Author: Pablo Valerio
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Mayor of London Launches Solar Action Plan
London will need to be supplied by a range of efficient and clean energy sources. Energy generated from solar technologies will be part of this mix and London is aiming for two gigawatts of installed solar energy capacity by 2050. Courtesy of Solar Trade Org In the past decade, the UK has seen a dramatic increase in […]
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IoT Times: Industrial IoT connections will reach 46 billion by 2023
When Artificial Intelligence (AI) kicks in as the real game changer in industrial evolution will mark the end of IoT as mere devices being connected to the Internet. New, powerful, edge computing devices and real-time computing and analytics will make parts of IoT full autonomous and able to modify processes and systems without external control. Read […]
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IoT Times: Consumers want everything they have on their phone in their car
AT&T sees connected cars as the operator’s most important IoT market. America’s biggest cellular carrier is currently adding 1.5 million new cars per quarter to its network. Chris Penrose, President of IoT solutions at AT&T, shared the company’s vision about IoT and the future of connected devices during a keynote at the Mobile World Congress […]
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6G Will Drive a Revolution on Smart Cities and IoT
We’ll have to wait at least 10 years before seeing the first specifications of 6G approved. When that time comes, things such as autonomous cars and drone delivery will likely be an everyday reality in our cities. Also, while in 2030, the world’s population is projected to reach 8.5 billion people, the number of IoT […]
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IoT Times: Intelligent Assets for Circular Economy
Pairing circular economy principles with information generated by billions of connected, intelligent devices, allows for innovation and sustainable use, extending product lifespan and helping create a secondary use for them. The Internet of Things is the core of today’s digitization, and its components provide the infrastructure to connect everything. The flow of information, materials, energy, and […]
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Barcelona is NOT joining cities taking EU Commission to Court over “License to Pollute” Diesel…
Mayors of Paris, Brussels, and Madrid fight for cleaner air for their citizens. Barcelona has not yet joined the plaintiffs. The European Court of Justice (ECJ)will hear arguments this week to determine whether three European cities can challenge vehicle emissions regulations set by the European Commission and agreed by national governments. The cities of Paris, […]
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IoT Times: Software Cannot Effectively Secure Hardware
Most experts agree that in order to secure a hardware product and certify its origin and trustworthiness, a hardware secure element is necessary. Software cannot effectively secure hardware. The authentication market is now expanding to include the Internet of Things; this, after being widely used in brand protection, IT security and Trusted Platform Module […]
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Technology, and autonomous vehicles will disrupt mobility the next decade
Technology, and the change of demographics in the twenty-first century, will make connected cars and automated mobility services the next big business for electronics manufacturers, more than computers and smartphones. Cities need a new mobility ecosystem In 30 years the majority of the world’s population will live in cities, creating a huge mobility challenge. […]
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Network Slicing Allows Carriers to Charge More for Connected Cars
When 5G networks are operational and new autonomous driving features become available, carriers will have the opportunity to slice the services at will to offer customized speeds, latency and critical connectivity to different users. It will be like having several tiers of cellular data, with the premium users not only getting the best speeds, but […]
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IoT Times: Top wireless standards for IoT devices
Most of the current machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity is working over the 2G GPRS standard, requiring 2G EDGE coverage and SIM cards. As operators phase out some 2G networks, in part to reduce cost, new standards have emerged in the past five years: Zigbee, LoRa, LTE-M, Wi-Fi 802.11ah (HaLow) and 802.11af (White-Fi). Depending on the application, […]