New Qube smart bulb with built-In Wi-Fi dramatically lowers smart lighting cost

Wouldn’t it be great to wake up to a cool blue light during a sunny morning and come home to a warm sunset lighting mood in the evening? With Qube™ smart light bulbs, you can do just that. The new Qube, a 24/7 connected Smart Bulb with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), ensures

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It must be Xmas, the generations are all gathered and they’re fighting over the spectrum

It’s a bit of a flashpoint at this time. Tension mounts. All the generations and their products get together, they’re all excited and there are massive – possibly unrealistic – expectations. Having invited all these people to the party, the host suddenly starts panicking and wondering how they’re going to cater for them all. Everyone

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Wireless Broadband Alliance whitepaper outlines Wi-Fi’s central role in smart cities

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published the first whitepaper prepared by its Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB), outlining the status of City Wi-Fi around the world.

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EUSANET and Eutelsat Broadband introduce satellite-based broadband solution for rural Germany

EUSANET, a German provider of satellite-based broadband access solutions and Eutelsat Broadband have joined forces to deliver a new broadband solution for rural German communities by combining satellite-based Internet services with Wi-Fi networks.

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Trash talking, smart cities and the IoT

Many of the things happening in today’s Smart Cities could more honestly be labeled as “progress”.  Smart Parking, Smart Homes and the like are just the next steps on a journey that perhaps began by replacing the cry of “gardyloo”1 with city plumbing.

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Wi-fi for the future

Some say technology is only successful when it’s ubiquitous. By that measure Wi-Fi has succeeded: from hotels, to restaurants, to town centres or offices, we expect to seamlessly log on to high-speed broadband coverage.

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Pioneering wireless? SmartHub? Aims to become the must-have router for smart homes of the future

A pioneering wireless router is making waves on Indiegogo, as a crowdfunding campaign gains momentum in its attempt to give the humble home router a much-needed facelift.

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The Smart Home radio protocols war

Consumers are gradually upgrading to smart homes, and radio protocols such as Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, ZigBee, Thread and Bluetooth Low Energy are currently the preferred wireless protocols from a global perspective.

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Time for resellers to get serious about M2M

From smart phone enabled bike locks and kettles to talking vending machines, innovative machine to machine (M2M) communication is fundamentally transforming day to day life – for both businesses and consumers. Yet to date, few traditional telecoms resellers have really got stuck in to this market, with most preferring to retain a mobile voice centric

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D-Link selects the Ikanos Vx500 Fusiv processor family for its next-generation of LTE routers and gateways

Ikanos Communications, Inc. a provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the connected home, has announced that D-Link has chosen the Ikanos Fusiv Vx500 family of chipsets to power its next generation of high-performance LTE routers and gateways. D-Link is in connectivity for the home, small business, mid-to-large enterprise environments, and service providers.

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Anti-kidnap child protection provided by small wearable devices

PodsystemM2M, multi-network data SIMs for the M2M and IoT industries, has announced that its Signal Multi Network SIM cards have been selected by MyFamily Mobile for their wearable, children-specific voice and data messaging and smart locator anti-kidnap devices.

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The Wireless Broadband Alliance champions Wi-Fi based location services

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, has published a whitepaper supporting the deployment of Wi-Fi location based services (LBS) detailing the business drivers and opportunities for the technology. The penetration of Wi-Fi on mobile devices and proliferation of Wi-Fi networks makes it a key technology

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Delivering Value in an IoT Environment: the Amdocs answer

Amdocs has long been recognised as one of the industry’s leading software and services companies, supporting telecommunications, media and entertainment service providers around the world. With more and more M2M/IoT solutions looking to come to market, it’s fast becoming clear that new types of services and vendor relationships will be required to drive and support increasing demand. To get

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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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HGI to strengthen Asian collaborations with special Taipei seminar

HGI, the organisation for publishing requirements for the digital home, will kick off its first quarterly meeting of 2015 with a special seminar for Taipei technology companies.

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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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