Why short-range and wide-area IoT make a marriage of perfect convenience
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailShort-range wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), notably, are suited for widespread sensor networks for monitoring all sorts of processes. The chips are cheap and robust, their battery …
Potentially billions of IoT devices at risk from Ripple20 attacks – major brands are flagged
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSecurity experts have identified a series of 19 vulnerabilities, given the name Ripple20, in a small software library integrated into “hundreds of millions”, and potentially billions, of IoT devices that …
“The future is a workbench, not a platform” – LoRa leader TTN on how to hit pay-dirt in IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT platforms are not a panacea for the complex inter-workings of industrial IoT systems. They are over-the-top interfaces, which just introduce another layer of complexity to the market. The IoT …
Qualcomm combines 5G and AI in new RB5 platform for high-end robots and drones
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailQualcomm has announced a new top-end robotics platform featuring 5G connectivity and AI processing for high-compute, low-power robots and drones. The RB5 platform, based on the previous RB3 unit, comprises …
HPE arms carriers with edge compute and networking bundle to attack Industry 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) has introduced an ‘edge orchestrator’ to enable telecoms carriers to bundle-up and resell edge-based compute, connectivity, and apps to verticals on a subscription basis, and to …
Deutsche Telekom intros LTE / LoRa access controls to help retailers regulate footfall
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom is offering a sensor-based people counting solution and alert system to retailers in Germany manage in-store traffic volumes and social distancing as they reopen after lockdown. The solution …
A 2019 surge, a 2020 wobble, a 2025 boom – NB-IoT and LTE-M on track, says Ericsson
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMomentum for NB-IoT and LTE-M will slow in 2020 with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but not enough to knock mid-term projections for the cellular IoT sector. The Swedish telecoms vendor …
5G will keep industry on “even keel” – Bosch boosts Industry 4.0 sales and investment
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Bosch restated its expectation to capitalise both ways on new industrial connectivity and analytics in the next years as it revealed a 25 percent jump in sales …
Fire truck maker Morita deploys BLE-based IoT solution to track production in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapanese fire truck manufacturer Morita Group has deployed a Bluetooth-based IoT solution at a 57,000-square metre factory in Osaka, in Japan, to track the location and status of trucks as …
Vodafone deploys camera-based Covid-19 alert system at Wasps rugby club
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPremiership rugby club Wasps has installed a thermal imaging camera from Vodafone UK at its training facility to safeguard players, staff, and visitors as they return to training during the …
