The Zigbee Alliance has rebranded as the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) to manage a developing portfolio of connectivity brands based on the short-range Zigbee standard. Alongside, it has announced a …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released a “blueprint” for the combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 in the broad IoT sector, notably for smart industry, smart cities, smart buildings, …

The LoRa Alliance, the technical and marketing group promoting the LoRaWAN protocol for wide-area network (WAN) communications, is looking at ways to tweak the LoRaWAN specification for Amazon, so the …

Mercedes-Benz has integrated its in-car voice assistant system with the home-based Samsung-owned SmartThings platform to enable drivers and passengers to interact with connected devices in their homes. It is the …

The Zigbee Alliance has started a new Europe-focused special interest group to promote the short-range technology in the European market. The group is chaired by Swedish flat-pack furniture company Ikea, …

Amazon has selected LoRa for its new Sidewalk wireless networking platform, running in 900 MHz spectrum, according to Semtech. Camarillo-based Semtech hailed its technology’s move into the consumer space. At …

The smart home market in Europe continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019, reaching almost 23.8 million units, an increase of 18.1 per cent compared to the same …

Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company, and homebuilding company PulteGroup announced the opening of what it claims to be Atlanta’s first Smart Neighborhood.  Leaders from Georgia Power, …

With the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their …

The smart home space has been a busy one over the last few years. If anything, the pace of innovation is accelerating. Research consultancy Market Insights predicts the market’s total …