In the IoT age a unified approach to fraud management and security matters more than ever

In today’s increasingly connected society, it is easier than ever before for fraudsters to wreak havoc. According to Juniper Research, by 2020 there will be close to 40 billion connected devices on the planet, and with this increasing number of connected devices we are also seeing a rise in fraud risks, such as through IoT

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Sierra Wireless claims lowest-power consumption LTE gateway

Sierra Wireless, a provider of fully integrated end-to-end solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, announced availability of the high-performance AirLink® RV50X LTE-Advanced industrial gateway.

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NeuroMetrix receives CE mark certification for Quell wearable pain relief device

NeuroMetrix, Inc. announced that the CE (Conformité Européenne) Certificate for Quell® has been received from TŰV SŰD Product Service GmbH, which is one of the Notified Bodies responsible for reviewing and approving new products.

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Avnet enhances security capability for MicroZed Industrial IoT Kit

Avnet, Inc, a global technology distributor, released an add-on module and reference design for its MicroZed™ Industrial IoT Kit, bringing Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security capabilities for platform integrity,

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Open source foundation joins forces with smart home and building organisation to advance security

The not-for-profit prpl Foundation, an open-source, community-driven, collaborative, foundation with a focus on enabling next-generation datacentre-to-device portable software and virtualised architectures, announced a significant collaboration with the Continental Automated Buildings Association.

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eSIM solution for IoT connected devices shown at ARM TechCon by Oasis Smart SIM

Oasis demonstrated the cellular connectivity solution made for mobile network operators (MNOs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) during the recent ARM TechCon show in Santa Clara, California. The solution is said to be based on the enhanced version of HeliOS Embedded SoftSIM product running on an ARM based chip.

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Deutsche Telekom sees 900,000 routers go offline after possible failure of cyberattack

Almost 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were hit by network outages — an attack reportedly aimed at hijacking consumer routers, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

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Build digital trust to unleash the full commercial potential of IoT

The API revolution is fuelling digital transformation across a spectrum of industries and opening the way for new IoT use cases. But capturing the full commercial potential of the IoT will depend on addressing lingering consumer concerns over consent and privacy, explains Eve Maler

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The Internet of Things: Focus on quality of experience

The Internet is in the middle of a massive expansion of new end points, with predictions showing that consumers and enterprises will potentially interact with upwards of 50 billion new devices, many with multiple connected sensors that interact within the device as well as externally.

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Dynamic Spectrum Alliance appoints Gude as new president

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance announced a new phase in its history, with the appointment of Kalpak Gude as the Alliance’s president. This exciting development comes at a time when the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance is witnessing continued growth, including the recent addition of 11 new members across four continents.

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Hitachi and ELES agree common smart grids and smart communities action for Slovenia

Hitachi, Ltd. and ELES, d.o.o. announced that they have agreed to undertake a joint project on smart grids and smart community business in Slovenia.

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Floodgate IoT security toolkit for edge devices launched by Icon Labs

Icon Labs, a provider of security solutions for IoT and edge devices, has introduced its new Floodgate IoT Security Toolkit.

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Address the device management dilemma with cloud-based device management

Of all the challenges presented by IoT, device management is one of the most complex. In the industrial IoT sector, for each of the widelydiffering device types connected to an IoT network, the device management platform must provide what is in effect a lifecycle management function, from activation to decommissioning.

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Nominet and Microsoft join forces to get the African continent online using TV white space spectrum

Nominet and Microsoft have announced that they are to use Nominet’s dynamic spectrum management technology to deliver broadband in the African continent.

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Is 5G on cloud nine?

Are you looking forward to 2020? No, I am not talking about the next American presidential election! It is the year, according to some, when the first 5G commercial networks could go live. For many telecoms operators 2020 can’t come soon enough.

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Installed base of active cargo tracking units to reach 8.1m by 2020, says Berg Insight

Berg Insight, has released a new market report covering the cargo tracking market. It indicates that the number of active tracking devices deployed for cargo loading units including trailers, intermodal containers, air cargo containers, cargo boxes and pallets reached 2.9 million worldwide in 2015.

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