Addressing key IoT security concerns for manufacturers

The potential of the Internet of Things is no secret: Gartner predicts 20.8 billion things will be connected by 2020. Others say that number could be as high as 50 billion. But connecting technologies in new ways and deploying them in new cyber-physical environments creates countless new security threats.

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Device Authority and Cryptosoft join forces to transform IoT security

Cryptosoft, has announced its acquisition of Device Authority Inc, a Gartner named cool vendor of the year 2015 for Identity and Access Management solutions for IoT, along with additional financing led by Tern plc and Alsop Louie Partners (ALP).

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Cloud-scale DevOps powered by new Red Hat Cloud Suite and OpenStack Platform 8

Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open source solutions, announced the general availability of Red Hat Cloud Suite and Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8. This is designed to bridge the gap between development and operations teams at the scale of cloud computing.

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How to get companies the data they need

“Owner has finished a run and is on her way home”. These 47 characters (spaces included) are pure gold for consumer technology that pegs itself as “smart”, says Denis Vitchevsky at Neura.

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SIGFOX and Omantel join forces to roll out dedicated IoT network in Sultanate of Oman

SIGFOX, a provider of a dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Omantel, a provider of integrated telecommunication services, has announced plans to deploy SIGFOX’s IoT network in the Sultanate.

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What do IoT and smart home device makers need to know to connect their devices to the web?

Worldwide, thousands of technology companies are viewing the Internet of Things and the Smart Home as the Holy Grail for their products and profits. Most industry analysts and leaders are predicting that hundreds of millions of homes will want these new technologies.

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Chinese OEM Bong chooses MicroEJ solutions to develop software

At the Wearable Technology Show in London, UK, MicroEJ® reported that Bong, a Chinese OEM, chose MicroEJ solutions when developing the software for its latest X2 smartwatch.

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NB-IoT – another option in the IoT toolbox

An avalanche of initiatives related to low power wireless networking hit the IoT industry during 2015. At the end of that year, the 3GPP announced that the leading players in the telecom industry had agreed to develop a joint new standard for IoT communications based on existing mobile network infrastructure. The Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) standard is

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Securing the LPWA environment – a step into the unknown?

The arrival of any new communications technology on the scene always poses a conundrum: while it might bring promise improvements in any number of areas, it might also introduce our industry – and our users and customers – to an entirely new set of security vulnerabilities. Recent history shows that, in many cases, appropriate security

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GSMA announces new security guidelines to support growth of the Internet of Things

The GSMA announced the availability of new guidelines designed to promote the secure development and deployment of services in the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market.

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SIGFOX extends global Internet of Things network coverage to Mauritius and French Overseas Territories

SIGFOX, which aims to establish its dedicated Internet of Things network on every continent in 2016 and triple the number of countries covered, announced coverage partnerships with wireless network operators in Mauritius and the French Overseas Territories.

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Making city transport smarter with the smartphone

Smart Cities are all about the implementation and adoption of integrated technology to improve urban life, and there is no better example than the impact the smartphone is having on urban transport systems.

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Service provides set to expand market opportunity with D-Link smart home ecosystem

D-Link is to enable ISPs to accelerate the introduction of ‘fifth play’ services, and a crucial route to enhanced customer loyalty, by offering its smart home ecosystem through telecoms service providers across Europe.

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IoT Evolution

Event date: January 25-28, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL Hear how the IoT will bring about change and opportunity in your company. Meet with a worldwide community of IoT thought leaders, learn how to develop and implement an IoT strategy, meet with potential ecosystem partners, learn from case studies and evaluate IoT products and services from

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The Trusted Execution Environment

Event date: October 12-13, 2015 Santa Clara, California Bringing together service and platform providers, software vendors and device manufacturers, the two-day industry gathering opens with a pre-conference technical workshop for developers on day one.

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GSMA announces Clinton global initiative commitment for GSMA Connected Women Programme

The GSMA has announced its Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action, Connected Women: Accelerating the Female Mobile Economy, at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City. The GSMA and its partners are working together in the Connected Women Programme to accelerate growth of the female digital economy, having already reached 10 million

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