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Podcast: Pandemic pushes network upgrades for mobile data, rising IoT and cutting fraud

Growing mobile data traffic as we work from home, and rising business demand to connect devices in the Internet of Things are two upsides for an industry hit hard by the pandemic. But… well, you knew there had to be a ‘but’. One downside is rising fraud. It cost communication service providers US$28.3 billion according to the last CFCA global survey in 2019. BICS’ Mikael Schachne and Damion Rose, our guests on the latest Tech Trends Podcast tell us fraud is rising and they’re well placed to know. Can Machine Learning cut the risk? Jeremy Cowan and George Malim find out.

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January 14, 2021

Posted by: IoT global network

Silicon Labs and Yeelight deliver smart lighting compatible with seamless setup in the Google home App

Silicon Labs, a provider of silicon, software, and solutions for a smarter, more connected world and Yeelight, a smart lighting provider preferred by 3.2 million global users, announced a collaboration on a new smart LED light bulb to support Seamless Setup in the Google Home app. (more…)

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January 13, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sequans and e-peas demo energy harvesting LTE-M/NB-IoT connectivity solution

Sequans Communications S.A, a maker of 5G/4G chips and modules for massive, broadband and critical IoT, and e-peas, supplier of advanced energy harvesting and processing semiconductor solutions, announce the demonstration of a joint solution. (more…)

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January 11, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Withings selects Sequans LTE-M/NB-IoT Monarch 2 platform to connect its next generation

Sequans Communications S.A. announced that Withings, provider of the connected health movement, has selected Sequans’ Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT technology as the basis for its next generation of IoT connected health devices. (more…)

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January 8, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Digital health IoT MoviWear offers life saving solutions for long term care homes and hospitals

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus an acute need to examine and leverage our digital health infrastructure for remote patient monitoring. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sequans introduces Calliope 2: A new generation of LTE Cat 1 technology for IoT applications

Sequans Communications S.A. announced that its second-generation LTE Cat 1 chip platform, Calliope 2, will soon be sampling. Calliope 2 is designed for the cost-effective support of IoT applications that require VoLTE and a data rate higher than 100 kilobits per second that cannot be supported by LTE-M or NB-IoT technologies. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Thai Re claims to launch ASEAN’s reinsurance smart contract platform using IBM’s technology

IBM announced that Thai Reinsurance Public Company Limited Thailand’s technology driven professional non-life reinsurer, has successfully launched “Insurer Network,” a reinsurance smart contract production network using IBM blockchain technology on IBM Cloud. (more…)

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January 7, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Nokia and Zain KSA smarten up Saudi homes and offices with 5G-powered FWA and Wi-Fi 6

Nokia announced an expansion of its strategic 5G partnership with Zain KSA to rollout 60,000 FastMile 5G Gateway 3.1 with eSIM across Saudi Arabia over the next 12 months. The gateways will deliver stronger signal, better connectivity and ultra-high data speeds to every corner of homes and offices in the Kingdom. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Leak detection innovation is in the pipeline

Leak detection technology is heading in a new and interesting direction internationally. Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) acoustic loggers are set to plug infrastructure, cost and eco gaps across the global water industry. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Poor software quality cost the US$2.08trn in 2020

According to a new report, the cost of poor software quality (CPSQ) in the US in 2020 was approximately US $2.08 trillion (€1.69 trillion). This included poor software quality resulting from software failures, unsuccessful development projects, legacy system problems, technical debt and cybercrime enabled by exploitable weaknesses and vulnerabilities in software. (more…)

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January 6, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello