Industry Veteran Stefan Lindvall assumes CEO position at Multi-Tech Systems

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. (MultiTech), a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology platforms supporting applications for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that Stefan Lindvall, has been appointed to the position of CEO at MultiTech. Lindvall, who also serves as president of Connected Development, a wholly owned MultiTech subsidiary, has taken on this additional role in

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Summit Tech showcases RCS-based Home Automation to help operators bridge $16.4bn market

Summit Tech is showcasing a new RCS-based Home Automation and Home Security solution at Mobile World Congress to help mobile operators bridge a market that is estimated to be worth $16.4 billion by 2019.

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AT&T integrates home security & automation controls with the connected car

AT&T’ innovative connected car platform now has the ability to connect to the company’s home security and automation service. It makes AT&T Digital Life the first and only home management system currently integrated with AT&T Drive. This will enable automakers to integrate home security and automation service and pass the benefit on to their customers, so

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LTE for IoT has arrived: Altair disrupts M2M market with new CAT-0, CAT-1 chipsets

Altair Semiconductor, the developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, has announced the sampling of its new FourGee-1160 and FourGee-1150 Category-1 and Category-0 chipsets respectively, paving the way for many IoT applications to deploy commercially as soon as later this year.

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Brite:Bill selected to improve Sprint’s customer billing experience

Brite:Bill has been selected to serve as a billing communications solutions provider for Sprint Corp. As a result, Sprint will be able to enhance customer experience across all channels through transparent, personalised and easy-to-understand billing communications.

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Telit adds ARM Compiler to industry App Zone offering

Telit Wireless Solutions, has announced the availability of the ARM® Compiler as an optional addition to the Telit AppZone, the integrated development environment for its popular GE910, HE910, UE910, UE866 and UL865 cellular modules.

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Connected Traffic Cloud facilitates traffic management to increase road safety

Despite playing a vital role in facilitating the transportation of people and goods, road vehicles are also responsible for 1.24 million fatalities every year – according to the most recent data from the World Health Organisation. And then there’s the cost of traffic congestion – calculated by adding up wasted fuel, time that could be

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Actility announces technology partnership with Swisscom for LoRaWan-based Internet of Things services

Actility is pleased to announce a new technology partnership with telecom provider Swisscom in the area of LPWA/IoT (Internet of Things). The partnership will leverage both companies’ expertise in the area of IoT for the ongoing development of innovative services for emerging markets such as Smart City or Smart Building services.

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Qualcomm joins the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team as technology partner

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., entered a multi-year agreement with the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team to become an official technology partner. The two companies will collaborate to develop new connected car technologies to enhance the team’s on-track performance, utilising Qualcomm’s expertise in mobile as the foundation for development.

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Qualcomm drives future of automotive connectivity with new 4G LTE modems

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), has added the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem (9×40) and Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X5 LTE modem (9×28) to Snapdragon Automotive Solutions to support connectivity across all tiers of the automotive industry. The Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (9×40) is designed to enable auto manufacturers to develop

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‘Fast and energy-efficient’ M2M and IoT connectivity as Teclo Networks and Stream Technologies partner

Teclo Networks, has announced that its S-Series solution has been deployed by Stream Technologies to optimise the flow of data for IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (machine-to-machine) devices to deliver seamless network connections and increase battery lifecycles.

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Advantech embedded WISE-Node and gateway devices for reliable data acquisition into the IoT era

Advantech, a embedded platform and integrated services provider, is pleased to announce the release of its integrated IoT solution—WISE (Wireless IoT Solution Embedded). WISE is a series of node and gateway devices for System Integrators (SI) to build their own IoT environment. With WISE-cloud IoT software built-in, Advantech WISE solution provides remote device management, reliable data acquisition and security protection for many IoT

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CSR expands dual-mode BlueCore® platform with turnkey SoC for Bluetooth® modules and embedded IoT systems

CSR plc has announces the launch of the BlueCore® CSRB5348 dual-mode system on chip (SoC). The new feature rich Bluetooth® Smart compliant platform offers a powerful, versatile and cost-effective solution, making it ideal for a variety of next generation embedded systems and modules. This configurable SoC is ideal for a number of emerging applications in the

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Analysis on Huawei’s Watch and its future, by analyst house IHS Technology

Ian Fogg, head of mobile analysis at IHS Technology, has provided some insight into Huawei’s Watch and their long term aspirations, from the floor of the MWC.

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Sierra Wireless and G&D equip cars with ‘fast, secure, flexible’ solution for Russian ERA-GLONASS

The situation is a nightmare for every driver: an attempt to avoid an animal on the road goes terribly wrong. Within a fraction of a second, the car loses control and crashes. This mostly happens in rural, deserted areas, so precious time can be lost before help gets on the way, especially if the driver

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Summit Tech demonstrates 360° video calling into virtual reality headsets at MWC

Summit Tech will demonstrate 360° video calling with Virtual Reality (VR) headsets at Mobile World Congress this week. This innovative form of communication allows people to see, and look around in an immersive 360° view of the place they are calling, as well as share the VR experience with others in real-time.

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