As size of Cisco deal sinks in Jasper uses MWC16 to reveal new enterprise IoT partnerships

The big news before Mobile World Congress was the announcement of Cisco’s agreed offer of US$1.4 billion to purchase, Jasper, the California-based IoT services platform provider.

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u-blox introduces ultra-compact Wi-Fi module for IoT applications

u-blox, a global provider in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the LILY-W1 single band 802.11n 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi transceiver module. This ultra-compact host-based module, measuring just 10 x 14 mm is suitable for providing Wi-Fi connectivity to an increasingly broad range of industrial and commercial products with LTE connectivity.

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Giesecke & Devrient expects 75% of all cars to be shipped with integrated connectivity by 2020

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), an automotive security provider, expects that approximately 75% of all cars shipped in 2020 will be delivered with integrated connectivity.

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Connected Car Insurance Europe

Event date: April 12 – 13 2016 Tower Bridge Hotel, London, UK Connected Car Insurance Europe 2016 (April 12-13, London) is Europe’s primary forum for companies looking to actualise connected car data sets to create innovative motor insurance products. The Internet of Things (IoT), connected mobility, telematics and the autonomous car are collectively driving insurance

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Geotab acquires MapsBI to combine business intelligence with data visualisation

Geotab, a telematics provider with more than 450,000 vehicles in 70 countries on its roster of users, has acquired one of its partners, Maps BI.

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Telematics firm The Floow to start ‘rapid growth’ of technical team in early 2016

Telematics firm, The Floow is said to be meeting increased demand for services from new and existing customers by embarking on an accelerated recruitment drive. This will see it grow its Sheffield-based technical workforce by almost 50% in the first quarter of 2016.

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Greater impact and a broader reach for telematics in 2016

There is a critical need for better value insurance, safety measures to reduce the number of road accidents, as well as improved efficiency to ease ever increasing traffic congestion. Octo anticipates that 2016 will be another exciting year in telematics as new technologies add more value to insurance propositions.

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Logistics integrator GateHouse wins GPS contract for real-time tracking of truck deliveries

Transport logistics integrator GateHouse of Denmark has won a strategic contract for its real-time multi-GPS tracking platform ghTrack.

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The Co-operative store chain extends long-term telematics partnership with fleet technology upgrade

The Co-operative, one of the UK’s best known brands, has deployed a new telematics and transport management solution from Microlise to support its ambitious store development plan to open 120 new shops in 2016.

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Telematics will ‘Uber-ise’ the auto insurance industry, says PTOLEMUS’ new UBI study

PTOLEMUS Consulting Group has released the 2016 edition of its usage-based insurance global study by offering a free, 125-page abstract. The document reveals the key findings of the 1,000-page telematics insurance market analysis.

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Logistics integrator GateHouse receives transport accolade

GateHouse has announced that its ghTrack platform has been recognised in market research of industry specialist Professor Heinz-Leo Dudek of the Duale Hochschule Baden-Wurttemberg University as the “Interface Champion” of the transport and logistics industry.

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Skiing fun maintained with M2M snow solutions from Telekom Austria Group

Just in time for the beginning of the skiing season, Telekom Austria Group M2M’s experts have come up with some new winter solutions.

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Commercial telematics market will be worth US$47.58bn by 2020, says new report

According to a new market research report, “Commercial Telematics Market by Type (OEM, Aftermarket), Solutions (Fleet Management, Navigation, Infotainment, Telehealth, Safety, Insurance), Services (Design, Integration, Training), User Type, Region – Global Forecast to 2020”, published by MarketsandMarkets, segments the global market into various sub-segments with in-depth analysis and forecasting of revenues. It also identifies the

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KT taps Altair for ultra low power LTE connectivity of smart meters and GPS tracking

Altair Semiconductor has announced its FourGee-1160 Category 1 (CAT-1) chipset has been selected by Korea Telecom (KT) to provide ultra-low power LTE connectivity for three Internet of Things (IoT) use cases on exhibit at the “KT Internet of Small Things” event in Korea last week.

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MAN Middle East and Africa Partners with Microlise to launch next generation telematics solution

MAN Truck & Bus has announced that it is to launch a next generation telematics solution, based on the Microlise platform, for customers in the Middle East and Africa.

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Andrew Page reduces collisions and improves driver safety with Masternaut Connect

Andrew Page has cut accidents and reduced speeding by 97% after implementing a telematics system from Masternaut.

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