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Richard Blanford

IoT needs a strategic vision to deliver real benefits

The Internet of Things (IoT) has replaced cloud as the IT topic everyone is talking about. Analysts proclaim it as one of their top ten trends for 2015, with IDC predicting that spending on IoT this year will exceed $1.7 trillion. (more…)

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September 25, 2015

Posted by: Richard Blanford

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The Convergence of Robotics and the Internet of Things

There is an embedded science-fictional meaning in the term “robotics”. It recalls Isaac Asimov and his three laws of robotics. Our imagination goes to Terminator, Robocop, and other Hollywoodian imaginative vision of the future of machines and humankind. (more…)

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September 14, 2015

Posted by: Saverio Romeo

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IoT will see active 5G connections to reach 240m by 2025

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts rapid adoption for 5G from 2025 onwards, with active connections representing a threefold increase from 2024 to reach 240 million by then. However, this will represent a very limited global reach, accounting for approximately 3% of global mobile connections. (more…)

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September 8, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

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The Future of Cloud and IoT is . . . also at the Edge

It seems to have become a received wisdom that, for M2M and IoT applications in the future, all the processing of remote machine data will take place in the cloud. But is that really the case? As far as we can see, intelligent devices at the edge are getting more intelligent – not less. So what’s really going on? (more…)

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January 13, 2014

Posted by: IoT global network