‘Criminal’ attitude of car makers, Asimov’s Law and vulnerable utilities scrutinised by McNiel

Technological leaps are meat and drink to these columns. But today Jim McNiel doesn’t seem to want to talk about that, so much as how to use the leaps. As

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Ingenu CEO explains why he’s rebranding On-Ramp and what it will mean for IoT users

John Horn, formerly CEO of RacoWireless until its acquisition by KORE in November 2014, talks to M2M Now’s editorial director, Jeremy Cowan about the changes he is making in his

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On-Ramp Wireless rebrands as Ingenu and launches US-wide M2M wireless public network

CTIA Super Mobility, Las Vegas, NV, USA. September 9, 2015 — On-Ramp Wireless today announced a corporate relaunch changing the company’s name to Ingenu, and expanding its executive team. Ingenu

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CSR aims for cost-effective low power Bluetooth Smart connection to smart homes

CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) has announced the latest version of its Bluetooth® Smart solution for the smart home – CSRmesh® Home Automation. The latest software release adds sensor

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GreenPeak celebrates over 100 million ZigBee chips delivered to the Smart Home market

GreenPeak Technologies, a low power RF semiconductor company, has announced that it has shipped more than 100 million IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee chips into the smart home market.

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Ericsson’s innovations aim to speed the adoption of the Internet of Things

A globe-spanning network for the Internet of Things (IoT) has been built over the past 20 years that provides the coverage, security and reliability needed to connect us and bring

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Retail spend on Internet of Things to reach US$2.5bn by 2020, says Juniper Research report

New data from Juniper Research has revealed that retailers seeking to capitalise on IoT (Internet of Things) technologies will spend an estimated US$2.5 billion in hardware and installation costs. That

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Digi International and Digi-Key introduce new XBee wireless connectivity

Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII), the M2M solutions expert, and Digi-Key Electronics, a provider of electronic component selection, availability and delivery, announced the availability of the Digi XBee® Wireless Connectivity Kit

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SpeedCast selected by interoil to deliver highly available and flexible field connectivity solutions

SpeedCast International Ltd, a telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC; POMSoX: IOC),

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Zebra introduces smart, non-invasive way for hospitals to track, provide real-time feedback on heart patients

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a provider in solutions and services that provide real-time visibility into organizations’ assets, people and transactions, and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in Leiden, the Netherlands announced

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Risk Technology expands into Philippines with TouchMedia partnership

Next generation telematics specialist, Risk Technology, continues its international expansion following an exclusive partnership with TouchMedia in the Philippines. TouchMedia is one of the region’s leading systems integrators, with significant

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Zoom® achieves PTCRB and FCC certification for 14.4 Mbps cellular modem with GPS

Zoom Telephonics (OTCQB: ZMTP) announced that it has achieved PTCRB and FCC 15B certification for its model 4575 14.4 Mbps cellular modem with GPS. 

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u-blox introduces TOBY-L201, a 150 Mbps 4G LTE and WCDMA module with multi-carrier support

u-blox, a provider in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announces TOBY-L201, the world’s first 4G LTE Cat 4 module with 3G WCDMA fall-back, which works on AT&T and Verizon networks. 

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M2M cloud-based platform will expand the cellular M2M connections and services market in the US through 2019

Technavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the cellular M2M connections and services market in the US, which is expected to grow at a CAGR exceeding 25%

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Redpine Signals introduces WyzBee platform to accelerate IoT development and adoption

Redpine Signals has launched what it describes as, “the world’s first comprehensive IoT platform for device makers – the WyzBee platform – that includes a flexible hardware platform, development environment

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Pioneering wireless? SmartHub? Aims to become the must-have router for smart homes of the future

A pioneering wireless router is making waves on Indiegogo, as a crowdfunding campaign gains momentum in its attempt to give the humble home router a much-needed facelift.

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