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Smart cities – the next IoT frontier

Across Europe, cities are racing to make themselves smarter, writes Ricky Cooper, the vice president of EMEA and APAC and Digital Reality. By harnessing the power of computing, networks and big data, their aim is to improve living standards for citizens and reduce the impact of urbanisation on the environment. (more…)

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January 19, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Security, simplicity and wearables will be key IoT trends for 2016

Asit Goel, a senior vice president at NXP shares his predictions for the trends that will drive further development of IoT in 2016. (more…)

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December 17, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

SDx and the software-defined city

Since we started talking about Software Defined things , we have moved, along with the rest of the IT industry, from using the narrow term SDN to the broader SDx.  This has allowed us to use one acronym to encompass software-defined networking, data centres, storage, server and any yet to be developed technologies that are all software-defined. What we didn’t anticipate was  the Software Defined City, writes Chris Gabriel, the UK CTO of Logicalis.
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December 4, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Smart Cities Week

Event date: September 15-17, 2015
Washington

Between swelling populations, growing pressure on natural resources and the strain on aging infrastructure, cities face no shortage of challenges today. But in these challenges lie incredible opportunities — opportunities to go beyond the problems to make communities more livable, workable and sustainable. (more…)

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August 6, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network

A smarter way to save energy

M2MAPPS: Avner: Greenlet Technologies markets a “demand response” solution that is sold to utilities and power aggregators. Can you outline the core functionality?

AVNER COHEN : Our demand response solution allows both utilities and consumers to control and monitor the energy that’s used by their appliances. (more…)

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January 14, 2014

Posted by: IoT global network

Attendees gathered around laptops at a hands-on demonstration on the exhibition floor of Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress 2025

Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress to address the impact of AI on cybersecurity

Against a backdrop of accelerating digital transformation, increasingly interconnected systems and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, the seventh edition of Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress (BCC) will bring together players from across Europe’s digital security ecosystem to address how industries, businesses, critical infrastructure and urban services can be protected against increasingly sophisticated attacks, with AI emerging as a threat.

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October 29, 2026

Posted by: Marion Webber

Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress (BCC26)

Event date: November 3-5, 2026
Barcelona, Spain

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October 15, 2026

Posted by: Marion Webber

The Product Certification Program for Zigbee sub-GHz (Suzi)

Suzi Product Certification is now open

The next phase of Zigbee innovation is here, and it’s built for scale, reach and reliability.

Following the introduction of Zigbee 4.0 and Suzi, the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s new sub-GHz connectivity solution, we are excited to announce the opening of the Product Certification Program for Zigbee sub-GHz (Suzi).

This marks a significant step forward in enabling the industry to bring standardized long-range, low-power, and interoperable IoT products to market, backed by the trusted Zigbee ecosystem.

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September 3, 2026

Posted by: Marion Webber

Secutech Thailand

Event date: November 18-20, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand

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August 17, 2026

Posted by: Marion Webber

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Wireless Broadband Alliance proves Wi-Fi HaLow readiness with real-world IoT field trials in Japan

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable services experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, has announced the publication of the “Wi-Fi HaLow for IoT: Japan Field Trials Report”. The report marks the completion of the WBA’s Wi-Fi HaLow Phase 3 field trials in Japan and validates Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah) as a scalable, long-range connectivity solution for real-world IoT deployments. More importantly, it signals the growing maturity of Wi-Fi HaLow as a powerful wireless foundation for the next generation of connected environments.

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April 30, 2026

Posted by: Marion Webber