New embedded SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) technology could play a major role in accelerating the development and adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the energy sector such as smart metering, demand response, (more…)
January 23, 2017
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As we saw at CES recently, developments in connected and driverless cars and trucks are undoubtedly both a rapidly evolving area and an exciting prospect, garnering serious media attention. (more…)
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EIT Digital the European open innovation organisation has launched a new Innovation Activity* called HopsWorks to work on a next generation Hadoop open-source software framework for distributed storage and processing of very large data sets. (more…)
January 20, 2017
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Aclara Technologies LLC, a supplier of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) to electric, gas and water utilities, has acquired the Smart Grid Solutions (SGS) division of Apex CoVantage, LLC. (more…)
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It’s difficult to think of a phrase in the past year that brings more of a feeling of dread to an organisation than ‘cyber-attack’. Add the word ‘advanced’ to this and it all seems much more of a hopeless task of trying to defend against it. (more…)
January 19, 2017
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As part of the smartphone and smart device revolution, mobile banking has become a popular method for people to manage their finances. The benefits of mobile banking are two-fold: users can bank in a more convenient manner and banks can use smartphones as a way to better engage with their customers. (more…)
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Amodo has entered a new partnership with Porsche Holding, the automotive distributor in Europe, to deliver Smart Driver, an app that evaluates driving behaviour using telematics data. (more…)
January 18, 2017
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Ericsson and China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on the Internet of Things (IoT). The deal is part of China Mobile’s Big Connectivity strategy, under which the operator expects to serve 200 million connected devices by 2017. (more…)
January 17, 2017
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ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, has created a new Industry Specification Group on cross-sector Context Information Management (ISG CIM) for smart cities applications and beyond. (more…)
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The IoT era looks set to bring significant changes to industries which have, typically, been slower to embrace disruptive technologies. One such sector is construction, in which IoT technologies have the potential to not only improve efficiencies at key stages of the design and build of structures, (more…)
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