IoT

Sierra Wireless has released its new Octave IoT platform, first announced in June as an integrated offer with Microsoft’s Azure IoT cloud solution. It claims the platform is “unique” as the only ‘full-stack’ IoT package on the market, combining hardware, …

Global cybersecurity specialist Kaspersky said that it has detected 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of the year. The company highlighted that this figure is seven times more than …

Qualcomm Technologies announced it is developing the first cellular chip optimized and certified for Microsoft’s Azure Sphere Internet of Things (IoT) operating system.  The announcement was made at Qualcomm’s 5G Summit taking place in Barcelona, Spain, this week, Qualcomm Technologies’ …

Skimming the headlines, you might be led to believe that 5G is coming any day now. Some carriers talk about it like it’s here and we’re already starting to see television commercials hyping 5G-enabled phones. But the truth is only a few mobile …

Accenture recently entered into an agreement to acquire Nytec, a U.S.-based product innovation and engineering company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Nytec is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington and has a team of 250.  After closing, Nytec will become …

ADLink demos how machine vision and edge compute drive efficiency and savings for palletization Virtually any company that makes, sells or transports goods spends time and money putting boxes onto pallets. While this function is easy to overlook, it’s currently …

  5G is emerging. Industrial IoT is growing. Everyone has heard the phrase, it’s the next ‘big thing’. It’s faster internet, but what does it really mean for you? Check out this series of blogs to help you understand exactly …

In a trio of announcements at Arm TechCon 2019 in San Jose yesterday (October 8), chip design company Arm walked the line on increasing flexibility and reducing fragmentation in the IoT space, as the rise of 5G and AI place …

Sumitomo’s smart city ambitions extend throughout Asia Japanese company Sumitomo and Vietnamese developer BRG Group have established a real estate development company through a JV scheme, with the main goal of building a smart city in the Dong Anh district …

Network slicing. Major reductions in capex and opex. A better customer experience. These are all goals of NFV and SDN innovation but progress is slow and the need increasingly pressing. Here we explore how operators cloudify their networks—while maintaining quality …

Nowadays, security and privacy are on everybody’s mind. Hardly a day goes by without the news of security breaches at major institutions. Most of the time, the reporting is focused on the cloud or network infrastructure, hardly ever on devices. …

The 5G networking center will help CSPs and NEPs build next-gen communications solutions Global R&D service provider Altran announced plans to launch a communications and advanced networking center in the company’s new Manhattan office, as well as hire additional experts …

Maravedis released the 2020 Industry Report commissioned once again by the Wireless Broadband Alliance. As Wi-Fi celebrates 20 years of success, it is clear that Wi-Fi platforms drive a whole new generation of use cases and revenues. The impact from …

BT has launched a smart cycling trial with 200 volunteers from its Adastral Park R&D campus and surrounding area in Suffolk, UK, with the aim of testing smart IoT-enabled bike lights to improve the cycling experience, the company said in …

Ohio-based tool distributor Jergens Industrial Supply (JIS) has developed an industrial spin-off of Amazon’s Dash IoT button for retail customers of its products. The Wi-Fi-enabled solution, which simplifies and automates stock replenishment, uses software from Austin-based Epicor. JIS says it …

Network slicing. Major reductions in capex and opex. A better customer experience. These are all goals of NFV and SDN innovation but progress is slow and the need increasingly pressing. Here we explore how operators cloudify their networks—while maintaining quality …

In my previous articles here, and here, I explained the rationale for increased focus on device security and its challenges. The threats are more acute, especially from unknown foreign vendors offering predatory pricing. After reading the articles, a few people …

Last week I attended the Qualcomm global analyst briefing and media event. Part one was called The Future of 5G. Part two was Connectivity, Networking and IoT. The event focused on tomorrow and looked at a variety of key technologies …

Sprint has signed a strategic partnership with technology solutions provider CalAm to deliver intelligent telematics devices and software applications, along with CalAmp iOn Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) subscription services. The relationship further expands Sprint’s range of connected car, fleet and asset management services …

With help from Connectivity Wireless Solutions, Coretrust Capital Partners?is employing 5G to transform its downtown Los Angeles tower into a smart building. The transformation, which includes a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) comprised of 317 multi-band antennas and 20 software defined …

How is data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) transforming the manufacturing sector? In the third installment in a new series on smart manufacturing technologies, UK-based global editor-in-chief editor James Blackman looks at the role of data analytics techniques to bring …

The smart building will have a DAS comprised of 317 multi-band antennas With help from Connectivity Wireless Solutions, Coretrust Capital Partners is employing 5G to transform its downtown Los Angeles tower into a smart building. The transformation, which includes a Distributed …

How is data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) transforming the manufacturing sector? In the third installment in a new series on smart manufacturing technologies, UK-based global editor-in-chief editor James Blackman looks at the role of data analytics techniques to bring …

Digital and connected technologies are transforming first responder organizations by increasing accountability, improving first responder safety, and enhancing triage and treatment. However, these new technologies can create new challenges if they are not implemented correctly, which can consume already limited …

  With so many players within the IoT space, from device makers to network providers and even traditional enterprises adopting technical solutions, it has been difficult to establish a standard for connectivity, creating a “wild west” of different standards that …