Category: IoT

  • SoftBank/ARM Deal: Political Hurdles Ahead?

    SoftBank/ARM Deal: Political Hurdles Ahead?

    The deal could also face hard scrutiny by the European Commission, which is now becoming more critical about consolidation in the technology sector. This week’s biggest business news is the £24.3 billion ($32b) proposed acquisition of ARM technologies by the Japanese group SoftBank. While the UK government initially praised the deal as an indication of […]

  • Customers Not Ready to Give Full Control to Autonomous Cars

    A survey conducted by MIT’s AgeLab suggested that while consumers are interested in advanced safety technologies that assist the driver in reacting to potential collisions, only 40 percent of drivers in the 25 to 34 year old age bracket have any interest in full autonomy. The New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) and MIT AgeLab […]

  • The Economic Impact of IoT Security

    Top industry security experts discuss the economic implications of the recent use of IoT devices as weapons in cyber attacks. Not surprisingly, one of the topics most discussed at last week’s IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) in Barcelona, was how to secure IoT devices. While most experts agree that security has to be a priority when […]

  • Europe Consolidates Leadership in Industrial IoT

    Over the past five years the European Union has made significant advances in additive manufacturing, 3D printing, M2M communications, and Internet of Things connectivity in industrial applications. Some people say that Germans are square minded, that they are extremely conservative and traditional about their industry, procedures, and manufacturing techniques. While in many cases that is […]

  • IoT Solutions World Congress Focused on Testbeds, Collaboration

    This week, leaders of the new industrial revolution met in Barcelona for the second edition of the Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions World Congress. The event, jointly organized by the Fira of Barcelona and the Industrial Internet Consortium, attracts thousands of delegates and industry leaders from all over the world to evaluate and showcase IoT […]

  • Mobile Industry Asks EU to Relax Rules for 5G as Brexit Could Affect Roadmap

    The unexpected result of last month’s Brexit vote has created a well-documented wave of troubles for the financial markets, a significant drop in the value of the pound, and a sudden freeze on major new investments in the UK. It has also created headaches for the European wireless industry, which has been working against the […]

  • Mobile World Congress Coming to America in 2017

    GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas to Launch in San Francisco in September next year Barcelona doesn’t need to worry. The GSMA will keep its flagship event, the original Mobile World Congress (MWC), in the Catalan capital at least until 2023, since it committed to that when it renewed the contract last year. A new edition […]

  • New WiFi Standards White-Fi and HaLow for IoT Connectivity

    While 5G promises the possibility of fast low-cost connections and the ability to support of 100x more devices, the IoT industry can’t wait until those new 5G networks are ready and operating worldwide before deploying the billions of devices that will be online by the end of this decade. To avoid the saturation of existing […]

  • Local Motors Launches “Olli” in Washington, DC

    Local Motors, the leading vehicle technology integrator and creator of the world’s first 3D-printed cars, introduced the first self-driving vehicle to integrate the advanced cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson. The very first Olli will remain in National Harbor this summer, and the public will be able to interact with it during select times over […]

  • IoT and Analytics are Reshaping the Rail Industry

    Using sophisticated sensors and analytics Spain’s high-speed trains achieve 99.98% availability, allowing the rail company to operate without reserve units. The Bangkok metro also uses advanced analytics to achieve 99.55% availability. Equipping trains with sensors that monitor wear and tear of individual parts, using advanced analytics to forecast preventive maintenance, and scheduling replacements in advance […]