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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

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

Secure the ultimate distributed application: the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is arguably the most nebulous concept in modern computing – or in modern society, writes Dr. Hongwen Zhang, the CEO and co-founder of Wedge Networks. (more…)

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April 16, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoT isn’t designed with safety in mind

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…)

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April 11, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IT for IoT: Plan and manage bandwidth and network capacity

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…)

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April 8, 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

oneM2M

The purpose and goal of oneM2M is to develop technical specifications which address the need for a common M2M service layer that can be readily embedded within various hardware and software, and relied upon to connect myriad devices in the field with M2M application servers worldwide. (more…)

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March 30, 2016

Posted by: IoT global network

ISO

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organisation with a membership of 162 national standards bodies. (more…)

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Secure enterprise networks in the age of BYOD and the IoT

When something is invisible, exercise caution and do all you can to reveal it and render it harmless. That’s the lesson the human race has learned from infectious micro-organisms—in many cases, the hard way. In enterprises today, writes Rob Greer, the chief marketing officer and senior vice president of products at ForeScout Technologies, where devices are constantly gaining access to networks sight unseen, fear of the invisible is certainly justifiable. But the good news is, IT administrators can put those fears to rest with currently available network access technologies that can largely “disinfect” the environment by making the invisible visible. (more…)

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Posted by: George Malim

Drive business growth with the Internet of Things

Robin Scarborough, partner and managing director at Market Gravity, explains how the Internet of Things can enhance customer experiences, drive business growth and highlights the risks for those that don’t evolve. (more…)

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March 25, 2016

Posted by: George Malim