Telefónica I+D and KT join forces to consolidate FIWARE as the IoT standard

Telefónica I+D has announced a new partnership with the Korean operator KT Corporation to strengthen the FIWARE platform as the de facto standard for the development of solutions and services that connect to the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Can anyone fine tune the Energy Union on an industrial scale?

If there’s one company with the right platform it could be GE Software.

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LoRaWAN solution to be deployed by four operators, say Semtech and Actility

Semtech Corp. has announced that Actility, Low Power Wide Area Network solution provider, has been selected for deployment by four operators, including Swisscom and NKE Electronics, for LoRaWAN™ deployments.

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Huawei proposes new “Maximising Network Energy Efficiency” methodology to building greener MBB networks for a better connected world

Huawei proposed its “Maximising Network Energy Efficiency” methodology at MWC 2015, a new approach to help customers improve network energy efficiency and maximise operation profit.

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Stream Technologies joins the ThingWorx Ready Partner programme to offer unified access connectivity for Internet of Things applications

Stream Technologies, has announced it has joined the ThingWorx Ready™ Partner programme. The ThingWorx Ready Partner programme allows hardware and software companies to integrate their product with the ThingWorx IoT platform, greatly simplifying the creation and deployment of IoT solutions.

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Industry Veteran Stefan Lindvall assumes CEO position at Multi-Tech Systems

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. (MultiTech), a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology platforms supporting applications for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that Stefan Lindvall, has been appointed to the position of CEO at MultiTech. Lindvall, who also serves as president of Connected Development, a wholly owned MultiTech subsidiary, has taken on this additional role in

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Economics and Big Data Analytics

I’m not wild about articles that philosophize about technology: they tend to be pretentious, their primary purpose being self-aggrandisement. I’ve never gone down that road, but while reading an amazing book titled “23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism”, I changed my mind.  Ha-Joon Chang, a vocal critic of the failures of our economic

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Summit Tech showcases RCS-based Home Automation to help operators bridge $16.4bn market

Summit Tech is showcasing a new RCS-based Home Automation and Home Security solution at Mobile World Congress to help mobile operators bridge a market that is estimated to be worth $16.4 billion by 2019.

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AT&T integrates home security & automation controls with the connected car

AT&T’ innovative connected car platform now has the ability to connect to the company’s home security and automation service. It makes AT&T Digital Life the first and only home management system currently integrated with AT&T Drive. This will enable automakers to integrate home security and automation service and pass the benefit on to their customers, so

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LTE for IoT has arrived: Altair disrupts M2M market with new CAT-0, CAT-1 chipsets

Altair Semiconductor, the developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, has announced the sampling of its new FourGee-1160 and FourGee-1150 Category-1 and Category-0 chipsets respectively, paving the way for many IoT applications to deploy commercially as soon as later this year.

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Brite:Bill selected to improve Sprint’s customer billing experience

Brite:Bill has been selected to serve as a billing communications solutions provider for Sprint Corp. As a result, Sprint will be able to enhance customer experience across all channels through transparent, personalised and easy-to-understand billing communications.

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Telit adds ARM Compiler to industry App Zone offering

Telit Wireless Solutions, has announced the availability of the ARM® Compiler as an optional addition to the Telit AppZone, the integrated development environment for its popular GE910, HE910, UE910, UE866 and UL865 cellular modules.

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Connected Traffic Cloud facilitates traffic management to increase road safety

Despite playing a vital role in facilitating the transportation of people and goods, road vehicles are also responsible for 1.24 million fatalities every year – according to the most recent data from the World Health Organisation. And then there’s the cost of traffic congestion – calculated by adding up wasted fuel, time that could be

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Actility announces technology partnership with Swisscom for LoRaWan-based Internet of Things services

Actility is pleased to announce a new technology partnership with telecom provider Swisscom in the area of LPWA/IoT (Internet of Things). The partnership will leverage both companies’ expertise in the area of IoT for the ongoing development of innovative services for emerging markets such as Smart City or Smart Building services.

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Qualcomm joins the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team as technology partner

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., entered a multi-year agreement with the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team to become an official technology partner. The two companies will collaborate to develop new connected car technologies to enhance the team’s on-track performance, utilising Qualcomm’s expertise in mobile as the foundation for development.

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Knight Rider’s KITT is coming to life

The humble car is currently undergoing something of a revolution. Cars are getting smarter, through on-board technology and remote connectivity, and soon they’re expected to drive themselves. It’s exciting stuff – but for fans of David Hasselhoff and 1980s TV shows, it’s nothing new.

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