Internet of Things
AT&T, Microsoft Partner to Deploy Cloud-Based IoT Management Tool for Enterprises
AT&T said Monday it is partnering with Microsoft to debut an IoT solution for quick deployment of asset monitoring and management solutions in the...
Senators Introduce Long Overdue Bill to Improve Security of IoT Devices
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), co-chairs of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, along with Sens. Ron Wyden (D-WA) and Steve...
Phillips Lighting Debuts ‘World’s First’ Autonomous Indoor Drone
Philips Lighting, a provider of lighting solutions, announced on Friday what it called “the first application” of an autonomous, indoor drone that uses Visible...
Sprint to Support Next-Gen IoT Devices With Nationwide Deployment of LTE Cat 1 Technology
Sprint announced Tuesday it will complete its deployment of LTE Cat 1 technology across its nationwide network by the end of July 2017. In...
Atos, Dell EMC Partner to Build IoT ‘Service Delivery Framework’
IT firm Atos and Dell EMC said Tuesday they are joining forces to address the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and business analytics markets.
Both...
SAYME, WISOL Aim to Become World’s Largest IoT LPWAN Solutions Manufacturer With New Partnership
Spanish device maker and solution provider SAYME and the South-Korean module manufacturer Wisol said Wednesday they are aligning to become the biggest high-quality LPWAN...
IoT Garage Door Manufacturer Bricks Customer’s Device Following Bad Review
If this is not a testament to the frightful reality of the possibilities promised by the internet of everything, then nothing is. A manufacturer...
Verizon to Spur IoT Adoption With Launch of ‘Nation’s First’ LTE Cat M1 Network
Verizon says it has launched what it calls “the first nationwide commercial 4G LTE Category M1” (or Cat M1) network, which spans 2.4 million...
Mastercard Eyes IoT Security With NuData Security Acquisition
Mastercard announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NuData Security, a global technology company that helps businesses prevent online and...
Ericsson Targets Healthcare IoT With Latest NB-IoT Technology and Partnerships
Communications technology and services company Ericsson said Wednesday it has signed a “healthcare IoT strategic MoU” with China Mobile and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to...
GSMA Launches ‘IoT Big Data API Directory’
The GSMA said Wednesday it has launched an “IoT Big Data API Directory” to make harmonized data sets from multiple sources worldwide available to...
IBM, Symantec, AT&T and Others Join Forces to Tackle IoT Security Challenges
IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic are partnering to use their combined expertise to help tackle today's top Internet of Things (IoT)...
GlobalPlatform Publishes Framework for Remote Management of Trusted Applications on Connected Devices
Technical standards body GlobalPlatform has published a framework which details how trusted applications hosted on a GlobalPlatform compliant Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) can be...
Honeywell, Intel Partner to Develop IoT Solutions for Retailers and Logistic Providers
Honeywell said last week that it will collaborate with Intel to develop new Internet of Things solutions for the retail industry to enhance logistics,...
Commerce Department Issues Report to Support Advancement of IoT
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday issued a green paper outlining guiding principles and an approach to support the advancement of the Internet...
FTC Launches Public Challenge for Tool to Protect Against Security Vulnerabilities in IoT Systems
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced a prize competition that challenges the public to create a tool that consumers can deploy to...
ZigBee Alliance Debuts Universal Language for IoT
The zigbee alliance announced Tuesday that from CES 2017 this week it will be showcasing the path to what it called “a unified Internet...
U.S. DOT Proposes a Requirement That New Vehicles ‘Talk’ to Each Other
Citing an enormous potential to reduce crashes on U.S. roadways, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would advance the...
The Internet of Spies: Privacy Groups File Complaint With FTC Against Data-Stealing IoT Toy Manufacturers
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, The Center for Digital Democracy, and Consumers Union have filed a complaint...
IoT Startup Sigfox Gets $159 Million in Funding to Expand IoT Network
Sigfox, the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), said Friday it is closing its Series E funding round of...
GE Digital, SAP Collaborate to ‘Advance’ Industrial Internet of Things
SAP and GE Digital said Wednesday they are collaborating in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Building on the respective strengths of...
HSB, Relayr Team Up To Offer ‘First-of-a-Kind’ IoT-Focused Insurance
Relayr has said it is partnering with Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), part of Munich Re, to create customized insurance products to relayr's customers making...
IoT Acceleration Consortium and Industrial Internet Consortium Collaborate to Harmonize IoT
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), the global, member supported organization that promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), said on...
