Digitalisation-not just for big business

When cellphones were first released in the mid-1980s, a handset would set you back $4000 (€3378.98) — the equivalent of almost $10,000 (€8447.45) today. Here, Markus Brettschneider, group senior vice president and general manager for global food & beverage applications for ABB, explains how smaller food manufacturers can take advantage of low-cost digital technology.

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Open standards are key to increasing value from IoT value chain

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) must adopt an open standards approach if they are to make the most of the revenue opportunities presented by Internet of Things (IoT) applications that use Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks. A common IoT service layer will result in increased cost-effectiveness, improved scalability and greater confidence that today’s IoT deployments will

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Cargotec develops intelligent cargo handling with global IoT connectivity services from Orange Business Services

Orange Business Services and Cargotec have signed a three-year, multimillion euro agreement for worldwide IoT connectivity that helps Cargotec keep goods moving efficiently and safely. Cargotec, with headquarters in Finland, is a provider of cargo and load handling solutions. Cargo traffic is one of the vital services that helps keep our global society up and

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Huawei Wireless X Labs sets up connected factory SIG to explore 5G applications in smart manufacturing

Huawei Wireless X Labs has joined hands with several industry partners to announce the establishment of a Wireless Connected Factory Special Interest Group (SIG). This is the third in a series of SIGs created by X Labs, with others focusing on X Labs’ Digital Sky initiative and Wireless eHealth.

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The future of healthcare: Three ways IoT is beneficial to hospitals

The Internet of Things (IoT) will transform nearly every industry in future years – if it hasn’t done so already, says Jocelyn Brown. By redefining how devices, people, and apps connect and interact with one another, IoT is making the way we work more integrative. By creating new opportunities to develop dynamic services and products,

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Senet’s EnerTrac tank monitoring solution acquired by Independent Technologies

Senet, a provider of cloud-based software, global connectivity service platforms and network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its fuel delivery and monitoring solution, EnerTrac, to the WESROC division of Independent Technologies.

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Riot starts with a claim to industry’s lowest power NB-IoT and eMTC baseband chip

Internet of Things (IoT) newcomer, Riot Micro is claiming that a radical design approach applying BLE/Wi-Fi architecture has delivered a new cellular IoT solution with cost/power levels that are characteristic of short-range wireless systems. Here Peter Wong, CEO, tells  Jeremy Cowan how Riot has reinvented itself as an IoT chipset maker.

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Taoglas opens office in Shenzhen to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific region

To support growing demand for its high-quality, precision antenna solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, Taoglas, a provider of IoT and M2M antenna products, announced the opening of its new office in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

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Sierra Wireless completes acquisition of Numerex Corp

Sierra Wireless, Inc., a provider of integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has completed the previously announced acquisition of Numerex Corp.

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Orange Belgium’s new IoT network claims 100% coverage to support massive Internet of Things solutions

The possibilities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT) are growing strongly in Belgium and throughout the world. Orange Belgium decided last year to invest in new IoT technologies based on international standards,

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IDC forecasts worldwide spending on the Internet of Things to reach $772 billion in 2018

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $772.5 billion (€655.94 billion) in 2018, an increase of 14.6% over the $674 billion (€572.30 billion ) that will be spent in 2017. A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts

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IoT-enabled carbon footprint monitoring solution for logistics receives Green Supply Chain 2017 Award

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected Arviem as the recipient of the SDCE Green Supply Chain Award for 2017.

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Huawei announces enterprise access point integration with Ekahau’s Wi-Fi design solutions

Huawei has announced a partnership with Ekahau, the provider in enterprise Wi-Fi network design solutions, in which it will integrate its full range of Wi-Fi Access Point solutions with Ekahau’s Site Survey and 3D Planner tool. In addition,

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Information Builders helps companies leverage blockchain’s potential with launch of iWay 8

At Blockchain Expo North America, Information Builders, a provider in business intelligence (BI), analytics, and data management solutions, announced the launch of iWay 8, its suite of solutions for data application creation and business-to-business (B2B) integration.

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That’s another fine mesh you’ve got me into: Part 2

As IoT adoption increases and the number of connected devices proliferates, writes Clare Grant, general manager at Red Hat Mobile, I believe it will become unsustainable for organisations to integrate point-to-point.

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MTN signs partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable IoT connectivity for businesses throughout South Africa

MTN announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout South Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide. MTN will be the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper Control Centre,

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