Intel Corporation today announced its intention to exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices and other data-centric devices. Intel will also continue to invest in its 5G network infrastructure business. The company will continue to meet current customer […]
Small Devices Will Play a Huge Role in the Future IoT
The Internet of Things (IOT) is growing at an unprecedented pace. By the end of next year, utility companies are expected to spend around $120 billion on IOT technologies. McKinsey estimates that spending on ICT-based IOT products alone will exceed $580 billion. This means that the annual growth rate for this market will be between […]
Itron and VINCI Energies to Build Australia’s Largest Standalone Smart Lighting Project
Transport Canberra and City Services to Utilize Itron Network to Enable Smart Energy and City Services in Canberra, Australia’s Capital City. Itron, Inc., VINCI Energies’ Electrix and Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) are working together to create an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) network to support smart lighting and smart city and energy solutions […]
Wi-Fi is not actually bad for your health, scientists say
Electronics have used the 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrum for years. These are not harmful, nor is any property unique to Wi-Fi harmful, according to new scientific evidence. Wi-Fi’s ubiquity in modern society has prompted a reactionary response among an increasingly vocal minority who claim Wi-Fi signals are hazardous to their health, a condition they […]
Alarming news – is anyone listening?
People respond to voice warnings; evacuations are speedier when timely information is communicated, says Steve Loughney of Siemens Building Technologies. Fire alarms blare, warning lights strobe; yet there are no flames or smoke. Building occupants often ignore or are slow to respond to standard fire alarm sounders and there is even a tendency for people […]
How Artificial Intelligence can simplify our everyday lives
Radbot inventor, Damon Hart-Davis, explains why keeping it simple should be front of mind as the industry develops smart heating technologies Smart tech is proliferating in our everyday lives, from watches that make calls to light bulbs you can control from your phone. But is there a difference between what consumers think they want and […]
The current state of enterprise IoT
An article by Emil Waszkowski, Growth Manager & Business Analyst at Future Mind. Connecting anything – machines, devices, gadgets, and even people or animals – to the world wide web is a simple way to define the Internet of Things (IoT) concept. Since these “things” are able to communicate by sending and receiving data via […]
Levelling the playing field: how tech organisations can tackle the gender gap and promote workplace diversity
Where are all the women in tech? Research by PwC suggests just 15 per cent of current employees in STEM roles are women. Mary Hunter, winner of the IAMCP’s 2018 Women in Tech Leadership Award and the Nottingham Post’s Businesswoman of the Year, has led the UK division of global IT services provider Columbus Global […]
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax): A cheat sheet
Wireless speeds are about to get a lot faster thanks to the introduction of Wi-Fi 6 later this year. Learn how Wi-Fi 6 will impact business professionals and users. WI-Fi 6, due for release later in 2019, is supposed to make Wi-Fi networks faster, more reliable, and more energy efficient than ever, but what exactly […]
World’s Smallest and Thinnest Mobile IoT Solution from Sequans and Skyworks Now Available Through Verizon’s ThingSpace IoT Accelerator Program at $6.50
Industry best price/performance for LTE-M/NB-IoT connectivity for the cost-effective design of wearables, trackers, sensors, meters and more. Sequans Communications announced that Monarch SiP, a joint system-in-package mobile IoT connectivity solution from Sequans and Skyworks Solutions, is now available via Verizon’s ThingSpace IoT Accelerator Program for a price as low as $6.50 to qualified customers under […]