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Passive Wi-Fi – the key to the smart city puzzle?

The difficulty when creating something new is that there is no template to follow, writes Narayan Menon, the CTO of XCellAir. No flat pack manual that takes you through the trickier parts step by step. (more…)

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May 10, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

From stand-alone to IoT – a practical solution for the OEM – Part 2

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…)

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May 5, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

From stand-alone to IoT – a practical solution for the OEM

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…)

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May 2, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Dennis Poulsen, Spirent

Dennis Poulsen is the general manager of Spirent’s IoT Connectivity Products.

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April 29, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

How can mobile operators cope with the overwhelming demand to connect everything?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has continued to snowball over the past couple of years, and it’s the buzzword that continues to dominate the tech world. It was alarming just how big a focus it was at Mobile World Congress this year, writes Robin Kent, the director of European operations at Adax. (more…)

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April 21, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoT security – it’s a job for PAM

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…)

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Posted by: George Malim

The 7th Annual Internet of Things Europe Summit

Event date: May 18-19, 2016
Management Centre Europe, Brussels

This year’s edition will once again bring together the main decision makers from the EU and Member State level together with representatives from the European and global IoT stakeholder communities. (more…)

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April 20, 2016

Posted by: IoT global network

Weightless redefines LPWAN performance

Cambridge, UK, Taipei City, Taiwan – December 15, 2015 – The Weightless SIG today announced availability of feature-rich Weightless-P technology tailored to deliver on the promises of premium ubiquitous wide area IoT connectivity: fully acknowledged 2-way wireless link, adaptive data rates up to 100kbps, scalable cellular-inspired network technology to deliver higher capacity than existing LPWAN technologies and on unique features.

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April 19, 2016

Posted by: IoT global network

What does the IoT mean for customer experience design?

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…)

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April 18, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

New software development practices key to IoT success

Many businesses are reaping the rewards of the connectivity that IoT provides, while many more are rapidly developing their plans to join this revolution, writes Mark Warren, the product marketing director of Perforce Software. As they do so, they are starting to appreciate the practical challenges that IoT brings: Getting products to market quickly, changing standards – or no standards, rapidly improving hardware, addressing security issues and, especially, coping with the vast amounts of data being generated. All of these challenges are putting a strain on traditional software product development and deployment processes. (more…)

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April 5, 2016

Posted by: George Malim