Smart home services for international operators launched by Germany’s ABOX42

ABOX42 GmbH, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and Hybrid-DVB Set-Top-Box platforms, has introduced its new Smart Home solution ABOX42.IO for international operators to the Smart Home market.

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Smart home manufacturers to show ULE developments in Berlin

The number of smart home solutions based on Ultra-Low Energy (ULE) technology is increasing rapidly.

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The lightbulb is dead, long live the smart bulb

The era of the humble, dumb lightbulb may soon be over. These days smart lightbulbs are being made for home and business, and look set to make a significant contribution

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Huawei joins ZigBee Alliance as a Promoter, takes seat on Board of Directors

The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT), reported that Shenzhen, China-based ICT solutions provider,

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Installed base of fleet management systems in Europe will reach 10.6m by 2020, says Berg Insight

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Europe was 5.3 million in Q4-2015, according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm

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Revenue from smart audio hardware to increase from $1.4 billion to $5.5 billion by 2020

A new study by Juniper Research has found that revenue from smart audio hardware will more than triple over the next four years, rising from an estimated $1.4 billion this year to

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What will Sabio spend its €35m warchest on? CEO Roberts talks to IoT Now

Customer contact specialist Sabio recently secured a multi-million pound investment from UK-based growth investor, Lyceum Capital. The company now plans to grow through acquisitions for which it has raised £30

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Alabama’s Centralite launches its first consumer brand of connected IoT products

Centralite Systems has introduced a line of connected home products available directly to consumers.

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Emerging platforms for better-integrated M2M deployments

To illustrate the work already being done, Part 2 of this IoT standards article lists five groups that are working to make it easier for M2M applications and devices from

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Connected home trends around the world

At present, North America leads the world connected home market. Favourable conditions for development — such as the recovery of the residential market — higher adoption rate of security systems

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How many smart lightbulbs does it take to make a connected home?

By all accounts, the vision of the connected home is still alive and well. That futuristic home where appliances are self-aware and interconnectivity between the physical and online worlds is

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Three IoT lessons from the Softbank acquisition of ARM

The news that Softbank, one of Japan’s leading telecoms operators, has made a move to acquire ARM, one of the strongest technology companies to come out of Britain has shaken

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New identity platform kills the password and ushers in ‘frictionless’ user experience, says ForgeRock

ForgeRock®, has released a new edition of the ForgeRock Identity Platform to enable organisations to orchestrate secure, frictionless user experiences using push authentication.

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IoT industry needs to focus on demand rather than need, concludes FWIC

The Internet of Things industry is confusing need with demand said Mischa Dohler, Professor King’s College London and co-founder of Worldsensing, in an opening session at this week’s CW 8th

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Smart home OEM Skyworth Digital establishes Latin America HQ and factory in Mexico

Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co. LTD., a STB and smart home solution provider, announced a major investment in the Latin America region, with the opening of a new headquarters and

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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

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