We’re laying the groundwork for IoT in the enterprise

It has been suggested that there will be more than 20 billion connected devices in use by 2020. However, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit IoT Business Index 2017, business Internet of Things (IoT) adoption is slower than expected.

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Soracom leads US$5mn investment in resion.io

Soracom, Inc., provider of the cloud-native connectivity-as-a-service platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) announced participation as the lead investor in a $5 million (€4.24 million) funding round for resin.io, a provider in the use of Linux containers and other modern cloud technologies to develop, deploy, scale and manage fleets of connected devices.

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ITTIA and BlackBerry QNX® strengthen software development innovation for industrial IoT and embedded systems

ITTIA, a provider of high performance database and connectivity software for embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, announced support for QNX SDP 7.0, the most advanced and secure embedded OS developed for use in all safety and mission critical applications.

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IBM cloud fuels smart building innovation

IBM announced several new clients deploying cutting-edge Smart Building solutions built on the IBM Cloud, cementing the company’s commitment to transforming the buildings we live and work in into connected spaces, using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

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NB-IoT, CAT-M, SIGFOX and LoRa battle for dominance drives global LPWA network connections to pass 1bn by 2023

Cellular and non-cellular LPWA network connections will grow globally at a 53% CAGR until 2023, driven by market growth in smart meters and asset trackers, according to a new report from ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies.

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Lantronix announces its new ConsoleFlow software to slash IT downtime, bringing in-band management capability to out-of-band networks

Lantronix, Inc., a global provider of secure data access and management solutions for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), announced ConsoleFlow, a centralised IT infrastructure management and monitoring software optimised for out-of-band management and is making it available to customers now through an early availability program with general availability planned in 3rd quarter of 2018.

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PTC and Rockwell Automation announce strategic partnership to drive industrial innovation and accelerate growth

PTC Inc. and Rockwell Automation, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a strategic partnership that is expected to accelerate growth for both companies and enable them to be the partner of choice for customers around the world who want to transform their physical operations with digital technology.

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mangOH Open Source platform launched by Sierra Wireless to accelerate industrial IoT, expands mangOH ecosystem

Sierra Wireless, a provider of integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has released alpha samples of its next-generation mangOH® open source hardware platform.

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G+D Mobile Security and Worldline co-operate to increase security in IoT and Industry 4.0 applications

G+D Mobile Security assigned a Memorandum of Understanding with Worldline, a European provider of payments and transactional services, to cooperate in the field of Industrial IoT (IIoT) security.

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Konrad Technologies opens new UK subsidiary offices

Konrad-Technologies, a global provider of customer focused test solutions and sensor testing of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS), has opened its United Kingdom (UK) subsidiary.

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Fraunhofer IIS demonstrates direct IoT connectivity via GEO satellite

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS has successfully demonstrated the direct transmission of sensor data from multiple transmitters via a geostationary satellite. For the test transmission, the institute employed portable, ground-based transmitters equipped with small, omni-directional C-band antennas.

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The customer must be at the centre of the digital strategy

It’s easy to get obsessed with technology – it is the key enabler of today’s revolution – but the harder part of the transformation is cultural. It’s about putting the customer experience and their business outcomes at the centre of everything.

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European start-ups show connected products alongside top technology providers at IoT Showcase in London

Hardware Pioneers, is hosting an ‘IoT and Connected Hardware’ showcase in central London tonight. Innovative IoT and hardware startups from across the UK will be showcasing their solutions alongside technology providers

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UK’s ‘smartest’ street to debut at Great Exhibition of the North

Mosley Street in Newcastle is claimed to have been the first street in the world to use electric lighting, and now more than a century on, it is set to achieve another feat as the UK’s ‘smartest’ street.

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Seeed announces two new IoT development boards using u-blox technology

u‑blox, a global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies, announced that its modules will be at the core of two new developer boards. The boards, which are designed and produced by Seeed,

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Kerlink announces single-contract package to ease access to end-to-end IoT connectivity

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), announced a global, turnkey package of equipment and services for IoT network design, operation and maintenance, under a single contract to simplify customers’ network use and lower their total cost of ownership (TCO).

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