Libelium IoT ecosystem grows with Amazon and six new cloud partners

Today, at Sensors Expo, Libelium has announced new integration agreements with software partners and new kits for The IoT Marketplace. The company keeps on expanding interoperability of Meshlium IoT gateway and facilitating the access to end solutions in the IoT.

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Digi Connect Sensor expands wireless connectivity with either no power or low power

Digi International, has introduced Digi Connect Sensor, a battery-powered, enterprise-ready, cellular gateway solution for wireless connectivity at locations with either no power or low power.

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Europe and North America reached 11.6m insurance telematics policies at year-end 2015

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 5.3 million in Q4-2015.

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Milton Keynes’ Data Hub opens to the public

With Milton Keynes being one of the fastest growing cities in the UK and a great economic success story, the MK Data Hub was created by MK:Smart to inform smart planning and sustainable use of resources across the city and to support its continued growth.

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Augmented and virtual reality in Boston, and autonomous things in Vienna

THE WEEK: Homeward bound from a User Group conference unlike any I’ve attended before, says Jeremy Cowan. This time it was PTC‘s annual thrash in sunny Boston, Massachussetts, for 4,000 of their closest friends.

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AT&T approves next gen LTE modules for IoT devices to cut costs and speed deployments

A new set of LTE modules will help businesses lower costs and improve device performance for a broad range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

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Bluetooth 5 to quadruple range, double speed, and increase data broadcasting capacity by 800%

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) reported that its next release, coming late 2016 to early 2017, will be called Bluetooth 5 and will include significantly increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity.

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Cyan to acquire Connode to expand global reach and portfolio

Cyan has announced its intention to acquire Sweden’s standards-based software company Connode for an undisclosed sum, subject to shareholder approval.

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ZTE joins hands with LoRa Alliance to help and create the China LoRa Application Alliance

ZTE Corporation, has become an official member of the board of directors of the LoRa® Alliance.

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SIGFOX North America joins IMC trade group ‘to educate’ members on LPWA connectivity

SIGFOX North America, a provider of dedicated connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), has joined the trade association, the IoT M2M Council (IMC) as the group’s newest sustaining company and board member.

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Body-worn cameras gain global appeal, says Beecham report, as non-police apps emerge

Police forces from LA and London to Moscow and Sydney are accelerating the use of body-worn cameras with over 1 million in use by 2021, said a new Beecham Research report published this week.

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ABRY Partners acquires Swedish-Norwegian technology company AddSecure

The Swedish-Norwegian technology company AddSecure has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by ABRY Partners, an American private equity firm.

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Xilinx broadens the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family with streamlined dual-core devices

Xilinx, Inc. has added streamlined dual-core members to the Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC portfolio of devices. The new dual-core (CG) family members round out the Xilinx MPSoC portfolio offering cost and power optimised, dual application- and dual real-time processor combinations.

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Leti Innovation Day to explore new security challenges and responses for a safe connected world

Leti, an institute of CEA Tech, is hosting a one-day conference covering “System Reliability & Security in a Connected World” in Lyon, France, on June 23.

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New study highlights gap between expectation and investment across IoT technologies

A new study commissioned by SAP has, said the company, revealed a strikingly low level of investment in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies among UK manufacturers despite a strong appreciation of its potential.

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Nominet launches IoT solution to guide those with sensory impairments through their daily routines

Nominet, best-known for managing the UK internet infrastructure, announced the availability of free code and instructions for building smart IoT buttons, called ‘Pips’.

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