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IoT and security: Hype, hysteria or cause for concern?

Any new technology is bound to have its share of challenges and barriers — for example the initial security concerns around cloud computing — and the Internet of Things (IoT) is no different, writes Mary Beth Hall, the director of product management and development at Verizon. IoT currently connects millions of devices, and our commissioned research predicts there’ll be more than five billion IoT devices by 2020. (more…)

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December 21, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Security, simplicity and wearables will be key IoT trends for 2016

Asit Goel, a senior vice president at NXP shares his predictions for the trends that will drive further development of IoT in 2016. (more…)

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December 17, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Dining out on data – operators take their share

The telecoms industry is being transformed overnight as consumers’ insatiable appetite for data and faster, better quality services continues to grow, writes Chris Mills the chief technology officer EMEA of Pivotal. (more…)

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December 16, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Toshiba moves IoT development to Kii Cloud

Kii, an Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platform provider, has announced that Toshiba has selected Kii as its preferred platform partner for the development of its new range of wearable health trackers, including the Silmee W Series, Actiband, and Silmee Healthcare mobile app. (more…)

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December 9, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Testing, testing – securing the IoT is vital

The IoT is set to have significant impact on the way we do things today; at home, at work, while shopping, even in manufacturing and medicine, writes Suresh Srinivasan, the director of quality assurance for Virtusa. (more…)

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Posted by: George Malim

IoT relies on securing the Identity of Things

In its report, The Identity of Things (IDoT) for the Internet of Things, analyst firm Gartner lays out how it believes the Internet of Things (IoT), or what is often now referred to as the Internet of Everything (IoE), cannot and will not prosper unless organisations knuckle down and come to grips with how to manage multiple identities, writes Neil Chapman, the senior vice president and managing director for EMEA of ForgeRock. (more…)

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December 3, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

M2M gives the Internet of Things a mainstream makeover

As the hype transitions to commercial deployment, it seems the M2M industry is starting to fulfil the early potential by driving the kind of innovation that is set to make tangible impact on how we live our lives, writes Phil Cole, the sales director of Wireless Logic. (more…)

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December 2, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Ericsson and Orange launch IoT trials covering LTE and GSM

Ericsson and Orange have announced a trial of optimised, low-cost, low-complexity devices and enhanced network capabilities for Cellular IoT over GSM and LTE. (more…)

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November 27, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Does Unified Communications have a role to play in the Internet of Things?

The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) will see multiple systems be linked in order to realise automation, data sharing and efficiency benefits, writes Phill Peston, a senior analyst at Beecham Research. (more…)

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November 24, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Nokia Networks and Oi set up Latin American LTE IoT Lab

Nokia Networks and Oi Brasil are to set up an LTE IoT lab and create a working group to study solutions and opportunities in IoT, develop joint projects and test innovative solutions. The investments in innovation will be supported by a fund that will finance projects within IoT verticals such as agribusiness, connected cars, homes and smart cities and e-health. (more…)

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November 20, 2015

Posted by: George Malim