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Could FWA be the answer to keeping people connected during the global pandemic?
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it’s important to step back and recognise the huge effort being made to limit its potential for disruption. From British Gas using its logistics network to deliver supplies to food banks, to teachers using empty D&T classrooms to make face shields for NHS workers, it’s clear that while the pandemic is undoubtedly
Read moreSmart thermostats gain traction in Europe and North America
Berg Insight, the M2M/IoT market research provider, released new findings about the smart thermostat market. The number of North American and European homes with a smart thermostat grew by 67% to 10.1 million in 2016.
Read moreOperators are still wrestling with service differentiation and asking ‘Who will make the money in IoT?’
One of the problems with the Internet of Things (IoT), says Robin Kent, director of Adax, is that not all network operators have figured out how to make money from it. Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of IoT Now listens again to a voice of experience.
Read moreSmart technology : Building a more affordable home
The UK government has unveiled a new strategy to build 250,000 more affordable homes, following an admission in February 2017 that England’s housing market is “broken.”
Read moreThe IoT revolution explained: It’s not about smart hairbrushes, whistles or toothbrushes
OK, so that’s what the Internet of things (IoT) is NOT about. Here Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of IoT Now, asks Pilgrim Beart what is really being achieved with IoT. He should know. Not only is Pilgrim DevicePilot’s CEO he is described as the man behind the smart home technology Hive which was sold to British Gas in 2015
Read moreInsurance and the IoT – The opportunity and threat
The Internet of Things has already infiltrated the consumer market with every day smart products, such as your thermostat, remote control and alarm system.
Read moreDriving business growth with the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has seen new products and services launching and being developed at pace in the past 12 months. To take advantage of the opportunities from IoT, companies need be open to changing traditional systems, procedures, processes and ways of communicating.
Read moreThe 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 every day. For anyone eager to explore this market, it’s important to understand the factors behind this growth and how to solve for this segment.
Read moreNo let up in M&As as British Gas acquires AlertMe for £65m and ARM buys Dutch IoT security firm Offspark
London & Cambridge, UK – AlertMe announced on Friday it has agreed the sale of the company to British Gas (part of the Centrica plc group) in a deal said to be worth UK£65 million (US$100 million). This news follows on the heels of ARM’s purchase of Offspark, a Dutch IoT communications security company.
Read moreAlertMe’s online and smartphone remote heating control now available from British Gas
London, UK. July 9, 2012 — Smart home technology company, AlertMe, has today announced that its online and smartphone-enabled Remote Heating Control service is available in the UK exclusively from British Gas.
Read moreBritish Gas selects Navetas for electric vehicle energy measurement initiative in UK homes
Energy management company Navetas has been awarded a contract by British Gas to help roll out a new initiative that will enable households within a Plugged in Places region to understand how much energy their electric vehicle consumes.
Read moreBerg Insight says smart-meter penetration in Europe will reach 52% by 2016
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.4 percent between 2010 and 2016
Read moreG4S wins smart meter data management contract
G4S Utility Services is to provide Macquarie with a fully accredited meter asset provider (MAP) system with an ongoing data management service.
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