Long ago, in a cellular galaxy not too far away this ubiquitous device was specified by ETSI and in 1991 the first batch were produced by G&D. It provides secure, authenticated access for billions of people globally to cellular networks. It is of course the dear old SIM card. This invention has been an enabler for the growth of mobile telephony but has it done the same for M2M? And will it do so for the IoT in the future, asks David Parker, the senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)
January 12, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Manufacturing has come a long way since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century, writes Martin Hill, the vice president of marketing at Epicor International. The second Industrial Revolution in the 1900s saw the introduction of mass production. In the late 1960s, electronics and the automation of production lines entered the industrial environment. Now, we are benefiting from robotics and are beginning to discover the value of 3D printing. We are on the cusp of Industry 4.0, the fourth Industrial Revolution. (more…)
January 4, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
As the hype transitions to commercial deployment, it seems the M2M industry is starting to fulfil the early potential by driving the kind of innovation that is set to make tangible impact on how we live our lives, writes Phil Cole, the sales director of Wireless Logic. (more…)
December 2, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Just over a week ago, I had the opportunity to attend the first ever 1776 Challenge Cup in Ukraine, writes Olena Kaplan, a senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)
December 1, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Last month I attended London’s Smart Home Summit, where once again it was possible observe a number of the vertical players attracted to the smart home solutions segment. (more…)
November 2, 2015
Posted by: Olena Kaplan
Event date: December 6–8, 2015
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai
The Internet of Things World Forum 2015 is the premier showcase of innovations
and opportunities in the business of the IoT. Come to Dubai to discover technologies and possibilities that define the new world of IoT. Hosted by Cisco, this is a must-attend event for business leaders and innovators driving IoT development and growth. (more…)
October 22, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
Today smartphones are still seen as the dominant mode of connectivity. But – with everything from toothbrushes to cars gaining connectivity – the Internet of Things is set to become the new face of the digital world. (more…)
October 7, 2015
Posted by: Nithin Thomas
Sigfox, EI Towers and NetTrotter have announced apartnership to roll out the SIGFOX IoT network across Italy. (more…)
October 5, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine to Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), has designated ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions), a oneM2M founding partner, as the initial Registry Management Authority for an Application Identifier (App-ID) registry powered by iconectiv. (more…)
September 9, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
M2MAPPS: Cellular networks are not secure unless they are private and managed. Can you substantiate that statement? It comes from a Wyless article.
STEVE BOYD: No network is safe and secure unless it’s privately managed in some way. You’re not going to allow workstations and application servers to connect to the Internet when the only protection is their own on-machine firewalls so why should cellular devices be any different? (more…)
August 7, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network