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Telenor, Nokia partner to offer 5G private networks services

Telenor said it is offering 5G network slicing technology capabilities for its customers Telenor Sweden announced the launch of new 5G-based services for companies and other businesses, in partnership with Nokia. In a release, Telenor said it is launching customer-specific mobile private networks that enable these...

Matter 1.0 arrives, at last – with test labs, test tools, and mission to make IoT easier

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) this week confirmed the release of the 1.0 launch-version of the new Matter connectivity specification for interoperability of IoT products, mainly in the smart home environment. This initial release will support various smart home products, including lighting and electrical,...

Zigbee Alliance drops Zigbee brand, intros Matter as IKEA-backed smart home tech

The Zigbee Alliance has rebranded as the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) to manage a developing portfolio of connectivity brands based on the short-range Zigbee standard. Alongside, it has announced a new brand, Matter, for its new royalty-free connectivity standard for smart home products, developed...

Ikea chairs new Europe-focused Zigbee group to focus on smart homes

The Zigbee Alliance has started a new Europe-focused special interest group to promote the short-range technology in the European market. The group is chaired by Swedish flat-pack furniture company Ikea, which integrates Zigbee into its smart lighting products.  The European group will also lead the...

Zigbee and DALI to improve compatibility of smart lighting connectivity and control

The Zigbee Alliance and the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA), the organisation for DALI lighting control, are working together to bring further standardisation and system interoperability to IoT-based luminaires in the smart lighting space. The pair said the collaboration will help realise the benefits of combining...

Amazon, Apple, Google combine to develop new smart-home connectivity protocol

Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance have announced a working group, under the name Connected Home over IP, to develop and promote a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products. Security will be a fundamental design tenet, the group said....

Zigbee claims record sales with surge in lighting, meters and climate control

Annual shipments of Zigbee chipsets will reach one billion by 2023, mostly in smart home sensors, accounting for 85 per cent of IEEE 802.15.4 mesh network devices. Half a billion Zigbee chipsets are already circulation, according to research firm ON World. The Zigbee Alliance said...

Majority of IoT security attacks originate in China, U.S.

IoT devices are increasingly used for DDoS attacks and a majority of these IoT security attacks originate in China and the U.S. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly being used for carrying out IoT security attacks, in particular distributed denial of service (DDoS)...