The Internet of Things will lead to a torrent of mobile network traffic, writes Scott Sumner, the vice president of solutions marketing at Accedian. Most carriers welcome the IoT as good news as they look to get ROI on their network investments while fuelling a transition to 5G. Carriers sorely need both in order to survive in an age of declining margins, fierce competition for subscribers, and the challenge from new communications and content providers. (more…)
April 6, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of things (IoT) has everyone giddy, writes Neil Chapman, the senior vice president and managing director for EMEA/International at ForgeRock. (more…)
February 22, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Internet connected devices are becoming embedded in our everyday lives, with almost every object either already connected or currently being modified in an attempt to be smart, writes Grayson Milbourne, the security intelligence director at Webroot. (more…)
January 26, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
By connecting everything to the internet, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to revolutionise the way we live, writes Tobias Zillner, the snior IS Auditor at Cognosec. The temptation to bring the latest technological advances to critical infrastructure is understandable – indeed, the optimisation of infrastructure is perhaps where the IoT has the most revolutionary potential. (more…)
January 7, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
We recently saw the Internet Society (ISOC) calling for more standards to be adopted within the Internet of Things, writes Manfred Kube, the head of M2M segment and offer marketing at Gemalto. Releasing a whitepaper discussing the issues and challenges of IoT, the ISOC is urging vendors and users of IoT devices and systems both have a collective obligation to ensure they do not expose IoT stakeholders, and the internet itself, to potential harm. (more…)
December 27, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
As we count down to 2016, we can safely say we are living in an IoT age, writes Calum Barnes the product owner of Xively by LogMeIn. A few years ago, the idea of the Internet of Things sounded like science fiction, but it is quickly becoming reality. Due to the rapid growth of this market, entrepreneurs and big businesses alike are bringing amazing IoT innovations to market on what feels like a daily basis. (more…)
December 23, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Any new technology is bound to have its share of challenges and barriers — for example the initial security concerns around cloud computing — and the Internet of Things (IoT) is no different, writes Mary Beth Hall, the director of product management and development at Verizon. IoT currently connects millions of devices, and our commissioned research predicts there’ll be more than five billion IoT devices by 2020. (more…)
December 21, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Asit Goel, a senior vice president at NXP shares his predictions for the trends that will drive further development of IoT in 2016. (more…)
December 17, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Soracom, a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity solutions with full MVNO capability, has announced a new partnership with Bridgepointe Technologies, one of the nation’s tech advisory firms helping mid-market and enterprise clients drive technology transformation. Soracom brings Bridgepointe secure, cloud-native cellular connectivity purpose-built on AWS for IoT.
February 26, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Unisys is advancing its Device Subscription Service (DSS), in collaboration with Dell Technologies. This strengthened alliance of more than 30 years delivers comprehensive and flexible solutions that address evolving client needs at scale. The enhanced Unisys DSS integrates the company’s expertise in digital transformation with state-of-the-art Dell infrastructure and services to provide a comprehensive device life cycle service – and to even more than PCs. DSS can be deployed to a wide range of edge and IoT devices such as restaurant-specific hardware, smart parking garages, and sensors on university campuses, for example. This offering is designed to help multi-subsidiary organisations navigate the growing complexity of edge computing and IoT environments with greater agility, consistency and control.
February 24, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber