Purpose-built IoT network extended to Phoenix by Ingenu for smart energy and agriculture

US-based Ingenu Inc., has extended its Machine Network™ to Phoenix, Arizona. With a coverage area of more than 1,850 square miles, the network provides Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to the sixth largest city in the United States, serving a population of over 3.1 million.

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M2M Summit to celebrate 10th anniversary with M2M Alliance’s Academic Day in Dusseldorf

Among the highlights of this year’s M2M Summit in Dusseldorf, Germany (October 5-6) will be talks from Brigitte Zypries, Scott Amyx, and Eric Goodness, the M2M Alliance’s Academic Day, as well as an evening event that reportedly offers good networking opportunities.

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Alabama’s Centralite launches its first consumer brand of connected IoT products

Centralite Systems has introduced a line of connected home products available directly to consumers.

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White Paper looks at how to effectively capture and channel IoT data

The Internet of Things is taking the world by storm with millions of devices coming online every day. Over 13 billion connected devices are predicted to be in existence according to the analysis firm Juniper Research.1 Over 5.5 million new devices are coming online every day, representing a 30 percent increase in the number of

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IoT security is ‘a ticking time bomb’ we’re all living with

Security hit the headlines last week with comments made by Cesare Garlati, chief security strategist at the prpl Foundation, on the lack of progress towards a secure environment for the Internet of Things (IoT). (See our exclusive report: Industry losing patience as regulators fail to keep up with IoT consumer security concerns.) His thoughts just begged

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SpeedCast acquires WINS Ltd to strengthen position in global maritime satcoms

SpeedCast International Limited, has announced the acquisition of WINS Limited. WIN is a Europe-based provider of broadband satellite communications and IT solutions for the maritime sector.

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Ayyeka and SIGFOX claim first channel partnership to enable smart cities across the US

Ayyeka, a technology company developing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions, has claimed a “first-of-its-kind channel partnership in the United States” with SIGFOX, a provider of dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT).

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SOMFY joins ZigBee Alliance board of directors

SOMFY has joined the ZigBee Alliance at the Promoter level and accepted a seat on its Board of Directors.

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IoT data management issues are worrying UK consumer tech vendors

New research findings suggest that 78% of UK consumer technology and hardware vendors expect the Internet of Things (IoT) to have a significant impact on their ability to gather customer insight data across the supply chain.

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Smart cities and the energy transition

Eric Woods is a research director leading Navigant Research’s coverage of smart cities. He has written numerous reports on the smart city markets and technologies. He has 20 years of experience as an analyst and consultant on new technology trends.

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Data theft rising sharply and insider threats are a leading cause, says Ponemon study

Three out of every four organisations have been hit by the loss or theft of important data over the past two years, a sharp increase since 2014. So says a new survey of more than 3,000 employees and IT practitioners across the U.S. and Europe.

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IoT platform revenues will grow to €3bn worldwide by 2021, says Berg Insight

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global third party Internet of Things (IoT) platform market increased 36% to € 610 million in 2015.

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Next-gen car connectivity brings cooperation by HARMAN International and AT&T

HARMAN International Industries Inc., a connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, is to work with mobile network operator AT&T to support the growing connected car ecosystem.

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Emerging platforms for better-integrated M2M deployments

To illustrate the work already being done, Part 2 of this IoT standards article lists five groups that are working to make it easier for M2M applications and devices from different vendors to discover and communicate over diverse networks.

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MapR Technologies announces an equity financing of US$50 million

MapR Technologies, Inc. has announces an equity financing of US$50 million. With this financing, MapR has now raised a total of $194 million in equity.

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Will the Internet of Things kill off passwords?

The tech goliaths Google, Apple and Facebook are all starting to take steps towards killing off password authentication once and for all. They see the opportunity to shore up security while also cutting down the number of password resets that consumers have to deal with.

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