2016 has been a busy year for telecoms operators in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, most notably in low-power, wide-area (LPWA) technologies as narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M (long-term evolution to 4G, machine to machine) approach full commercial deployment. (more…)
December 28, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
2016 has been a busy year for telecoms operators in the IoT market, most notably in low-power, wide-area (LPWA) technologies as NB-IoT and LTE-M approach full commercial deployment. (more…)
December 21, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
The connected car came first, now the connected fire engine will be taking to the roads. Vehicles used by UK fire, rescue and emergency services are getting smarter in time for the busy festive season thanks to Emergency One and Vodafone equipping them with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. (more…)
December 19, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
In his last blog, Rajant Corporation’s Todd Rigby discussed the impact of autonomous applications and robots on industry and the need for ironclad network infrastructure to ensure autonomous vehicles and industrial robots operate flawlessly. Here, he discusses the major role mesh networks play in providing the real-time, continuous communications required to run these machines. (more…)
September 27, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Aria Systems, has announced Aria for Connected Vehicles, a cloud-based offering for IoT-enabled connected cars, heavy equipment, on-demand transportation as a service, telematics, and post-sale/lease add-on services. (more…)
September 23, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
The Internet of Things is one of the most interesting technological advancements we have today. And within this spectrum, the connected car is perhaps the most exciting and advanced ‘thing’ in that ecosystem, writes Mark Hughes, the chief executive of BT Security. Connected cars have a range of wildly clever features; from intelligent driver assistance and predictive systems that help bypass traffic jams, to sensors that help track driver behaviour and reduce emissions. (more…)
May 31, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Many analysts expect that by 2025 all new cars will be equipped with advanced connectivity using a wide range of communications technologies, writes Karolina Eklund, the head of marketing at Anite. As a result, we are likely to see a comprehensive need for verifying this introduced connectivity. (more…)
April 25, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
2015 was a big year for the connected car, writes Martin Booth from SanDisk Industrial and Automotive Solutions. It was the year that the fabled car of the future made a giant leap from a concept towards something we can actually touch and feel, with various car manufacturers pushing the limits with a broad range of connectivity features and functionalities. With many of these vehicles featuring advanced connected applications that were once only possible on a smartphone or, in some cases, on the pages of science fiction novels, it is safe to say that we are now in the age of the connected car. (more…)
March 24, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
An increasingly diverse range of connected objects has joined the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent years, writes Simon Moffatt, the director of advanced customer engineering at ForgeRock. Whilst the IoT was once primarily the province of consumer gadgets and wearables, it now includes a growing number of luxury products such as connected cars and smart home systems. Indeed, according to IDATE, 420 million drivers will generate a connectivity market amounting to €9 billion by 2020. (more…)
March 16, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The UK transport infrastructure is under pressure like never before. With congestion costing the UK economy £8bn a year, delays present a genuine economic threat, and new transformative capabilities are required, writes Alison Vincent, the chief technology officer of Cisco UK & Ireland. (more…)
October 16, 2015
Posted by: Alison Vincent