AT&T Switches on North America’s First LTE-M Commercial Site
AT&T has enabled LTE-M technology on its first site in the San Francisco market to support the pilot of AT&T's LTE-M Low-Power Wide-Area network...
Vodafone Set to Launch Live NB-IoT Networks in Four Countries in a ‘World First’
Vodafone said Wednesday that it will launch what it called “the world’s first live commercial NB-IoT networks” in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain...
Autodesk, Nutonian Partner on IoT Data Analytics
Nutonian, a machine intelligence company, said Tuesday it is forming an OEM relationship with Autodesk, the global leader in design software and services. Autodesk’s...
Open Connectivity Foundation, AllSeen Alliance Merge: Will Unify IoT Frameworks
The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) and the AllSeen Alliance, two groups that have been developing separate open-source frameworks for standardizing the means by which...
CSA Internet of Things Working Group Releases ‘Industry’s First’ Guidance for Securing IoT Products
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) last week released a guidance report titled, Future-proofing the Connected World: 13 Steps to Developing Secure IoT Products, created...
AT&T Introduces IoT Data Plans for Businesses and Developers
AT&T said Wednesday it is introducing data plans for developers and businesses to wirelessly connect their Internet of Things (IoT) projects.
The data plans allow developers...
IBM Invests $200 Million in IoT, Blockchain
IBM on Monday unveiled a $200 million USD investment in the new global headquarters for its Watson Internet of Things (IoT) business in Munich.
The...
Johnson & Johnson Issues Security Alert on Insulin Pump Warning of Vulnerability
Johnson & Johnson has issued a security alert on one of its insulin pumps, sending letters to consumers warning them of a vulnerability that hackers...
Cybersecurity Concerns May Hamper Use of IoT Devices – Report
A new report by the cyber arm of Auditing firm KPMG states that cybersecurity concerns may adversely affect the realization of the full potential...
This Startup Wants to be the Google for the Internet of Things
Isreal-based IoT platform newcomer Reposify said Friday it wants to become the Google for the Internet of Things. The cyber-sensing company launched a platform...
SAP to Invest $2.2 Billion to Accelerate Internet of Things Adoption
German software maker SAP SE, said Wednesday it is spending €2 billion euros through 2021 to help business and government entities benefit from the...
GE, Bosch collaborate on IIoT Interoperability
GE and Bosch announced Monday they are partnering to shape the connected world through a collaboration between the software divisions of both organizations, GE...
IIC Publishes Industrial Internet Security Framework for IIoT Systems
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a global, public-private organization formed to accelerate adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced Monday the publication...
NTIA to Convene Multistakeholder Meetings on IoT Security Upgradability and Patching
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Monday that it is convening meetings of a multistakeholder process concerning Internet of Things Security Upgradability...
No Accountability for Injuries and Deaths Caused by Autonomous Machines
Manufacturers, military personnel programmers could escape any liability in cases involving injuries or deaths caused by fully autonomous machines, or “killer robots,” according to a report by...
DARPA Funds Research to Remotely Monitor IoT Devices for Malware
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a $9.4 million grant to the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop new ways to...
Symantec, Arm and Others Create New Protocol to Address Security of Connected Devices
Several leading technology security experts have collaborated to create the Open Trust Protocol (OTrP) to combine a secure architecture with trusted code management, using...
76 Percent of Companies Consider IoT as Crucial to Future Business Success
76 percent of companies believe the IoT to be "critical" to future success, according to Vodafone’s fourth annual IoT Barometer Report which examines how...
Microsoft, GE Collaborate to Push GE’s Industrial Cloud Platform on Azure
GE and Microsoft Corp. today announced a partnership that will make GE’s Predix platform for the Industrial Internet available on the Microsoft Azure cloud...
IoT Sensors and Devices Projected to Surpass Mobile Phones as Most Connected in 2018
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices in 2018, according to the 2016 Ericsson...
South Korea Implements Nationwide IoT Network; SIGFOX Deploys in Mexico
South Korea has launched its first commercial, low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) network. SK Telecom said they have concluded the nationwide deployment of Low...
Alibaba Joins Connected Vehicle Frenzy: Debuts ‘Internet Car’
Alibaba Group on Wednesday unveiled a new internet car for the China market aimed at expanding the internet-of-things (IoT) to the automotive sector.
The company’s...
Intel, Hitachi and Mitsubushi Join Forces on FA PaaS Manufacturing Testbed Proposal
In keeping with the current trend of high-profile partnerships in the IoT space, Intel Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and Hitachi have announced the approval of...
