LPRS chosen by Link Labs to distribute LoRa-based IoT connectivity products, names new MD

LPRS (Low Power Radio Solutions), worldwide radio specialists supplying high reliability wireless solutions, has been appointed by Link Labs to sell its market leading LoRaTM  range of wireless modules and gateways.

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Future smart ‘things’ to be co-operative, emotional and lucrative, say CW speakers

The process of providing connectivity and functionality to ‘things’ no longer represents a challenge in the modern digital era.

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Growth projections and smart thermostats: What makes sense?

With the introduction of the Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011, many manufacturers have brought connected and smart thermostats to the market, in an attempt to capture or maintain market share.

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New Qube smart bulb with built-In Wi-Fi dramatically lowers smart lighting cost

Wouldn’t it be great to wake up to a cool blue light during a sunny morning and come home to a warm sunset lighting mood in the evening? With Qube™ smart light bulbs, you can do just that. The new Qube, a 24/7 connected Smart Bulb with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), ensures

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Wistiki launches Philippe Starck designed tracking decives to find lost items from smartphone

Wistiki has launched the FOUND YOU! a collection of four premium and intuitively connected accessories, designed by the designer, Philippe Starck, that helps to find items from the smartphone.

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Child Angel selects Intel and Arkessa to connect new IoT wearable device with life-saving potential

A new wearable child locator device is being launched enabling parents to safely give their children some of the freedom they crave. The Child Angel solution uses cutting-edge machine-to-machine (M2M) and embedded processor technology from Arkessa and Intel to deliver highly accurate location readings securely to the parents’ smartphones maintaining parental peace of mind in

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Smart cities: The next frontier

Across the region, cities are racing to make themselves ‘smarter’. By harnessing the power of computing, networks and big data, their aim is to improve living standards for citizens and reduce the impact of urbanisation on the environment.

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Kii IoT platform collaborates with Kyocera to power ‘Daily Support’ wearable smart healthcare device and service

Kii has announced a strategic collaboration with Kyocera Corporation to develop a cloud-based healthcare monitoring service and smart device combination called ‘Daily Support’. Kyocera selected Kii as a cloud partner because of the wide variety of features suitable for its business model and global deployment availability.

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Cyan wins Smart Metering, ICT & Data Management Award

Cyan has won the Smart Metering, ICT & Data Management Award at the European Utility Week 2015 Awards for its CyLec® retrofit smart metering module – designed for the power sector in emerging economies.

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Avnet boosts global IoT services offering in the Americas with Aeris deal

Avnet, Inc. has announced a new agreement in the Americas with Aeris. Avnet can now offer customers in all IoT markets – including automotive, fleet, health care, utilities, industrial and telematics – a unified platform to manage cellular connectivity across LTE, GSM and CDMA networks.

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‘Meds Companion’ aims to improve patient health and cut healthcare costs

The Advanced Digital Institute (ADI) has launched Meds Companion, a product designed to help patients to take their medication on time and develop an effective routine.

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Gemalto joins European Network for Cyber Security to secure critical energy grids

Gemalto has joined the European Network for Cyber-Security (ENCS). As an ENCS partner, Gemalto is providing support and expertise to European utilities managing the security and privacy challenges of large-scale smart grid and smart metering deployments.

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‘No other standard addresses IoT platform harmonisation like oneM2M,’ says HPE

Q: Let’s begin with an overview of your role in HPE and IoT market priorities. Jeff Edlund (JE): I’m the CTO of HPE’s Communications & Media Solutions unit which focuses on software driven services for telecoms carriers, network operators and service providers. We supply many of the software components that go into carrier networks.

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Bluetooth Europe panel sees opportunities and pitfalls in the Internet of Things

The recent Bluetooth Europe 2015  event in London included an expert speaker panel not afraid to speak their minds on smart homes, doubts about telcos, and the challenge of maintaining 50 billion devices.

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‘Criminal’ attitude of car makers, Asimov’s Law and vulnerable utilities scrutinised by McNiel

Technological leaps are meat and drink to these columns. But today Jim McNiel doesn’t seem to want to talk about that, so much as how to use the leaps. As global chief marketing officer of newly enlarged NetScout he’s well placed to discuss both.

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New contract for Aidon in Norway covers 165,000 metering points

Nettalliansen, an alliance consisting of 26 Norwegian energy distribution companies, entered in July into contract for the delivery of a new automated electricity metering solution. The contract was signed between Nettalliansen and Embriq as the prime contractor. The selected solution is based on Aidon technology.

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