity.

(more…)

Read more

December 11, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Orange Belgium’s new IoT network claims 100% coverage to support massive Internet of Things solutions

The possibilities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT) are growing strongly in Belgium and throughout the world. Orange Belgium decided last year to invest in new IoT technologies based on international standards, (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

IDC forecasts worldwide spending on the Internet of Things to reach $772 billion in 2018

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $772.5 billion (€655.94 billion) in 2018, an increase of 14.6% over the $674 billion (€572.30 billion ) that will be spent in 2017. A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Fidesmo and Haikara collaborate on the future of smartwatches

Fidesmo, a company headquartered in Sweden, which enables consumers to add valuable features onto their cards, jewellery, and more, and Haikara, a Finnish company which creates smartwatches for fashion lovers, have announced their strategic partnership.

(more…)

Read more

December 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Personalised displays are a potential difference-maker for in-car HMI, finds Strategy Analytics

As all car model lines become crowded with similar connected features, one way automakers are attempting to differentiate is through unique twists on HMI, especially displays. A new report from the In-vehicle UX (IVX) group at Strategy Analytics “Personalised Displays: A Potential Difference-Maker for In-Car HMI”, (more…)

Read more

December 7, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Change is coming to ‘stagnant’ wearables market as heart rate sensors claim accurate monitoring

Today’s continuous monitoring tech is shifting the consumer mindset away from a reactive monitoring approach to a proactive one. And this is having a dramatic effect on the market for wearable technologies, as Jeremy Cowan reports. (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city question over US$5 trillion posed in new ABI Research survey: Cheaper or smarter?

Smart city technologies could save enterprises, governments and citizens globally over US$5 trillion (€4.21 trillion) annually by 2022 according to a new whitepaper by ABI Research. The new white paper analyses the scope for cost savings and efficiency as a driver for smart city deployments, smart technologies and the IoT. (more…)

Read more

December 6, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Advanced MIMO boosts 4G performance and helps operators to prepare 5G

Recent field test results in live commercial networks prove that 4×4 MIMO can effectively improve network performance and user experience, and the device ecosystem is rapidly developing to support 4×4 MIMO, concludes Strategy Analytics in the report “4×4 MIMO Boosts 4G and Gives Consumers a Taste of the Gigabit Experience.(more…)

Read more

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

NXP announces community-based industrial Linux distribution for industry 4.0

NXP Semiconductors N.V, a provider in advanced secure connectivity solutions, announced an industrial Linux distribution with real-time OS extensions and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) support for factory-automation OEMs. (more…)

Read more

December 4, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde