Are utilities complacent about smart grids and metering?

There are concerns, especially in the European market, that not enough progress is being made in the roll-out of smart metering by utilities. Here, Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of IoT

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Bright Box launches self-driving car with neural network

A European vendor of connected-vehicle applications like Nissan Smart Car app in Middle East, and KIA Remoto app in Russia, announced the launch of a self-driving car solution with a

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Silicon Labs acquires Micrium to gain ‘complete embedded solution for the IoT’

Silicon Labs has acquired Micrium, a supplier of real-time operating system (RTOS) software for the Internet of Things (IoT). Financial terms have not yet been disclosed.

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Shipments of cellular M2M terminals will reach 5.7m units in 2020, says Berg Insight report

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of shipped cellular M2M terminals were 2.7 million worldwide during 2015.

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Hacker releases source code of Mirai DDoS Trojan after targeting the IoT this weekend

Over the weekend, a code was reportedly employed on a large number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices to form a botnet. The botnet was then deployed to attack

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Automotive and telecom industries announce the creation of Europe’s first Automotive-Telecom Alliance

At a Round Table on Connected and Automated Driving initiated and chaired by Günther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, the automotive and telecom industries have formally

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VimpelCom and Cisco Jasper partner to help enterprises implement, manage and monetise IoT services

Cisco and VimpelCom Group, a global provider of telecommunications and digital services headquartered in Amsterdam and serving over 200 million customers, announced that VimpelCom has selected Cisco Jasper to be

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IoT ecosystem ‘advances significantly’ with new global standards from oneM2M

The full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) advanced significantly as oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and the IoT, published a new landmark set of

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HPE launches Converged Plant Infrastructure to optimise factory asset management

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced HPE Converged Plant Infrastructure (CPI), a new appliance that enables manufacturers to accelerate the digitisation of their factories and capitalise on the opportunities of the

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China’s ZTE joins Avanci Alliance to accelerate IoT connectivity and industry growth

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced that the company has joined Avanci.

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PwC and GE Digital form global strategic alliance to help firms harness power of the Industrial Internet

PwC and GE Digital have formed a strategic alliance to help organisations harness the power of the Industrial Internet – the integration of physical machinery with networked sensors and software

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 600E and 410E processors designed for IoT applications now available

Qualcomm Inc’s has subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies is introducing the Snapdragon™ 600E and 410E processors, for embedded applications in many verticals such as digital signage, set-top-boxes, medical imaging, point of sale

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Telematics firm Bright Box to show connected car platform at Paris in October

With its Remoto telematics solution, the global connected car software and hardware vendor Bright Box offers a comfort tool for vehicle manufacturers, dealers and car owners.

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Smart home throws its doors wide to an open ecosystem

An open ecosystem offers several benefits to smart home market participants, says Thomas Rockmann, VP of Connected Home, Deutsche Telekom AG.

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IoT, VR, wearables and big business innovation to be championed at Corporate Entrepreneur Awards

Innovation has been the buzzword of 2016 with the launch of hundreds of exciting new products and services from big businesses around the UK. With the rise of the Internet

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Sierra Wireless introduces eUICC solution for its global Smart SIM and connectivity service

Sierra Wireless, a provider of integrated end-to-end solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, introduced an eUICC (Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card) solution for its global Smart SIM and connectivity

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