As the UK starts to get smart with the roll-out of smart meters and a plethora of local council initiatives, Rob Miller, a senior security researcher at MWR InfoSecurity, looks at other smart cities around the world to see what lessons can be learned before we become too smart and get burned. (more…)
April 26, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things (IoT) has continued to snowball over the past couple of years, and it’s the buzzword that continues to dominate the tech world. It was alarming just how big a focus it was at Mobile World Congress this year, writes Robin Kent, the director of European operations at Adax. (more…)
April 21, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Event date: May 25, 2016
Chicago, Illinois
Presenting The Broad Spectrum Of Possibilities For Making Profitable Use Of Data For Truck Insurance.
The Congress will take place on May 25 in Chicago, with a focus on data management, electronic logging and in-cab monitoring to fully understand the future possibilities for making use of telematics data for underwriting, claims handling and risk management in commercial truck insurance. The conference will also answer the all-important question: What data is most predictive and useful? (more…)
Posted by: IoT global network
Event date: April 27– 28 2016
Chicago, Illinois
The Only 100% Insurer And OEM-Led Auto Telematics Conference Designed To Improve Risk Selection, Claims Handling And Policy Writing.
The 2nd Annual Telematics Insurance North America 2016 has been fully re-engineered after extensive research and conversations with every insurance carrier in North America, to bring a rigorous and up-to-the-minute agenda focusing on the changes that will impact auto insurance business models as telematics technologies evolve and autonomous vehicles penetrate the market.
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Posted by: IoT global network
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos earlier this year the theme was the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a theme that the founder of the WEF, Klaus Schwab, had a great deal of investment in, both as an engineer and as a German, writes Dirk Paessler, the chief executive of Paessler. (more…)
April 20, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Event date: May 18-19, 2016
Management Centre Europe, Brussels
This year’s edition will once again bring together the main decision makers from the EU and Member State level together with representatives from the European and global IoT stakeholder communities. (more…)
Posted by: IoT global network
Cambridge, UK, Taipei City, Taiwan – December 15, 2015 – The Weightless SIG today announced availability of feature-rich Weightless-P technology tailored to deliver on the promises of premium ubiquitous wide area IoT connectivity: fully acknowledged 2-way wireless link, adaptive data rates up to 100kbps, scalable cellular-inspired network technology to deliver higher capacity than existing LPWAN technologies and on unique features.
April 19, 2016
Posted by: IoT global network
The Internet of Things is arguably the most nebulous concept in modern computing – or in modern society, writes Dr. Hongwen Zhang, the CEO and co-founder of Wedge Networks. (more…)
April 16, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Event date: 29-30 June 2016
London Olympia
Insurance Telematics 16 is the only event to focus on how to unlock embedded telematics data to define connected insurance strategies. The event will provide insurance leaders with key access to a wide range of vehicle and original equipment manufacturers, with a focus on forming and developing the relationships needed to drive success providing the next generation of Unified Business Identifier (UBI) products. (more…)
April 5, 2016
Posted by: IoT global network
The latest industrial revolution – Industry 4.0 for those keeping count – conjures images of drones delivering parcels, self-driving cars, smart robotics and 3D printing, wrties Mark Armstrong the vice president and managing director for EMEA at Progress. The SmartThings Living Future report created by a group of academics and futurologists recently launched its vision of the future depicting 3D printed homes, downloadable food and underwater cities. But like Marty McFly’s hoverboard which really should have but never did come to pass, technologies can only develop as fast as their previous incarnations allow: they need to be built on solid foundations. (more…)
April 4, 2016
Posted by: George Malim