IoT

In order to support the city of Kigali's flagship smart city project, Inmarsat will deploy LoRaWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) infrastructure around Rwandan's capital. The network, which will be active for an initial period of a year from 1st May, will be the connectivity platform for a variety of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and will provide a blueprint for smart city projects throughout Africa.

With over 400 IoT platforms on the market and still growing quickly, leading IoT analyst firm Beecham Research and its partner IoT Global Network have launched the first fully-independent, online IoT navigation tool to match adopter needs with IoT platform capabilities.

It has recently come to light that there is a massive flaw in Intel chips that allows hackers to remotely takeover large number of devices without even needing to enter a password. Cesare Garlati, Chief Security Strategist, prpl Foundation, commented on the importance of securing the firmware in IoT devices: "Firmware vulnerabilities are the most dangerous because by definition firmware is 'persistent'. The software that is built in to the device...

An IoT power calculator that helps developers of IoT (Internet of Things) projects to understand the expected battery life of their IoT devices, and allows them to experiment with different components and software algorithms to determine their impact on battery life has been created by Premier Farnell.

Viavi Solutions has announced its CellAdvisor Base Station Analyzer will support the signal analysis required for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) connectivity. Available immediately, this capability – which Viavi believes is the first of its kind in the industry – meets the needs of service providers for immediate testing for the overlay IoT infrastructure that must co-exist seamlessly with the traditional mobile communications...

A major issue faced by IoT manufacturers is the constraints of getting a product to market on time and on budget. And, due to these pressures security can often be sidelined during the process. Here, Ken Munro, Partner in Pen Test Partners, the ethical hacking company offers some advice.

Most Internet of Things (IoT) devices will communicate using wireless machine-to-machine communications technologies. Currently 2G and 3G technologies dominate the cellular IoT market, but the future belongs to the fourth-gen with NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) and eMTC (enhanced Machine Type Communications). Joerg Koepp, Technology Marketing at Rohde & Schwarz, explains.

The new SIMATIC IOT2000 module from Siemens, which is an Arduino-compatible shield that enables additional digital and analogue input/output (I/O) connectivity in an industrial environment is available at RS Components. Designed to be compatible with the SIMATIC IOT2020 and IOT2040 industrial IoT gateways, the new module can be connected directly to local sensors to trigger non-time-critical processes.

  When we first heard the Chirp technology in action, we were transformed back in time to the dial-up Internet connections of the 90s, and the sounds we heard emanating from our ‘modem’ while waiting patiently to get online. But don’t be fooled into thinking Chirp is simply a rehash of old technology, it’s far from it as Chirp’s CEO, Moran Lerner, explained.

Capturing, transmitting and processing data lies at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution. Therefore, cutting-edge connectivity is a must for equipment in factories and similar environments – for example to enable predictive maintenance. At Hannover Messe 2017, Rittal was there to highlight the communication capabilities of its new cooling units and chillers. And by presenting these in conjunction with Siemens MindSphere and IB...