When the first mobile SIM was revealed 1991, it was the size of a credit card. Obviously phones were bigger then. Much bigger. (more…)
June 23, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
The expectation around the Internet of Things is truly amazing. The interconnectedness of the devices and services will, eventually, change the way we live and work. With estimates by IDC that we will generate 40 zettabytes of data by 2020, the question is whether there will be IoT devices there to service this data. (more…)
June 13, 2017
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Some of the buzzwords gaining steam in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) world are “fog computing” or “edge computing.” My preference, says R. Scott Raynovich, founder and chief analyst of Futuriom, is for the term edge computing, because it accurately describes the IoT market, (more…)
June 5, 2017
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The market is awash with options for IoT connectivity, and as we discussed in an earlier blog post, IoT is bringing to the forefront the fact that pennies matter. Billions of transactions mean that billions of pennies are at stake, and those pennies add up to real money. (more…)
June 1, 2017
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Growth in the Internet of Things (IoT), will accelerate in 2017 with the commercialisation of narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), as is clearly shown by increasing launches, investments and partnerships, say industry analysts Frost & Sullivan. (more…)
May 12, 2017
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Actility, a provider of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) has acquired Abeeway, a geolocation system provider. (more…)
May 4, 2017
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The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a new white paper outlining the need for standardisation and industry collaboration to enable Quality of Service (QoS) on Carrier Wi-Fi. (more…)
April 26, 2017
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The cost of devices and connectivity can make or break an Internet of Things (IoT) business case, but now a professional services firm is working with a Tier-1 network operator to test clients’ use cases before bringing them to market. Jeremy Cowan reports. (more…)
April 25, 2017
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Industrial applications of IoT technology and solutions provide some of the most high-value use cases of the connected technology. From logistics to improving environmental applications, says Neil Hamilton, VP of Business Development at Thingstream, (more…)
April 11, 2017
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783 million people worldwide – equivalent to one in nine people, still don’t have access to clean water. Water systems are continuously installed but 65% break within the first two years as there is no sustainable method of maintaining them. (more…)
April 10, 2017
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