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IIoT security: Why devices are the weakest link in the IoT stack

The most significant challenge for the internet of things (IoT) is device security. Without question, devices represent the weakest link in the IoT technology stack, the industry reckons. “This is because devices are constrained in battery and computing power,” notes Carlos Carazo, director of...

Enabling Global Deployment of LTE IoT Devices with SAW-less Radio Design Architecture

This white paper explains how Sequans’ Single-SKU technology works through a design technique that eliminates the need for surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters in the radio front-end architecture of an LTE system, thereby enabling a single hardware design to work in any LTE band...

Enabling Global Deployment of LTE IoT Devices with SAW-less Radio Design Architecture

  This white paper explains how Sequans’ Single-SKU technology works through a design technique that eliminates the need for surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters in the radio front-end architecture of an LTE system, thereby enabling a single hardware design to work in any LTE band...

MEF widens cloud app reach with IMTC integration

MEF casts wider net in cloud app market with IMTC Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), a nonprofit international industry consortium, is seeking to make a splash in booming cloud-centric applications market by integrating the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC) into its new Applications Committee, which formally...

Learn how SunPower set up a smart factory

Solar equipment manufacturer SunPower took a five-step process to turn a Latin American facility into a smart factory In a paper published by MESA International, a nonprofit association for manufacturing enterprises, SunPower Manufacturing Project Manager Nikhil Padhi provides an experience-based guide to how the company...

Singapore smart nation initiative gets boost from Nokia

Connected living, vehicles and buildings target of Nokia, StarHub partnership Finnish vendor Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore telco StarHub to jointly drive IoT adoption in Singapore. Under the terms of the new alliance, the two partners plan to develop new...

China Mobile to invest $300 million to boost IoT market

China Mobile plans to offer subsidies to IoT makers in order to foster the domestic IoT ecosystem China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, announced plans to invest approximately $300 million to subsidize IoT makers as part of a push to build...

New requirements for enterprise in-building wireless

As the world moves toward implementing LTE Enhanced and 5G mobile wireless technologies, buildings of all types will need in-building wireless systems to provide strong coverage and capacity. While mobile operators have deployed such systems in large venues like stadiums and airports, they have...

Preventing IoT Edge Device Vulnerabilities

  Security issues around IoT edge devices are rarely mentioned in literature, however, the projected billions of IoT edge devices out in the wild makes for a vast attack surface. Should hardware designers be concerned about security for IoT edge devices? And, is it worth...

Preventing IoT Edge Device Vulnerabilities

  Security issues around IoT edge devices are rarely mentioned in literature, however, the projected billions of IoT edge devices out in the wild makes for a vast attack surface. Should hardware designers be concerned about security for IoT edge devices? And, is it worth...

Siemens looks to AWS to scale the industrial IoT

Hosting its industrial IoT platforms with AWS supports scale, security and rapid development of industrial IoT services To fully unlock new levels of efficiency and business value, the industrial IoT requires many things--robust security, ability to integrate with legacy IT systems, realignment of the workforce...

Deutsche Telekom to focus on NB-IoT developments in new lab

Deutsche Telekom's new facility in Dortmund will be open for companies willing to collaborate in the development of IoT prototypes German telecomd group Deutsche Telekom and the Fraunhofer-Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, based in Dortmund, announced the foundation of the Telekom Open IoT...

Philips grows smart lighting footprint with Spanish deployment

The smart lighting projects involved the installation of 12,000 connected street lights in Guadalajara In a new smart lighting deployment, Philips Lighting has installed 12,000 LED street lights in the city of Guadalajara, Spain. The street lights are managed by the Philips CityTouch street lighting...

Creating ‘transformational value’ with smart manufacturing

Learn from MESA International how the industry is addressing the move to smart manufacturing As the industrial internet of things continues to take shape, there is tremendous interest in reinventing factory floors and supply chains to a smart manufacturing model. Using the IIoT, manufacturers can...

IIoT security: The top 10 security vulnerabilities

And how the industry is failing to learn from its mistakes The technology industry is failing to learn from its mistakes, as familiar security failings from the IT space hobble the nascent internet of things (IoT) market, and threaten its growth. A glance at top...

Kaeser Kompressoren implements IIoT to cut customer downtime

Learn how the manufacturer worked with HPE, SAP to leverage IIoT Kaeser Kompressoren is a German manufacturer and provider of compressed air systems and services. The company, which offers products, services, and complete systems for the generation, treatment, and delivery of energy in the form...

Siemens software refresh targets smart manufacturing customers

The deal with German firm Software AG will allow Siemens to strengthen its IoT operating system MindSphere German company Siemens AG has signed a partnership with compatriot firm Software AG to strengthen the presence of the cloud-based open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system MindSphere...

Huawei partners with French automaker on connected cars

Services for connected cars will be provided through Huawei’s OceanConnect IoT platform Huawei has announced a long-term partnership with French car manufacturer Groupe PSA focused on service enablement for connected cars. Groupe PSA has multiple car brands under its umbrella, including Peugeot, Citroën, DS and...

HPE CEO Meg Whitman stepping down

Whitman to remain on HPE board of directors Meg Whitman took the reins of HP in September 2011, and navigated the company through a split into HP, which sells PCs ands and printers, and HPE, which focuses on enterprise technology enablement. Effective Feb. 1, 2018,...

Nokia honing focus on enterprise verticals

Public safety, enterprise and transportation comprise core of enterprise strategy In October Chris Johnson joined Nokia as the new head of global enterprise verticals, bringing extensive enterprise IT experience with HPE and EMC to the role, which is designed to better position the network infrastructure...

Inside Intel’s digital transformation of manufacturing processes

A Q&A with Steve Chadwick, Intel Principal Engineer of Manufacturing IT The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon as. A wide variety of manufacturers are embracing advanced technologies running the gamut from the internet of things and connectivity to data analytics and automation in an effort to create...

Is Your IoT Operation Ready for the Future? Future-proofing IoT Operations in the As-a-Service Economy

"The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology trend that has caught the imagination of technical and business folks alike with the promise of billions of connected devices and trillions of dollars of value creation. After the initial hype settles down, there is a serious question of...

NB-IoT and LTE CAT-M1 field measurements and SLA verification

  Internet of Things (IoT) is today’s megatrend in wireless communication industry. Machine to machine wireless connectivity is being adopted in various verticals at increasing pace. Number of IoT devices deployed by 2020 is expected to increase to ~20 Billion. Cellular IoT (CIoT) is defined as...

NB-IoT ecosystem grows with Huawei, Gemalto partnership

Security and battery life are major thrusts of NB-IoT partnership Gemalt and Huawei's silicon business, HiSilicon, have partnered up to develop a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) module with the focus of helping device manufacturers cut cost and size while leveraging the low throughput of...