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Of course, connected devices will require robust, secure communications at every point in the chain, from sensor nodes to the cloud and back again. This is where a plethora of wireless positioning and communications technologies come into play.

We are told that the connected city is going to be a smarter city, but what does “smarter” actually mean in this context, and how will cities be connected? We don’t yet have all the answers to these questions, but public authorities, businesses, academic institutions, NGOs and individuals have,

The race to get new internet-connected products to market and jump on the IoT bandwagon is compromising security and putting customers’ personal data at risk, say security researchers at Context Information Security.

Ericsson‘s (NASDAQ:ERIC) Board of Directors has appointed Börje Ekholm as the company’s new president and CEO, with effect from January 16, 2017. Ekholm will also remain a member of the Board of Directors of Ericsson.

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) have today announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP for a share price valuing NXP at US$47 billion.

When we released Verizon’s annual “State of the Market: Internet of Things 2016” report earlier this year, we were not surprised to learn that enterprises view the Internet of Things (IoT) as a new revenue stream, says Tony Judd, MD UKI and Nordics at Verizon.

The Internet of Things has taken the world by storm. With a long list of potential benefits for businesses and consumers alike, it is no surprise that there is a growing list of companies aiming to tap into the potential.

Vodafone announced that the world’s first live commercial NB-IoT networks will be in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain in the first three months of 2017.

Libelium releases MySignals, the most complete eHealth development platform with 15 different sensors that measure the most important body parameters (ECG, glucose, airflow, pulse, oxygen in blood, blood pressure…). All the biometric data is encrypted

Red Hat, Inc, the provider of open source solutions and Ericsson share a common belief in the power of open source to transform the ICT (information and communications technology) market.

Vodafone and HiWEB, an Iranian ISP, jointly announced a new non-equity Partner Market agreement for Iran.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been hyped for years and by now, according to expert predictions, we should all have homes full of Internet-enabled devices that cater to our every need.

Broadband service providers are evaluating new opportunities in the smart home market as the 2016 Broadband World Forum is held in London this week.

Gemalto, a global provider of digital security, is collaborating with Alibaba Group’s YunOS to provide connectivity and security for YunOS.

EnOcean, the developer of energy-harvesting wireless technology, announced its first energy-harvesting wireless modules for 2.4 GHz BLE systems. The new modules complement the existing EnOcean wireless technology on the sub 1 GHz band and ZigBee wireless products on the 2.4 GHz frequency band.

Software AG has entered a strategic innovation partnership with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop new joint services and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0.