Press Releases

IDC forecasts worldwide spending on the Internet of Things to reach $772 billion in 2018

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $772.5 billion (€655.94 billion) in 2018, an increase of 14.6% over the $674 billion (€572.30 billion ) that will be spent in 2017. A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts (more…)

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December 11, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Connected medication compliance monitoring solutions in Europe to reach 2.2 million by 2022

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the market for medication compliance monitoring solutions is still in an early stage with an estimated 138,000 connected devices in use in EU28+2 at the end of 2016. (more…)

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December 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

MTN signs partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable IoT connectivity for businesses throughout South Africa

MTN announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout South Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide. MTN will be the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper Control Centre, (more…)

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December 7, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

That’s another fine mesh you’ve got me into: Part 1

CIOs developing IoT strategies might take note of a particular section of Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends of 2018, says Clare Grant, general manager at Red Hat Mobile, where it describes the emergence of the intelligent digital mesh: (more…)

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December 6, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city question over US$5 trillion posed in new ABI Research survey: Cheaper or smarter?

Smart city technologies could save enterprises, governments and citizens globally over US$5 trillion (€4.21 trillion) annually by 2022 according to a new whitepaper by ABI Research. The new white paper analyses the scope for cost savings and efficiency as a driver for smart city deployments, smart technologies and the IoT. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Landon Garner joins Taoglas as chief marketing officer

Taoglas, a provider of IoT and Automotive antenna products, announced the appointment of Landon Garner to the newly created position of chief marketing officer (CMO). As CMO, Garner is tasked with growing awareness of Taoglas’ global presence, and will oversee all aspects of brand communications, product strategy and marketing, and demand generation. (more…)

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December 4, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New fanless COM Express module for rugged and HPEC applications announced by Eurotech

Eurotech, a long-time provider of embedded systems and a global provider in Internet of Things (IoT) enablement, announced a new fanless COM Express module for rugged and HPEC applications. The CPU-162-23 is a rugged COM Express Basic (125x95mm) Type 7 board (more…)

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December 1, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The installed base of wireless IoT devices in agriculture reached 17.0 million in 2016

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of wireless IoT devices in agricultural production worldwide reached 17.0 million connections in 2016. The number of wireless connections is forecasted to grow at compound annual growth rate of 10.0% to reach 27.4 million in 2021. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cradlepoint announces the release of NetCloud Perimeter service to secure and isolate connected devices

Cradlepoint, the provider in cloud-managed networking solutions over wired and wireless broadband, announced the general release of its NetCloud Perimeter service, a Software-Defined Perimeter solution that provides a private cloud network over any Internet connection to secure and isolate connected devices, (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Growth, investment and relocation to Wales accelerated by new IoT programme

Internet of Things (IoT) start-ups across the UK can apply for an accelerator programme based in Wales, launched to provide promising businesses with the financial investment, invaluable knowledge and extensive network needed to accelerate growth. (more…)

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November 29, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde