In the second part of his blog, Dennis Poulsen, the general manager of Spirent’s IoT Connectivity Products, concludes his exploration of the IoT options for the OEM. The most immediate solution would be to buy SIM card reader components and build them into the product, which can then be sold as “Internet enabled”. The customer then buys the device, chooses a suitable mobile service provider and a suitable connection package, inserts the SIM card and configures and customizes the product themselves. (more…)
May 5, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The more we consider the Internet of Things, the more sense it makes to connect almost anything. But at what point does it make commercial sense? A vision of an IoT ecosystem without today’s limitations promises device makers a far simpler, more flexible and cost-effective way to build in connectivity, explains Dennis Poulsen, the general manager of Spirent’s IoT Connectivity Products. (more…)
May 2, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
According to a recent Gartner report, 43% of organisations are using, or plan to implement, an Internet of Things (IoT) policy by the end of this year, writes William Culbert, the director of solutions engineering EMEA at Bomgar. (more…)
April 21, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
In days of old, the most efficient way to get online was stare at your computer screen. With the advent of mobile, the next generation of apps was designed to suit a much smaller form factor and to handle potential issues that came with mobile such as slow connectivity or interruptions, writes Frank Palermo, the executive vice president of global digital solutions at Virtusa. (more…)
April 18, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to rapidly transform the workplace, writes Simon Heron, the CTO of Redscan. Companies that are investing in new technologies have started to experience improvements in business efficiency and competitiveness. As the IoT expands, protecting a company’s data and intellectual property (IP) will become more important than ever. (more…)
April 11, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
From flat networks where everything was interconnected, to hierarchical models with enhanced security, to a borderless world – enterprise network architecture has certainly evolved, writes Leon Adato, the head geek at SolarWinds. Though, one network metric has remained a priority despite this evolution – bandwidth. (more…)
April 8, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
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April 6, 2016
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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…)
Posted by: George Malim
In the first part of this series, Bhoopathi Rapolu, the head of analytics for EMEA at Cyient, discussed how the increasing connectivity of medical devices – or the Internet of Things (IoT) – is leading to an explosion in healthcare big data. In turn, this growing bank of data is opening up new avenues for healthcare operations, which has the potential to totally transform the way we look at healthcare. In this second and final part of the series, he explores further ways in which healthcare organisations can look to take full advantage of the IoT. (more…)
March 29, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
It probably won’t have escaped your attention that the Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as something of a phenomenon in the last few years, writes Bhoopathi Rapolu, the head of Analytics for EMEA at Cyient. The concept has become so popular that its impact is being felt across a huge number of industries, and healthcare is no exception. (more…)
March 23, 2016
Posted by: George Malim