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CTIA Super Mobility 2016

Event date: September 7 – 9, 2016
Sands Expo, Las Vegas, NV

THE INDUSTRY HOTSPOT FOR EVERYTHING WIRELESS. Wireless innovation is changing everything. Join us in Las Vegas, September 7, 8 and 9, 2016, for CTIA Super Mobility 2016 and connect with the technology, people and ideas driving every aspect of the evolving wireless ecosystem—all in one Smart City. (more…)

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July 7, 2016

Posted by: IoT global network

The internet of vulnerable things

Every year in Louisville, Kentucky, hackers and security experts gather for DerbyCon, writes Rob Phillips, the sales and marketing director of Accutronics. While a get-together of hackers may sound troubling on its own, what’s truly disturbing is what came out of last year’s conference. Medical cyber crime is on the rise, and there are thousands of critical medical devices which can currently be located online and hacked directly. (more…)

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Posted by: George Malim

Upside down and inside out – a new perspective on IoT

Boardrooms need to change the way they look at IoT and frontline service teams if they want to retain customers and grow the business, writes Joe Kenny, the senior director of  Global Customer Transformation for field service management specialist, ServiceMax.
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July 5, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

It’s time for IoT to get strategic

The Internet of Things (IoT) is clearly gaining momentum – a testament to its potential to improve customer experience, drive down costs, and transform business operations. As organisations evolve from successful, one off pilots into broader  IoT deployments new thinking is required to ensure IoT truly delivers, writes Jason Kay, the chief commercial officer of IMS Evolve. (more…)

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July 4, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Take me down to the smart city – Part One

In 2015, market research firm Juniper Research declared Barcelona the smartest city in the world. As a result of the city’s support for local public transportation and electric vehicles, there are now 500 hybrid taxis on the streets of Barcelona, as well as nearly 300 public electric vehicles and an estimated 400 private electric cars. Barcelona has also implemented a programme that calls for the intelligent networking of energy and water supplies, recycling, lighting and mobility systems. The aim is to improve quality of life and protect the environment. (more…)

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June 29, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Robin Duke-Woolley

Wearable tech for business use growing fast, says Beecham Research

A report just published by Beecham Research (Wearable Technology in Public Safety – The Dominant Role of Body Worn Cameras)examines the growing market for body-worn cameras in police forces around the world, writes Robin Duke-Woolley, the founder and chief executive of Beecham Research. These are not your average webcams. These devices need to be able to withstand some pretty rough treatment, being used day in day out while providing video of high enough quality to be used for evidential purposes. In other words, in court. Increasingly, they also need to be connected – and the content needs to be encrypted so it cannot be misused. (more…)

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June 27, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoT plus finance – a recipe for success?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming. Research released by Gartner suggests that the number of connected things will grow by 30% to 6.4 billion in the next 12 months – at a rate of 5.5 million per day. If there was any doubt that IoT is merely a product of overblown hype and speculation, this is certainly changing. 2016 is the year that IoT means business, writes Mike Laven, the chief executive of Currency Cloud. (more…)

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June 23, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoT Planet International Trade Show 2016

Event date: 25-27 October 2016
Grenoble, France

IoT Planet International Trade Show 2016 is a flagship European Event dedicated to IoT Products, Technologies, Applications, Services and Consumer acceptability. (more…)

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June 22, 2016

Posted by: IoT global network

How to secure the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) revolution is gearing up to dramatically alter various industrial sectors of the economy including manufacturing, healthcare, energy and transportation amongst others, which together account for nearly two-thirds of the global GDP, writes Sukamal Banerjee, the executive vice president of engineering and R&D services at HCL Technologies. (more…)

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Posted by: George Malim

How IoT growth is revolutionising the field service market

As the Internet of Things widens its wings and becomes increasingly sophisticated it is helping businesses and professionals in all manner of industries to redefine and reshape their communications and customer service models, writes Dr. Natasha Tamaskar, the vice president and head of cloud and mobile strategy and ecosystem at Genband. (more…)

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June 20, 2016

Posted by: George Malim