Williamson appointed CEO at Cambridge-based wireless network design provider, Ranplan

Alastair Williamson has been appointed as CEO at Cambridge-based, wireless network design provider, Ranplan.

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Cardholder-sized personal safety device combines u-blox cellular and GNSS technologies

MCM Electronics Pty Ltd, has announced the launch of a new personal safety device, developed in collaboration with u-blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips.

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Addnode Group sets up software company to focus on e-health and pharmacy solutions

Addnode Group, has established a new subsidiary called Pharmasolutions AS. The company has initiated a partnership with Canella AB and consulting company EY Norway. Together they aim to deliver software within the e-health area to the Norwegian market focusing on the pharmacy industry.

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Brighter teams up with Sanmina to manufacture connected diabetes monitoring device

Brighter announced a partnership with Sanmina to produce the first generation of Actiste®, a connected diabetes device that allows users to monitor blood sugar, inject insulin and log blood sugar levels and insulin doses in a single device.

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Telematics Wireless and Pangea partner to provide smart street lighting solutions

Telematics Wireless Ltd. (Telematics) and Pangea have announced a partnership to provide Cellular Connectivity for Smart Street Lighting Solutions.

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Globetouch wins GSMA award for ‘Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Lifestyle’

Globetouch, announced that its CloudSIM solution for the connected car was recently named the winner of the prestigious GSMA Asia Mobile Award for ‘Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Lifestyle’.

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The Internet of Things is about to shake up the home brew industry

One of the world’s biggest manufacturers of home brew beer products is launching an automated system that uses Wi-Fi, precise temperature control and patented end of fermentation technology to brew beer at the push of a button.

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Smart Diapers and Sleep Tight take top two places at sensors show hackathon

Parents of infants and toddlers may soon feel a little less anxious about their kids’ well-being after two Anaren Atmosphere-inspired engineering teams designed wearable wireless monitoring systems to measure a child’s temperature, diaper (nappy) condition, and sleep pattern.

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New relationships with things, Part 3 – Polyamorous retail and product monogamy: The future of our relationships

Products – and our relationships with them – are constantly changing. Marketers have long sought to encourage a sense of brand loyalty, but the future of product marketing will rely on the purchaser developing a connection directly with a product, led by conversations between person and item.

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Digi International key supplier of world’s first zero emission capable London taxi from Frazer-Nash

Digi International® has highlighted its role in the development of Ecotive’s Range Extended Electric (REE) Metrocab taxi -the only zero-emissions-capable black cab currently operating in London.

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Smart cities to ease traffic congestion, saving 4.2bn man-hours per year by 2021

Juniper Research has found that smart traffic management and smart parking initiatives, will save some 4.2 billion man-hours annually by 2021 – equivalent to each city driver saving nearly an entire working day per year.

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Creating new relationships, Part 2: Through connected technologies, data and you

In the near future, technology – specifically, technologies wrapped up as the Internet of Things (IoT) – will allow companies to give products their own voices and stories. This will give the products a perceived sense of agency, encouraging consumers to develop relationships with the items.

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u-blox Untethered Dead Reckoning technology now in the smallest form-factor

u-blox announced the availability of its miniature Untethered Dead Reckoning (UDR) receiver EVA-M8E.

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The three growth factors of the Smart Home market

The largest share of the IoT pie is taken up by Smart Home devices. Products like Nest and Hue are seen as pioneers, and we see new innovations following suit every day. For anyone eager to explore this market, it’s important to understand the factors behind this growth and how to solve for this segment.

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Qualcomm enhances location platform for IoT, automotive and telematics through Galileo satellites

Qualcomm Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is supporting the European Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) broadly in its product portfolios.

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Creating new relationships with the Things we buy – Part 2: The desirability of connected products

In the near future, technology – specifically, technologies wrapped up as the Internet of Things (IoT) – will allow companies to give products their own voices and stories. This will give the products a perceived sense of agency, encouraging consumers to develop relationships with the items.

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