Today more than 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas – and this is expected to grow to over 65% by 2050. Of the urban dwellers, writes Phani Pandrangi, the chief product officer of Kii, one in eight live in so-called mega cities – those with more than 10 million populations – and the rest in cities of different sizes, of which the fastest growing ones are the ones with 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants, located in Asia and Africa. (more…)
March 28, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Robin Scarborough, partner and managing director at Market Gravity, explains how the Internet of Things can enhance customer experiences, drive business growth and highlights the risks for those that don’t evolve. (more…)
March 25, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
February 24, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Financial institutions have the responsibility of keeping their customers’ information private and secure. When providing processing solutions for financial institutions, vendors and partners of these institutions must also provide a high level of security. In a 2013 study by Kaspersky Lab, there were 28.4 million cyber attacks involving financial malware identified. This was a 27.6% increase over 2012.
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 are becoming two of the most overused industrial automation buzzwords today, writes Dave Sutton a product marketing manager at Schneider Electric. The explosion in domestic Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as smartphones, wearables and even fridges is a key driver for this, but is there more to it than the surrounding hype? (more…)
February 10, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Smart home and consumer applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) are seen as huge growth markets. Numerous related products and solutions already exist today however, although these solutions achieve enormous comfort and security gains as well as energy savings, an important component is missing: the user acceptance. The convergence of standards and technologies resulting in seamlessly connected, worldwide solutions will change this situation, write Graham Martin, the chairman of the EnOcean Alliance, and Tobin Richardson, the resident and CEO of the ZigBee Alliance. (more…)
January 25, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Long ago, in a cellular galaxy not too far away this ubiquitous device was specified by ETSI and in 1991 the first batch were produced by G&D. It provides secure, authenticated access for billions of people globally to cellular networks. It is of course the dear old SIM card. This invention has been an enabler for the growth of mobile telephony but has it done the same for M2M? And will it do so for the IoT in the future, asks David Parker, the senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)
January 12, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The telecoms industry is being transformed overnight as consumers’ insatiable appetite for data and faster, better quality services continues to grow, writes Chris Mills the chief technology officer EMEA of Pivotal. (more…)
December 16, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) will see multiple systems be linked in order to realise automation, data sharing and efficiency benefits, writes Phill Peston, a senior analyst at Beecham Research. (more…)
November 24, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Event date: February 25 – 26, 2016
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, USA
The Industry of Things World is a new international knowledge exchange platform bringing together all stakeholders playing an active role in the Industrial Internet of Things scene. (more…)
November 17, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
