Robots to reside in more than 10% of US households by 2020, finds Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research has forecast that over 1 in 10 American households will own a consumer robot by the end of the decade, up from under 1 in 25 this year. At this early stage in the market, shipments are expected to be dominated by so-called ‘task’ oriented robots assigned to take over

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IoT tech research attracts Flex, IBM, Stanley Black & Decker and Wipro to new Georgia Tech Internet-of-Things Center

Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of-Things Technologies (CDAIT) at the Georgia Institute of Technology announces that Flex, IBM, Stanley Black & Decker, and Wipro Limited have become founding members.

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Giesecke & Devrient teams up with IBM on new connected vehicle cryptographic security

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and IBM are teaming up to work on a new connected vehicle security solution with the intent to make car hacks much more difficult in the future. The new crypto chip and key solution is being showcased first at IAA International Automobile Fair in Frankfurt, Germany from September 17 to 27.

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IoT on the USA’s East Coast

Think East Coast telecoms, writes Guy Daniels, and the chances are you’ll come up with some of the big names in network innovation – from the industrial data canvas suburbs of Boston, through New Jersey and down to the technology corridor of northern Virginia.

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oneM2M names IBM, Fujitsu, Samsung, LAAS-CNRS leaders, and agrees industrial, home, security specs

At their 18th Technical Plenary meeting held in Philadelphia, PA, on 20-24 July, oneM2M’s members agreed on plans for the second release of oneM2M specifications and appointed new chairmen and vice-chairmen to advance the agenda of several key working groups

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IoT Evolution Expo announces the security summit

Internet of Things experts to share insight on security at Las Vegas event.

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Effective data management: Driving success in the automotive industry

2015 has been dubbed ‘the year of the connected device’. The ‘internet of things’ has been replaced by the ‘internet of everything’, filled with endless possibilities. Today, some 20 billion devices are connected to the internet – everything from tablets to toothbrushes, cars to coffee makers.

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How big is the IoT market opportunity?

For years Machina Research has been sizing the market opportunity associated with machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. Our M2M forecasts are widely acknowledged as the most granular and rigorously researched in the business. However, we are increasingly asked about the market opportunity associated with the wider Internet of Things. For us the two things are different.

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Smart multi-function IoT gateways

An IoT device, a thing, enables short- to medium-range connectivity via an embedded RF. When needed, wide area connectivity comes via an IoT gateway that has an embedded cellular modem and these products can accommodate hundreds or even thousands of individual IoT inputs. I wanted to get that out of the way because of all

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Winners of Discovering Start-ups showcase best in UK wireless innovation

Five wireless businesses won the praise of technology investors and wireless industry experts at yesterday’s finals of the UK Discovering Start-Ups 2014 competition hosted by Deloitte in London. The winners, ranging from mobile education and healthcare solutions to speech recognition, data analytics and wireless encryption, were chosen from 18 finalists who pitched their technologies and

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Eclipse Foundation unveils open IoT Stack for Java

The Eclipse Foundation took the wraps off its new Internet of Things (IoT) Stack for Java at this year’s JavaOne conference, underway this week in San Francisco.

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Implementing successful business change in field service: criteria for success

When a field service organisation is implementing any change to the way it works, whether it is rolling out new technology or processes or ways of working, there are a number of challenges which need to be overcome and key criteria for success that need to be realised in order to achieve a successful outcome.

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Where are the opportunities for CSPs in the Internet of Things?

Communication Service Providers’ (CSPs) are looking to be leaders in the Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) revolutions. Their M2M businesses have been growing rapidly in recent years and many see expanding their strategies into IoT as a natural extension that will allow them to capitalise on an even broader opportunity.

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Google, Apple, Samsung…who among today’s front-runners is most likely to dominate the IoT ecosystem?

For nearly a decade industry analysts and technology enthusiasts have been discussing “Internet of Things” (IoT) and the art of the possible.  Early on it seemed like a pipe dream or a luxury only the rich could the physical world around you reacting to your unique needs and preferences to provide a contextual, relevant and

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Santander takes the first steps to being a truly integrated Smart City

With any new and fast-developing technology area, definitions and future growth paths often get blurred as everyone sees things from their own often narrowly-focused perspectives. As Alun Lewis says, this is critical in our space where concepts like the ‘Internet of Things’ or ‘Smart Cities’ often mean different things to different people.

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Deutsche Telekom and IBM collaborate to help build Smarter Cities

Deutsche Telekom and IBM announced a collaboration to provide an integrated solutions portfolio that enables cities to make smarter use of their services through intelligent data capture and analysis

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