IoT News

On April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day, the annual worldwide event that drives awareness and support for the environmental protection movement.

The Internet of Things has come a long way in the five years since the first IoT Day in 2011. But, there is a darker side to its success, with thousands of high-profile hacks having been carried out on connected devices.

Telenor Connexion has announced the expansion of its IoT solutions offering with the release of its new Big Data Analytics tool: ARTS (Advanced Real-time troubleshooting ToolSet).

Orange Business Services has partnered with UK-based start-up Konetik to help it launch an aftermarket plug-and-play fleet management solution.

Alpha Micro Components announced the availability of SARA-U201, the smallest cellular module available supporting 2G and 3G. The SARA-U201 is pin and form factor compatible with u-blox’s other region-specific 2G and 3G variants, such as the 2G SARA-G350, also available through Alpha Micro.

Novotech Technologies, a distributor of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) / Internet of Things (IoT) products, services and solutions, has appointed Joe Cosentino to the position of sales director, effective April 11, 2016.

HGI announced the publication of three new documents that provide clear guidance to manufacturers about service provider requirements for Home Gateways in regards to Wi-Fi technology requirements, Wi-Fi system requirements and service support through software modularity.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Oulu are building a globally unique technology and pilot environment, in which businesses and researchers can together develop new industrial internet solutions.

A new report published by Allied Market Research titled, Europe Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Market – Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2021, projects that the European Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS) market will grow at a CAGR of 38.0% from 2015 to 2021.

IAR Systems® announced that the development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® now supports the Wireless Gecko SoCs from Silicon Labs.

Welcome to the IoT Universe where the IoT Global Network will progressively list and profile the main influencers of the IoT standards and regulatory ecosystem.

Arqiva, Webthings and Flexeye has announced the launch of Smart Neighbourhood@Broomhill – a ground breaking demonstrator project with River Clyde Homes (RCH) and led by HouseMark.

Technology is transforming the way that healthcare facilities now operate. Historically, environmental services tackled tasks such as restocking bath tissue, refilling soap dispensers as well as managing supply orders and staffing through room-to-room checks.

IoT comes to the enterprise: An agent of change for better business communications Here’s what I think we need, says David Gurle of Symphony: Communications platforms designed, from the ground up, to filter and prioritise messages.

SIGFOX, a provider of a dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Omantel, a provider of integrated telecommunication services, has announced plans to deploy SIGFOX’s IoT network in the Sultanate.

Telco and tech firms spent more than US$31 billion on IoT-related investments and acquisitions between 2011 and 2015, according to new research from Ovum.