Google unveils Cloud IoT Core service in beta to secure enterprise device management

Google has unveiled a new IoT management platform. Called Cloud IoT Core, it is a fully managed service that reportedly allows users “to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices”.

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oneM2M webinar delivers insight into HPE Universal IoT platform

oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) gave an insight into how oneM2M’s industry standards

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eSIM market projected to increase to almost 1bn shipments by 2021, says IHS Markit

The embedded SIM (eSIM) market is projected to increase nearly nine-fold, from a relatively small base of 108.9 million shipments in 2016 to 986 million shipments in 2021. This is according to the latest research from IHS Markit.

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NXP and Google Cloud use new Cloud IoT Core to connect and manage devices at a global scale

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that its Android Things platform supports the new Google Cloud IoT Core, a fully managed service that allows users to easily and securely connect and manage devices at a global scale.

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We could snuff out DDoS attack by fighting fire with Multefire

Don’t go onto the IoT right now, there’s some demons out there.

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In it to win it: How to get a live IoT in 4 days

This is part 2 of our 3 part “in it to win it” series, the series covers system integrators role in IoT and why and how they can win more IoT projects.

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Silver Spring Networks announces the expansion of its developer programme

At the Internet of Things (IoT) World 2017, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. announced the extension of its developer programme with the introduction of a new developer portal, developer kits and a simulation tool for application development.

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Another Week in IoT: Pilots, investors, judges, engineers and bikers

It’s a funny new world in the Internet of Things (IoT). If you’re me, says Jeremy Cowan, you’re lucky enough to meet a fascinating cross-section of people in a variety of businesses.

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Cisco to buy artificial intelligence company MindMeld for $125 million

Cisco, has announced its intent to acquire MindMeld Inc., a privately held artificial intelligence (AI) company based in San Francisco. MindMeld has pioneered the development of a unique AI platform that enables customers to build intelligent and human-like conversational interfaces for any application or device.

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Vodafone champions ‘Platform IoT and Anything as a Service’ Catalyst at TM Forum Live! in Nice

A Catalyst entitled “A Platform for IoT and Anything as a Service” will take place on Wednesday, May 17 at 2:45pm, during TM Forum Live!, (May 15-18) in Nice, France.

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Mocana raises $11m new funding to defend IoT devices and industrial control systems

Mocana Corporation, a provider of mission-critical IoT security solutions for industrial control systems and the Internet of Things, announced that the company has received $11 million in additional investment from Sway Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Trident Capital Fund and GE Ventures.

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Moving the connected home beyond ‘because we can’

Question One: Did you know the smart home means that your fridge will be able to order milk? Question Two: Do you care?

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u‑blox claims significant size and cost savings with ‘ultra small’ RPMA module

u‑blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced SARA‑S200 , one of the smallest modules for the Machine Network™, based on RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access), a low‑power wide‑area (LPWA) technology.

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Connected devices have never been more at risk from attackers

It was because of the growing security risks surrounding these devices last year that a number of internet criminals were able to weaponise them and as a result, take a number of websites and services offline by launching DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks.

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People Power closes its Series B funding, with funds from innogy SE and Origin Energy

Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, People Power, announced its Series B-1 financing.

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