IoT

Lack of security confidence is one of the top concerns enterprises have about the Internet of Things (IoT). AT&T’s CEO’s Guide to Securing the Internet of Things, which featured survey results from more than 5,000 enterprises worldwide, found that 85% of enterprises are either in the process of, or planning to, deploy IoT devices. 

A battle is raging for the next generation of consumer systems in the home. The ‘smart home’ brings together control and monitoring as part of the Internet of Things, with a focus on how systems can make life easier. In this article Stadium Group’s Wireless business looks at the current state of technology for the smart home.

Eduardo Morral, Product Marketing Manager M2M, Infineon Technologies, highlights how high quality eSIM controllers are becoming integral for industrial automation environments and connected cars.

An electricity distribution network has become a completely digital network in terms of telecommunications, in Toulouse for the first time, with the injection of a 3rd-generation power-line carrier (G3-PLC) on the low- and medium- voltage networks. The telecom signal, tested on a circuit totalling 35km, is capable of travelling more than  10km with the most demanding emission levels and the greatest level of sturdiness.

Arrow Electronics will have a special focus on its eVolve offering that supports every aspect of the IoT during Electronica 2016 (booth 225, Hall A4). The company will also showcase digital services for customers, with visitors invited to attend one of Arrow’s breakout sessions hosted by Arrow executives and technical experts. As the industry’s focus on IoT shifts from prediction to delivery, creative thinkers are building workin...

Developers of industrial, medical, and IoT products now have an added level of IP and device integrity protection with the DS28C36 DeepCover secure authenticator from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. With rampant product counterfeiting, unsafe reuse of medical accessories, and vulnerable network connected sensor nodes, companies recognise the need to integrate strong defenses into their products and systems.

In order to provide reliable, low power industrial IoT applications Advantech has chosen Linear’s SmartMesh IP wireless mesh technology with Advantech’s standardised M2.COM sensor platform.

  CEL announced that it has added new features for its Cortet Connectivity Suite - a turnkey wireless solution that bridges the gap between 'things' and the cloud. Cortet enables building automation, lighting control, smart home, industrial and machine to machine (M2M) product manufacturers to confidently link their physical 'things' to the digital world.

The global market for control and monitoring systems in the water sector is estimated to be worth $21.3 billion in 2016, growing to $30.1 billion in 2021. Spending on advanced data management and analysis solutions is expected to grow even faster, at 11.9% a year. In the utility sector, spending on digital and smart solutions is estimated to be worth $17.7 billion in 2016. Managing water relies on heavy physical infrastructure and inherently...

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc., three facilities with more than 900 acute care beds and part of Jefferson Health in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is working with IBM to launch cognitive hospital rooms powered by IBM Watson IoT designed to enhance the patient experience and help bring deeper levels of personalised, agile and responsive care to its patients.