Qualcomm drives future of automotive connectivity with new 4G LTE modems

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), has added the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem (9×40) and Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X5 LTE modem (9×28) to Snapdragon Automotive Solutions to support connectivity across all tiers of the automotive industry. The Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (9×40) is designed to enable auto manufacturers to develop

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‘Fast and energy-efficient’ M2M and IoT connectivity as Teclo Networks and Stream Technologies partner

Teclo Networks, has announced that its S-Series solution has been deployed by Stream Technologies to optimise the flow of data for IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (machine-to-machine) devices to deliver seamless network connections and increase battery lifecycles.

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

Altair Semiconductor  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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Combining the four pillars of innovation within the Internet of Things in one platform

Executive Summary The Internet of Things is made up of four significant pillars of innovation: smarter connected products, cloud service architectures, advanced data analytics, and quicker application development technologies.

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Wind River unveils IoT-enabled product portfolio

Wind River®, has announced that it has enhanced and expanded its Wind River Helix product portfolio to address the system-level opportunities and challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition, the company has created an IoT professional services offering to assist customers with the creation and deployment of IoT applications.

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u-blox combines Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in very compact, host-based automotive client and access point module

u-blox, has announces full production availability of the ELLA-W1 series of compact, automotive-grade, multiradio modules. The modules promise predictable, reliable results and easy implementation of in-car wireless connectivity. Applications include hands-free telephony, in-car hotspots, rear view cameras and graphical user interface (GUI) mirroring.

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With 3 billion connections LPWA ‘will dominate’ wide area wireless connectivity for M2M by 2023

Over the past 18 months, Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networking technologies have emerged from the shadows and are now centre stage: Sigfox recently announced a US$115 million round of funding, Neul was acquired by Huawei in late 2014, and a new alliance of major technology players has coalesced around Semtech’s LoRa technology.

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Wearable device shipments to reach 187m units annually by 2020, according to Tractica

Human interaction with computing devices has quickly moved beyond the personal computer to include smartphones and tablets, and now stands on the brink of further diversification as the user interface moves closer to the body. Wearable computing is moving past the early adopter stage and the industry is beginning to see the first glimpses of

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Connect One iChipNet platform and IoT building blocks ensure device interoperability and fast time to market

Connect One™, the Device Networking Authority™, has introduced iChipNet™, an Internet of Things (IoT) end-to-end platform that helps customers get their IoT products to market faster.

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CVC Capital Partners acquires Wireless Logic from ECI Partners

CVC Capital Partners has announced that funds advised by CVC have acquired Wireless Logic, from funds advised by ECI Partners for an undisclosed sum.

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Connecting global friends and families with the Good Night Lamp

Working with Good Night Lamp, Eseye are helping to connect friends and families around the world.

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Five forecasts for the new year – which connected products will make the most in 2015

After covering a number of general industry imperatives, followed by our views on enterprise traction, it is now time to focus on the topic that is most likely nearest and dearest to everybody’s heart: producing revenue. Here we’ll offer our take on the products that will either become more visible this year or follow a

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IoT security a big value-add opportunity not a cost, says Beecham Research

Analysts at Beecham Research see security and data management presenting the biggest revenue opportunities for IoT platform service providers over the next five years. In the first phase of a new multi-part study published, Beecham Research focuses on the changing requirements for IoT enabling services and in particular, looks at how intelligence can be brought

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Accelerate IoT development through simulation

The IoT is irrevocably changing product development. Corporate value propositions and business models are becoming increasingly linked to the connectivity of their products. However, the multi-faceted product and service opportunities offered by the IoT is also presenting enterprises and OEMs with a range of new and augmented development challenges. Organisations are struggling to develop new,

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Are smart homes cyber-security smart?

ENISA has published the Threat Landscape and Good Practice Guide for Smart Home and Converged Media, a contribution towards the achievement the EU Cyber Security Strategy objectives. The study aims to identify both the security risks and challenges as well as the countermeasures required for emerging technologies in smart homes, providing a specific and focused

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AT&T and GE strengthen alliance, fuel innovation with smart energy solutions

AT&T and GE are working together to create the next generation of smart energy solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things, helping to improve the way the energy industry works. The companies are jointly working on proof of concepts at the AT&T IoT Foundry in Plano, Texas.

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