Netherlands ‘First’ Country To Implement Nationwide Internet of Things Network
Dutch telecoms group KPN said Thursday that The Netherlands had become the first country in the world to implement a nationwide long range (LoRa)...
Intel, Samsung Collaborate To Develop IoT Recommendations For Policymakers
Intel and Samsung announced June 21 the formation of what they called the National IoT Strategy Dialogue, an initiative to convene like-minded industry partners...
Samsung Commits To U.S. IoT R&D With $1.2 Billion Investment
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman & CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon unveiled on June 21 Samsung’s vision for ‘Human-Centered IoT,’ including a strategy to spend $1.2...
FCC To Enhance 5G For IoT, Virtual Reality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Monday they will vote next month on a proposal to help identify and free up wireless spectrum at...
U.S. Department Of State Taps C3 IoT For Enterprise-Wide Global IoT Deployment
The U.S. Department of State has awarded IoT firm, C3 IoT, a multi-year contract up to $25 million to provide the C3 IoT enterprise application...
Symantec’s New IoT Solution Protects Connected Vehicles From Hackers
Symantec, a cybersecurity solutions provider, today introduced Symantec Anomaly Detection for Automotive to protect against zero-day attacks and other issues facing modern connected vehicles....
Free Security Scanner Screens Internet Of Things Devices
BullGuard, an internet security vendor, today announced what it called a “world first” with the launch of BullGuard IoT Scanner – a free tool...
IBM, Cisco Combine Edge Analytics With IoT
Cisco and IBM announced on June 2 a global collaboration to provide instant Internet of Things (IoT) insight at the edge of the network....
Less Than 10% Of IoT Devices Adequately Secured – Survey
IOActive, an information security services firm, today released the findings of the IOActive Internet of Things (IoT) Security Survey which revealed that less than...
Intel Delves Deeper Into IoT, Self-Driving Vehicles With Computer Vision Acquisition
Intel announced Thursday that it is buying Itseez, a Russian developer of computer vision algorithms and related technology for embedded systems.
Itseez will become a...
Samsung Building ‘World’s First’ IoT-Dedicated National Network
Samsung Electronics announced today that it is collaborating with SK Telecom to build a nationwide network in South Korea to connect the intelligent devices...
IBM Researchers Speed Up Access to IoT With ‘Breakthrough’ In Storage Memory
This research breakthrough provides fast and easy storage to capture the exponential growth of data from mobile devices and the Internet of Things.
IBM announced...
Avista Leverages Itron’s OpenWay To Facilitate IoT in Washington State
Avista, a provider of energy services and electricity to 375,000 customers and natural gas to 335,000 customers in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and parts...
Microsoft Expands Its Take on IoT With The Purchase of Solair
Microsot announced yesterday that it has acquired Solair, an Italian company that delivers Internet of Things (IoT) services to customers across a number of...
Internet of Things Security Paucity Highlighted In SmartThings Platform Vulnerabilities
Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Samsung's Smart Home automation system which they could manipulate to carry out a host of remote attacks, including digitally...
72 Percent Of Consumers Unaware Of How To Secure Connected Devices, Study Finds
66 percent of consumers are very worried about hacks and breaches against their IoT devices, and 72 percent do not know how to protect...
PETRAS, Internet of Things Research Hub, Launched
A new interdisciplinary Research Hub to drive forward UK research in the Internet of Things (IoT) called PETRAS has been launched. The Hub is...
AT&T Report Helps Businesses Tap Into The Power Of The Internet Of Things
AT&T announced Monday that it has created a new report to share how businesses can best use the Internet of Things (IoT). The report...
Wi-Fi Alliance’s Low Power, Long Range Wi-Fi HaLow Aims to Boost Internet of Things
Wi-Fi solution, Wi-Fi Alliance today announced the Wi-Fi HaLow designation for products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah technology. Wi-Fi HaLow operates in frequency bands below one...
RWE Seeks to Establish Lemonbeat as International Communications Protocol for Smart Devices
RWE Effizienz GmbH, a provider of smart solutions for energy efficiency and electricity storage solutions, is currently seeking to make the Lemonbeat smart Device...
Amazon Launches Internet of Things Service
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced the launch of Amazon IoT, a new service the company states will enable manufacturers, companies, artisans and other...
Market Report Estimates Internet of Things in Energy Market Worth 22.34 Billion USD by 2020
The global Internet of Things (IOT) in energy market is forecasted to grow from USD 7.59 Billion in 2015 to USD 22.34 Billion by...