Mobile network architecture redesign proposed by Core Network Dynamics to avoid IoT network overload

Mobile core network software start-up Core Network Dynamics (CND) announced a solution to the looming mobile network traffic overload problem expected to arise from the projected massive influx of IoT devices.

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Why the Internet of Things is a can of worms and how to keep it sealed

Innocuous devices that the Internet of Things search engine Shodan recently found to be vulnerable to cyber attacks include a teddy bearable to remotely send voice messages and a doorbell with a video monitor that can be remotely accessed by a phone. Unchanged default passwords and poor app configuration were discovered as the most prominent

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Enterprise IoT: Two disparate worlds unified in the Cloud – Pt 1

Applications are created and deployed in OT domains. They operate in IT domains, alongside or incorporated in mainstream business processes like ERP. Seamless integration between these disparate worlds is a mandatory IoT requirement.

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IoT Innovations at CES 2016 presented a host of new challenges for the network

At CES this year, one of the key topics has been Internet of Things adoption. The IoT has gone from an industry buzzword to a very real phenomenon affecting every one of us.

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Who will service the billions of IoT devices?

In less than five years, Gartner tells us that there will be more than 26 billion different connected devices in our homes, cars and businesses. All designed to make our lives easier and facilitate tasks for us – and that figure doesn’t even include personal computers, tablets and smartphones.

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Connectivity on the edge

There is a technological tsunami heading straight to the centre of the mobile telecoms world. IoT promises a deluge of connected “things”, from smart water meters and remote perimeter access control systems to traffic congestion monitors and the intelligent home.

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The Internet of Things is more than just a buzzword

According to Gartner, IoT revenue from products and services will exceed $300 billion in 2020. IDC forecasts that the worldwide market for IoT solutions will grow to $7.1 trillion by 2020. Every major player from the software industry is investing in IoT. Platform companies such as Amazon, Google, IBM, and Microsoft are building platforms to

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Will IoT help change the future of lighting?

With technology advancing at such a dramatic rate, Anthony Fulgoni, EMEA Business Development, at IoT cloud development platform Kii, asks how much the Internet of Things can influence the development of smart lighting?

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Speed and agility of the essence to capitalise on IoT opportunities in 2016, predicts Wireless Logic

With 5.5 million devices forecast to be connected daily next year (according to Gartner research), 2016 is shaping up to be a transitory year for the M2M/IoT sector as the hype transitions to a more mainstream reality, predicts Wireless Logic.

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Are smart home / workplace applications anywhere near widespread roll-out?

Though one of the most discussed topics of recent years, the jury is still out on how smart the world we live in really is. With new devices and applications launching on a daily basis the assumption could be that our homes and workplaces are now pretty much operating themselves – but how close to

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The importance of educating your workforce for the IoT

There has been a great deal of conversation over the past several years about the power of the Internet of Things (IoT), and how it is going to improve lives and businesses by harnessing the power of data. While this all sounds great in theory, there is one critical piece of the puzzle that is

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SIGFOX goes on road to connect with ‘builders of IoT’s future’

SIGFOX, the global provider in cost-effective, energy-efficient Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, will kick off a road trip in France and Europe with its SIGFOX Maker Tour, starting Oct. 8, 2015, in Lille, France.

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The car in the Cloud

One of technology’s hottest buzzwords – “cloud” – is quickly becoming attached to multiple industries, and automotive is no exception with connected cars being the latest connected “device” in our increasingly digital world.

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Securing the Identity of Things (IDoT) for the Internet of Things

In its recent report, The Identity of Things (IDoT) for the Internet of Things, Gartner lays out how it believes the Internet of Things (IoT), or what is often now referred to as the Internet of Everything (IoE), cannot and will not prosper unless organisations knuckle down and come to grips with how to manage

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Is the IoT the Internet of Threat?

The IoT is set to revolutionise the way we communicate with each other and the companies we buy from, with everything from refrigerators to cars to be linked through the Internet. But the security threat needs to be addressed to make sure customers are protected.

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Companies connect M2M data and the enterprise to enhance customer care

Chicago, Illinois and Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA — Etherios and Axeda Corporation are enabling real-time data from connected machines and products to automatically populate a leading customer relationship management (CRM) solution, in order to extend the value of key asset information company-wide.

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