Smart utility challenges must be addressed in pursuit of the smart cities dream

All over the world, societies and industries rely on the supply of energy and water. For energy and particularly electricity, in the past two centuries this has come from industrial scale generation based on fossil fuels. As of the second decade of the new century, it has become a matter of urgency to address challenges

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IoT, IIoT, connected industry and Industry 4.0 come together to create a new model for business

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are both terms describing potentially disruptive technology trends in industrial settings, writes Matt Wopata, a senior analyst at IoT Analytics in an excerpt from the firm’s upcoming ‘Connected Industry and Industry 4.0 Market Report 2018-2023’. Both terms get used often, without clear differentiation and sometimes even

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Utility business and organisational challenges in focus at 25th annual Distributech conference

Blog: February 19, 2015 — The 25th annual Distributech conference, held earlier this month in San Diego, USA, brought together technology vendors and the utilities they serve to review new technologies available in the utilities industry. Jacob Pereira of analysts IHS reports.

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Shift in motivation for M2M adoption identified by Beecham Research

Cambridge, United Kingdom (BUSINESS WIRE) — Beecham Research has released key findings from its latest research, commissioned by Oracle, investigating solution requirements across the M2M value chain worldwide over the next few years.

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Public transport ITS market in Europe expected to reach €1.5 billion by 2016

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the market value for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) deployed in public transport operations in Europe was €0.76 billion in 2011.

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Will eCall drive rapid market growth in automotive M2M communications?

Wellingborough, UK. September 6, 2012 — IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc., forecasts that unit sales of connected vehicles in Western Europe will grow to 15 million units by 2019. This equates to a fitment rate in new vehicles of more than 95%. So says a new IMS report on the automotive telematics market.

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'Smart grids' terminology won't cut it, says Budde. It has to be 'smart energy'

July 4, 2012. BUSINESS WIRE — Research and Markets has published a report entitled ‘Australia – Smart Energy – Trends and analyses 2012’ by Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd. BuddeComm, an independent research and consultancy company focusing on the telecoms market, believes that the term ‘smart grids’ is too narrow.

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NFC-enabled handset shipments reached 30 million units in 2011

Gothenburg, Sweden. March 26, 2012 – According to a new research report by Berg Insight, global sales of handsets featuring Near Field Communication (NFC) increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30 million units. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 87.8%, shipments are forecast to reach 700 million units in 2016.

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Yankee Group report on M2M platforms calls for business model clarity

Boston, Massachusetts, USA — In a new report by Yankee Group entitled ‘M2M Platform Update: 2012 Brings Continued Consolidation’ machine-to-machine (M2M) communications sector analyst, John Keough (pictured) says that the M2M industry has begun 2012 with three announcements aligning pure platform companies with large M2M players, but many still need to clarify their business models.

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