AT&T planning to launch LTE-M network pilot in San Francisco

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AT&T is planning to launch its new LTE-M network in the San Francisco market as a pilot project.

Slated to start in November 2016, the LTE-M technology is said to connect a wide variety of IoT solutions such as smart utility meters, asset monitoring, vending machines, alarm systems, fleet, heavy equipment, mHealth and wearables.

The implementation of the LTE-M technology will result in lower costs for modules that connect IoT...

7 October 2016 | Consumer IoT & Wearables

Dresner: IoT remains large organisation phenomenon

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Dresner Advisory Services has released its 2016 Internet of Things and Business Intelligence Market Study as part of its 'Wisdom of Crowds' research series and has found, among other insights, that IoT remains a primary large-organisation phenomenon.

The second annual report puts forth an understanding of current demand for and interest in business intelligence (BI) in IoT, and examines related technologies such as end-user data preparation,...

6 October 2016 | Enterprise

SAP announces €2bn IoT investment plans

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Enterprise software giant SAP has announced plans to invest €2 billion (£1.54bn) over five years to support businesses and government bodies with the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as accelerate innovation in its portfolio.

SAP is aiming to provide IoT solutions to help organisations to implement machine learning and integrate with the core business applications of SAP S/4HANA. The company is looking to enable connected business and connected...

29 September 2016 | Enterprise

Cellular M2M shipments to hit 5.7 million by 2020, argues Berg Insight

(c)iStock.com/mattjeacock According to M2M and IoT analyst firm Berg Insight's new report, cellular M2M terminal shipments will grow at a CAGR of 16.1% to reach 5.7 million units in 2020. The report defines cellular M2M terminals as standalone devices for connecting M2M devices to a cellular network. They include general-purpose cellular routers, modems and gateways enclosed in a chassis and with at least one input/output port. They, however, exclude telematics devices, trackers and other...

29 September 2016 | Enterprise

IoT malware attacks becoming more sophisticated – with China and US at the source

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Malware and DDoS attacks targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) have “come of age”, according to research released by security provider Symantec – with the US and China at the forefront of it.

The report examines how cybercriminals are taking advantage of unsecured IoT devices to spread malware and create zombie networks or botnets. China (34%) and the United States (28%) were the most frequent attack origins on Symantec’s...

28 September 2016 | IoT

Companies moving from proof of concept to scalable IoT deployments, argues IDC

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According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest global IoT decision maker survey, almost a third of respondents have launched IoT solutions, with a further 43% considering deployment in the next 12 months.

The analyst firm’s yearly study helps gain insights from enterprise IT and business decision makers about their understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as their early deployments or plans for deployment of...

26 September 2016 | Enterprise

Bosch and SAP partnering for IoT Industry 4.0 collaboration

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Germany-based SAP and engineering behemoth Robert Bosch have entered a strategic partnership for Industry 4.0 and IoT, the two companies have announced.

As part of this partnership, customers may be enabled to use the SAP HANA database from the Bosch IoT Cloud, to process large data sets in real time for IoT applications. SAP and Bosch will also combine their cloud and software expertise in the future.

The SAP HANA Cloud Platform will offer Bosch...

23 September 2016 | Enterprise

Yodiwo announces new version of IoT workflow creator Cyan

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Yodiwo, a major IoT cloud and fog platform provider, has released a new version of its flagship product, Cyan.

Cyan is a graph-based IoT application development and deployment tool that supports seamless connectivity between dispersed and diverse network devices with web and mobile applications storage systems and analytics. The new version adds features that enhances physical asset management and introduces unique reporting and device management...

21 September 2016 | Enterprise

Control4 becomes latest company to join Z-Wave Alliance

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Whole home automation company Control4 has joined the membership of the Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organisation dedicated to advancing the Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol.

Control4 will be offering its customers and certified custom integrators a wide variety of choices in smart home automation devices and will also expand its interoperability.

Taking up the Z-Wave Alliance membership, Control4 joins over 375 additional...

20 September 2016 | IoT

New study argues sharing data – even with competitors – key to IoT success

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A new global study by MIT Sloan Management Review suggests that associating and exchanging device data with other businesses strengthens existing relationships between organizations and forges new ties.

The study was released as a report, titled “Data Sharing and Analytics Drive Success With IoT”, involving survey data of more than 1,400 executives and managers from different industries and organisations of all sizes. Two-thirds (66%) of the...

19 September 2016 | Enterprise