The IoT genie is out of the bottle. It’s not going back in, and its promising to deliver on consumer desire: 24 billion IoT devices by 2020, $6 trillion spent on IoT solutions over the next five years, generating an estimated $13 trillion by 2525 – a digital ecosystem encompassing businesses, consumers and government at a global level. The next Industrial Revolution is in the post, writes Paul Simonet, the European strategic director of Anthem. (more…)
August 16, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Cast your mind back to the winter of 2014. The UK was at a complete standstill because of unexpected snow. Thousands of cars were left on the side of roads as the public was forced to trudge home in the freezing cold, the thought of being back in their home with the central heating on full blast the only thought encouraging them to keep on walking, writes Martin Woolley, the Bluetooth SIG technical programme manager. Alas! Nearly half way home they realised that they forgot to set the timer for the heating. If only they could set the timer remotely. (more…)
April 29, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
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
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
We have been working with the IMC – International M2M Council – on a large survey of adopter members which has just been published. The findings from this are revealing and help to confirm important trends going on in the M2M market that we have also measured elsewhere in other research activities and survey work. (more…)
July 2, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organisation (SDO) dedicated to advancing Z-Wave technology for residential, commercial, multi-dwelling and hospitality markets, has announced that Semtech Corporation has joined the Z-Wave Alliance as a new member and will serve on the Board of Directors.
May 26, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Fractus has signed an agreement with a provider of asset tracking solutions for fleet and cargo applications, strengthening its position in one of the fastest-growing segments of the industrial IoT market.
May 21, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
The Connectivity Standards Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance has announced a formal liaison agreement to enable their mutual members to accelerate the adoption of grid-connected residential energy management solutions. This collaboration across two standards organisations addresses a growing need for seamless communication between smart home devices and the energy grid.
May 14, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA) has published the first common lifecycle assessment methodologies to provide a consistent and reliable approach for determining the environmental impact of SIM and eSIM products. This will increase trust, transparency and informed decision-making by ensuring that environmental claims are supported by credible and objective methodologies that have been collectively developed and backed by industry players.
May 7, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Shenzhen-based Minew is a Chinese IoT hardware manufacturer specialising in wireless connectivity products, offering complete solutions from conception to production. Founded in 2007, the firm offers a comprehensive product portfolio of Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) beacons, IoT sensors, gateways, asset tags, LoRaWAN devices and wireless modules.
April 28, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber