IoT

In advance of the release of Silicon Labs’ new dynamic multiprotocol software for its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) and module portfolio, Electronic Specifier got the chance to speak with Tom Pannell, Senior Director of Marketing, IoT Products. Principally a mixed signal and analogue company, Silicon Labs entered the software market five years ago. Now the IoT group - of which Pannell is a member – accounts for half of the ...

In order to enable Inmarsat to deliver a holistic connectivity solution for IoT technology, the company has announced the formation of a new strategic partnership with international telecommunications provider JT Group (formerly Jersey Telecom). The global network will combine Inmarsat’s existing satellite communication infrastructure and cellular data provided by JT. This will enable Inmarsat’s customers to access a global conne...

E-paper display company, Pervasive Displays (PDi), has announced that its ultra-low power displays have been incorporated into an IoT development board from Cypress Semiconductor that enables device designers to benefit from a human-readable screen requiring low amounts of power. Created for use in a variety of IoT applications, such as fitness and health wearables, smart home and smart metering, the Cypress PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit helps engi...

Farnell element14 has launched local language versions of its IoT Hub, a major section of the company’s website. It contains a variety of IoT news items, feature stories and technical articles exploring the possibilities of IoT applications. At the same time, a range of new content has been added to the site.

Open source computer hardware and software company, Arduino has announced the release of a set of new features for its Create Cloud platform (create.arduino.cc) aimed at expanding the number of Arduino supported platforms for the development of IoT applications. With this release, Arduino Create Cloud users can now program Linux boards as if they were regular Arduino boards.

By its very nature, the Internet of Things (IoT) introduces greater dependency on good software - more so than ever before. The IoT also brings increased software development challenges, thanks to the wide variety of different components (such as sensors), control systems and other digital sources to connect, and where these ‘assets’ comprise far more than just code. Perforce Software explain.

Wayra UK, part of Telefónica Open Future_ is hosting a Wayra UK Demo Day 2017, on Wednesday 15th November. The event is the highlight of the year for Wayra, when its start-ups pitch their businesses to investors, entrepreneurs and the media. The winners of places on the company's 2018 programmes will also be announced.

  ide Systems has appointed Wayne Woodhead to the role of operations director. In one of his first public actions in the new role, Woodhead is calling on business leaders in the construction, events and offshore oil and gas sectors to make the shift to IoT-enabled smart monitoring of power distribution.

There are billions of new Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are expected before 2020, but the majority of these do not require the full capabilities of 4G cellular networks. Emerging Low-Power Wide-Area wireless technologies, including LTE-M and NB-IoT, allow devices to efficiently connect to existing 4G networks. Gemalto's LTE Cat M1 I​oT module is now certified by Verizon. With very low power consumption, these new modules will expan...

As it is constantly evolving and generating ever-increasing volumes of data, the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing in demand also, as businesses want high-speed processing technology to handle big data analytics. Guest blog by Ross Dickson.