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
As the UK starts to get smart with the roll-out of smart meters and a plethora of local council initiatives, Rob Miller, a senior security researcher at MWR InfoSecurity, looks at other smart cities around the world to see what lessons can be learned before we become too smart and get burned. (more…)
April 26, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The term smart city has been in operation for some time. It’s often seen as a bit of a dream, something that will happen in the future and mean everything in our homes and on our streets will interact. Smart cities will make our lives, public services and cities seamlessly intertwined, writes Nick McNamara, the vice president of sale for EU at Eseye. (more…)
April 15, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Although the term big data has been around for years, its promise continues to fascinate people around the world, writes Martin Howell, the director of external affairs at Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS). It’s a promise to transform lives, improve services, make communities more efficient and children safer. There are thousands of projects underway that aim to do just that in a multitude of ways, from identifying buildings most prone to catastrophic fires in New York, to helping crime reduction in London. (more…)
April 8, 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…)
Posted by: George Malim
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
Event date: April 26 – 27 2016
Amba Hotel Marble Arch, London
Ovum’s 5th Annual Smart to Future Cities & Urban IoT 2016 Summit is the ONLY city-centric event in Europe that guarantees face to face time with the entire smart city decision making unit. (more…)
March 16, 2016
Posted by: IoT global network
Event date: September 21 – 22, 2016
Olympia Conference Centre, London
The Internet of Things, M2M (machine to machine) hyper-connectivity, wearable technology, intelligent living and ubiquitous computing are all increasingly important areas. The common underlying agenda is to develop new forms of connectivity, new types of digital relationships, and anchor opportunities presented by the greater integration of connected technologies into everyday lives. (more…)
February 1, 2016
Posted by: IoT global network
Event date: April 6 – 7, 2016
Level 2, Kap Europa
The Internet of Things, M2M (machine to machine) hyper-connectivity, wearable technology, intelligent living and ubiquitous computing are all increasingly important areas. The common underlying agenda is to develop new forms of connectivity, new types of digital relationships, and anchor opportunities presented by the greater integration of connected technologies into everyday lives. (more…)
Posted by: IoT global network
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…)
January 19, 2016
Posted by: George Malim