Industry Report About Internet of Things

IoT is not being secured for the long term, says Beecham Research report

There is growing concern within the IoT sector that security demands our urgent attention if the industry is to avert a crisis in confidence. Unless the Internet of Things (IoT ) is made secure from end-to-end for all users, both at consumer and enterprise levels, we risk seeing IoT appearing in disaster headlines that will

‘What do we know about Apple Pay?’ asks UL

Apple has announced Apple Pay as their mobile payment solution. In this paper UL, the safety science company, describe what they know about Apple Pay in both technical and organisational context, as well as what questions still remain to be answered.

The 4G-enabled car is the next hot ‘consumer device’

LTE possesses the speed, low latency and IP-connectivity (voice, video and data are all transmitted over IP), to enable a whole new generation of high-quality invehicle applications supporting attractive video-rich communication, navigation, information, entertainment and location-based services for driver and passengers.

Industrial IoT offers significant opportunity for growth of digital services

The Industrial Internet of Things represents a tremendous opportunity for innovative companies looking to unlock new revenue sources by packaging their products with new digital services, says Accenture in its new report, “Driving Unconventional Growth through the Industrial Internet of Things.”

AT&T Drive Studio and Ericsson release global study on connected car buyer

The AT&T Drive Studio and Ericsson released data from a new study documenting the significant influence that connected car features and services are expected to have on customers’ vehicle purchase decisions in the future. The data was sourced from customers likely to purchase a car in the next five years in the United States, Germany,

Launch of the iWatch expected to galvanise the fledgling new sector

New findings from leading hi-tech analysts, Juniper Research, has revealed that the global retail revenue from smart wearable devices will treble by 2016, before reaching $53.2 billion by 2019. The market will be driven by an increase in sales of premium smart watches and smart glasses over the next five years.

‘We’re 9 meals from anarchy’: Take the cybersecurity threat to IoT seriously, says Beecham report

London, UK. September 10, 2014 – IoT security “must evolve significantly for the long term” if we are to avert critical impacts from terrorism and cyber warfare. This demands an in-depth defence plan applying lessons learned from ‘traditional’ hacking attacks. So says an interim report from Beecham Research, whose authors warned M2M Now that “we’re

Costs for renewable distributed generation on the decrease

Global Smart Grid Federation’s world-wide overview on distributed generation

Vodafone report shows adoption of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) on the rise in the Americas

Vodafone announced findings for the Americas from its second annual ‘M2M Adoption Barometer,’ a global survey of the machine-to-machine (M2M) market. The study finds that M2M adoption has increased by more than 80% globally in the last year and predicts that more than half of companies in the Americas will implement M2M by 2016.

The Internet of Things will keep demand for standalone Bluetooth ICs strong, says ABI Research

Oyster Bay, New York, USA, (Business Wire) – According to a report by ABI Research, the share of standalone Bluetooth ICs will be about 40% by the end of 2014, down from 42% in 2013, and by the end of 2019 that share will remain at 40%. The steady market share of standalone Bluetooth IC market

Installed base of fleet management systems to reach 5.9 million in Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe by 2018

Gothenburg, Sweden, July 4, 2014 – According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe was 2.9 million in Q4-2013.

Servitisation heralds greater importance for M2M and a more fraught decision-making process

Today, Vodafone publishes its annual M2M Barometer, supported by Circle Research, which undertook the surveying, and Machina Research, which provided market insight on the results.

Asia-Pac overtakes US in Vodafone M2M Adoption Barometer as connected consumer electronics surge

London, UK. July 3, 2014 — Vodafone today published its second annual ‘M2M Adoption Barometer’, a global survey of the machine-to-machine (M2M) market, which finds that M2M adoption has increased by more than 80%, with over a fifth of companies now actively using the technology.

IHS report reveals Bosch as world’s top auto MEMS supplier in 2013

El Segundo, California, USA, June 27, 2014 — Last year, Bosch of Germany was the world’s top supplier of automotive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors, a market in which shipments continue to expand strongly but where revenue was being squeezed by marked price erosion, according to a new report from IHS Technology.

M2M CSP Benchmarking Report 2014: globalisation, strategic reinvention and a gradual move towards IoT are the key themes, and Vodafone retains top spot

Vodafone maintains its position as the number one global CSP for machine-to-machine, with AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica making up the top tier. The last year has seen an evolution in operators’ approach to the M2M market from ‘global’ to ‘multi-local’ with implications for CSPs large and small.

China leads global connected living market with over 50 million M2M connections, finds new GSMA report

China is the global leader in the adoption of M2M technology with over 50 million connections or more than one quarter of the total M2M market in 2013, according to “How China is Set for Global M2M Leadership”, a new report issued today by the GSMA.

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