Giesecke & Devrient and Telefónica to offer eSIM management for consumer devices

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) teamed up with Telefónica at Mobile World Congress 2016, which took place from February 22 to 25 in Barcelona, to introduce a solution for eSIM management in the consumer sector.

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Avnet introduces Agate IoT solution in the Americas

Avnet, Inc. a global technology distributor, has introduced the Agate™ IoT Solution, a family of integrated kits designed to lower the cost of long-life connected gateway and network edge device development for OEMs.

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Inmarsat and Actility partner to deliver single, global platform for Internet of Things

Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, is partnering with Actility, providers in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN), and a founding member of the LoRa Alliance, to enable an end-to-end IoT solution to connect assets over public and private networks, anywhere in the world.

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NEXT Biometrics and Arrow Electronics introduce turnkey biometric security for Windows 10 IoT platform

NEXT Biometrics Group ASA, a provider in high-quality low-cost fingerprint sensors, and Arrow Electronics, a global electronics distributor, are targeting the fast growing Internet of Things (IoT) market with a new turnkey biometric solution for Windows 10, NEXT announced at the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, this week.

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Ford drivers just say ‘I need a coffee!’ to find cafés as SYNC 3 comes to Europe

Ford Motor Company launched its new SYNC 3 communications and entertainment system in Europe, allowing drivers to control their connected smartphones, audio, navigation, and climate functions with more conversational voice commands.

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Huawei and Vodafone partner to create ‘world’s first’ strategic NB-IoT Open Lab

Huawei and Vodafone have agreed to establish NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) Open Lab.

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CloudOne wins 2016 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding IBM Watson Health Solution

CloudOne , a proivider of enterprise applications to the cloud and a platform for IoT services and solutions, was named a winner of a 2016 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding IBM Watson Health Solution.

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How to provide continuous security and protect our privacy online

In this exclusive interview with ForgeRock, VP of Emerging Technology, Eve Maler tells IoT Now what organisations can do to better protect customer information online.

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Gemalto aims to bring profitable security to IoT at Mobile World Congress 2016

Gemalto, a provider in digital security, is showing visitors to its stand at Mobile World Congress 2016 (Hall 5,Stand 5A80), how to make the Internet of Things (IoT) secure, profitable and accessible.

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Semtech and Digimondo announce roll-out of LoRaWAN™IoT network for Embedded World 2016 in Germany

Semtech Corporation, a supplier of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors, will demonstrate a LoRaWAN™ Internet of Things (IoT) network deployed by Digimondo, a subsidiary of E.ON, an international energy supplier, at Embedded World 2016 on February 23-25 in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Nokia aims to strengthen its IoT security portfolio with planned purchase of Canada’s Nakina Systems

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain — Nokia plans to acquire Canadian software firm Nakina Systems for an undisclosed sum to reinforce its position in security.

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Juniper Research announces Technology & Innovation winners of Future Digital Awards 2016

The winners of this year’s Future Digital Awards for Technology & Innovation were announced.

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Microsoft to kickstart consumer smart glasses market from 2017, boosting shipments to over 12 million by 2020

A study by Juniper Research shows that over 12 million consumer smart glasses will ship in 2020, with the majority of growth occurring after 2017. This is compared to less than a million devices shipped in 2016, from a variety of vendors.

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GSMA announces new security guidelines to support growth of the Internet of Things

The GSMA announced the availability of new guidelines designed to promote the secure development and deployment of services in the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market.

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SIGFOX extends global Internet of Things network coverage to Mauritius and French Overseas Territories

SIGFOX, which aims to establish its dedicated Internet of Things network on every continent in 2016 and triple the number of countries covered, announced coverage partnerships with wireless network operators in Mauritius and the French Overseas Territories.

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Ease of Use and Mobile First are at the heart of Digi’s new M2M strategy

With IoT Now granted sole access to Digi’s normally closed customer conference, we ask the CEO and COO their strategy for growing an M2M hardware provider. In Part 2 of Jeremy Cowan’s report the new emphasis is on service and scalability.

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