Pod Group, a provider of connectivity services for the Internet of Things (IoT) has published a report based on research carried out during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic among logistics companies in Africa, who have had the foresight to quickly pivot their businesses to address gaps in the market that have opened up as a result of the lockdowns. (more…)
December 16, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
IntelliSite Corporation announced the purchase of Broad Sky Networks, a fast growing, business-class wireless internet provider specialising in emerging 5G wireless and global wireless connectivity for IoT enterprise solutions and services. (more…)
December 15, 2020
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IoT networks which have any chance of true success depend on consistent connectivity. Without consistent connectivity and real-time data transmission across the network, says Swen-Helge Huber, director and principal architect IoT at Solace, the project is doomed to failure. (more…)
December 3, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
By 2021, there will be 35 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices installed around the world. IoT devices are all around us, from the time we wake up until we enjoy the last moments of entertainment before going to bed. The numbers are a wake-up call to e-commerce companies to ensure that their payment systems boast connections to the many devices that can potentially be used to make a payment. (more…)
December 2, 2020
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Smart Home Services provider Plume® has acquired Walleye Networks, a Canadian network and security intelligence solutions provider specialising in real-time network analytics and advanced metadata. The transaction includes all of Walleye Networks’ intellectual property, technology and Research and Development (R&D) facility, in addition to its highly experienced and specialised engineering team. (more…)
November 30, 2020
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Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the worldwide industry body dedicated to improving Wi-Fi services and standards, has concluded five trial deployments of Wi-Fi 6 across diverse markets. The deployments show that Wi-Fi 6, with wider channels up to 160 MHz, and capacity up to 9.6 Gbps (compared to 3.5 Gbps in Wi-Fi 5), can enable nearly three times faster gigabit data rates. (more…)
November 19, 2020
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The potential of the Connected Home has been brought a step closer following the latest update from Broadband Forum’s Open Broadband – USP Agent (OB-USP-Agent) project, which has been released. (more…)
November 17, 2020
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Secure, reliable transfer of data from IoT devices to a cloud environment is an escalating problem as businesses continue to scale complex IoT solutions. (more…)
November 13, 2020
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SmartWave Technologies, a Northlane Capital Partners (“NCP”) platform investment, announced today that it has acquired Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of Industrial IoT communication devices and services. SmartWave Technologies, a provider of innovative industrial IoT end devices and MultiTech will operate as one under the MultiTech brand. (more…)
November 10, 2020
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Electric vehicles (EVs), and the infrastructure which charges them, are connected devices deployed at exponentially increasing scale, says Pilgrim Beart, co-founder and CEO of DevicePilot. (more…)
October 22, 2020
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