Why awareness, rather than affordability, is the biggest barrier to IoT adoption in manufacturing

In previous years, perceptions of IoT might have been that not only is it a complex venture, but also an expensive one.

Arguably, this viewpoint is somewhat outdated. The cost of computing, according to The Economist, is roughly a one hundred-millionth of what it was in the 1970s. The cost of sensors used for IoT, according to Goldman Sachs, have dropped from $1.30 to $0.60 between 2004 and 2014....

6 March 2020 | Enterprise

Märt Kroodo, CEO, 1oT: On using eSIM technology to solve IoT connectivity – and where telcos stand

For the Internet of Things (IoT), the vast majority of hype which gets bandied about is with regards to the sheer number of devices being connected. An article from McKinsey put this number at 127 new devices every second. Yet peel back the first layer of the onion and you get to the connectivity aspect itself, vital in its own right.

Meet 1oT. The company, a provider of cellular connectivity for...

4 March 2020 | IoT

Ezlo Innovation joins Zigbee Alliance amid executive change

Ezlo Innovation, a developer of smart solutions for homes and businesses announced its membership in the Zigbee Alliance as an adopter-level member.

Zigbee Alliance is an organisation of hundreds of firms creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT). According to Gartner’s predictions, the IoT market will grow to more than 5.8b endpoints in 2020,...

2 March 2020 | IoT

Verizon teams up with Sequans to fast-track commercial deployments of IoT connected devices

Verizon has announced the launch of two Verizon-certified LTE-M products ‘Monarch Go’ and ‘Monarch GPS’ - for firms that are looking to fast-track commercial deployments of IoT connected devices.

The operator says it has now become the world’s first carrier to certify these Sequans all-in-one modem components. Both products come with optional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)...

13 February 2020 | Applications

University of Pittsburgh researchers explore enabling lag-free connections in massive IoT devices

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering have proposed a system that would use resources that are currently under utilised in an existing wireless channel in order to create more opportunities for lag-free connections.

The system will require no additional hardware or wireless spectrum resources and will minimise traffic backups on networks with several wireless...

3 February 2020 | IoT

Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Alliance explore new smart home standard

Apple, Amazon, Google and the Zigbee Alliance have formed a new working group focused around ‘Project Connected Home over IP’, exploring the development and promotion of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to boost compatibility among smart home products.

The protocol has been designed with security as a fundamental principle.

The aim of...

2 January 2020 | IoT

How the IoT will save lives: Applying IoT technology to emergency communications

Over the last few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most-talked about technologies. Smart toasters and talking fridges may demonstrate its potential to be over-hyped, but there’s no denying that millions of IoT devices are finding a wide range of useful applications.

With so many autonomous devices now connected to the internet, one application that has sparked interest is how...

22 November 2019 | Healthcare

Telit adds new NB-IoT modules to its portfolio

Telit is expanding its portfolio with the addition of two new Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) modules, aiming to provide greater focus for smart metering, smart city applications, and more.

The modules are NE310H2-W1 and NL865H2-W1, which are suitable for 2G to 4G NB-IoT transition. The NE310H2-W1 and NL865H2-W1 modules serve various purposes like smart metering for electricity, gas and water, smart city applications, smart agriculture and almost any type of industrial sensor or...

13 November 2019 | IoT

Managing billions of devices in the IoT era: The network technologies that will make it happen

As one of the key technology trends in the era of digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected take huge strides forward in the coming years, with nearly 50 billion devices/things predicted to be connected to the internet by the year 2020, up from 7 billion in 2008.

IoT’s capability in functioning as a network that connects physical entities such as smart machines,...

10 September 2019 | IoT

Ring discusses the smart home, choosing IoT standards, and its mission to reduce crime

IoT News caught up with Ring at IFA Berlin to discuss the smart home, how it chooses what standards to use, and its mission to reduce crime.

A vast number of Ring customers likely picked up a video doorbell primarily for uses such as avoiding missed packages. The ability to be almost anywhere in the world and be able to speak to a delivery driver at your door still feels futuristic even several years later.

While a large number of people consider video doorbells a convenience,...

6 September 2019 | AI