IoT News
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.
Read moreM2M 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.
Read moreAlabama’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.
Read moreWhite 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
Read moreIoT 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
Read moreSpeedCast 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.
Read moreAyyeka 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).
Read moreSOMFY 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.
Read moreIoT 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.
Read moreSmart 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.
Read moreData 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.
Read moreIoT 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.
Read moreNext-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.
Read moreEmerging 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.
Read moreMapR 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.
Read moreWill 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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