Qualcomm and Meeami claim new development kit can speed creation of mesh Wi-Fi systems with Amazon Alexa built-in

Qualcomm Technologies Inc, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc, has launched the industry’s first development kit for mesh Wi-Fi networks, qualified by Amazon, to integrate the Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). 

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MachNation publishes 2019 IoT Edge ScoreCard that rates 17 IoT edge platform vendors

MachNation is making its 2019 IoT Edge ScoreCard available. This is an in-depth rating of 17 Internet of Things (IoT) edge platform vendors.

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Amazon to acquire Eero to help customers better connect smart home devices

Amazon and Eero announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Eero. Eero’s home mesh Wi-Fi systems set up in minutes and blanket every

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The real-life applications of IoT and why battery life is critical

Smart homes are already becoming the norm. Perhaps the most well-known form of IoT (Internet of Things), technology can automate routine tasks like ordering shopping via an Amazon Dash button to offering

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Guavus buys SQLstream to offer telcos and IIoT real-time analytics and AI from edge to core

Guavus, a Thales company and specialist in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based analytics, has acquired SQLstream. SQLstream is a real-time streaming analytics company based in San Francisco, CA. Terms of the deal

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IoT heralds a new era for the high street

Carefully implemented Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be crucial to transforming the retail experience and preventing further high-street casualties. As retailers around the world count the cost of digital disruption,

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How IoT-enhanced warehouses are changing the supply chain management – Part 3

IoT-based warehouse management, like any other emerging technology, also comes with a few challenges/drawbacks of its own. This is why, despite all the advantages and acceptance by the likes of

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Growing virtual personal assistant market expands significantly into new vehicles, says IHS Markit

Siri and other virtual personal assistants (VPAs) are the latest conveniences to gain popularity and use in today’s vehicles. Nearly 700 million of these software platforms will be enabled in

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How IoT-enhanced warehouses are changing the supply chain management – Part 1

The Internet of Things (IoT) is at the heart of rapid development in all sections of the global economy. Supply chain management and the warehousing industry are no exceptions to

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Enterprise-grade platform launched by Software AG to offer open and integrated suite of cloud services

 At AWS re: Invent 2018 Software AG unveiled Software AG Cloud, an open, enterprise-grade cloud platform. It is designed for building, testing, deploying, and managing everything from simple apps to complex, cloud enabled

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Nano-satellite start-up recognised by AWS as it aims to bring low power IoT connections to remote areas

‘NewSpace’ start-up Hiber was named as the Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) Commercial Startup Launch of 2018 at the AWS re:Invent Conference at the Venetian Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevadaon Sunday.

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Eseye and MikroElektronika launch AnyNet 3G-AA click in US to assist IoT developers

Eseye, a global cellular internet connectivity provider for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and MikroElektronika, a producer and retailer of hardware and software tools for developing embedded systems, have launched

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IoT partner programmes choosing depth over breadth as maturity grows and enrolment falls

In its recent analysis ranking 547 companies on their IoT service capabilities, ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, finds that partner programmes and

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Calix launches mesh-enabled smart home system to boost CSP sales

Calix, Inc. has launched the Calix GigaSpire powered by EXOS, the Experience Operating System. Subscribers are spending more than $2 billion (€1.75 billion) each year with consumer electronics retailers in a quest

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Are smart homes actually safe?

In 2017, online retail giant Amazon revealed its plans to introduce a smart home system that allows couriers to unlock its customer’s doors and leave packages inside.

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XPO Logistics to deploy 5,000 collaborative warehouse robots in North America and Europe

XPO Logistics, Inc, a global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, announced plans to deploy 5,000 intelligent robots throughout its logistics sites in North America and Europe. The robots, which

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