BROWSING: IoT

What is a smart building and how can it benefit you?

What is a smart building? A smart building is any structure that uses automated processes to automatically control the building’s operations including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, security and other systems. A smart building uses sensors, actuators and microchips, in order to collect data and manage it...

Smart building technology helps reduce energy costs

Reducing costs with smart building Thanks to the smart building, today's structures are alive, equipped with technology that allows for automated processes of things that have, for hundreds of years, lived in dormancy. Many older buildings have the capability to become smart buildings, but owners and...

Huawei revenue up 40% in first half of 2016

Huawei generated revenue of $36.7B during the period Chinese information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei generated sales of 245.5 billion yuan ($36.7 billion) in the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 40% compared to the same period in 2015, the vendor said in...

What is a smart building and how can it benefit you?

What is a smart building? A smart building is any structure that uses automated processes to automatically control the building’s operations including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, security and other systems. A smart building uses sensors, actuators and micro-chips, in order to collect data and manage it...

Reader Forum: Public safety networks and the path to the smart city

Nokia looks at the continuing evolution of public safety networks in light of the growing focus on smart city initiatives The concept of the smart city is not particularly new. In the past couple of years, however, it has come into vogue as the growing...

A guide to building apps for the internet of things

Gartner’s estimate of 21 billion connected things in use by 2020 has developers switching their focus to become a part of the growing internet of things. 42% of IoT developers are currently building apps that uses sensors, and one-third of today’s IoT developers are...

A guide to building apps for the internet of things

Gartner’s estimate of 21 billion connected things in use by 2020 has developers switching their focus to become a part of the growing internet of things. 42% of IoT developers are currently building apps that uses sensors, and one-third of today’s IoT developers are...

How to become an IoT app developer

Why be an IoT app developer? IoT app developers will be in high demand if the estimates for the number of devices connected through the "internet of things" comes close to reality. Enterprises could see huge rewards from employing a developer with expertise in IoT,...

How to become an IoT app developer

Why be an IoT app developer? IoT app developers will be in high demand if the estimates for the number of devices connected through the "internet of things" comes close to reality. Enterprises could see huge rewards from employing a developer with expertise in IoT,...

SoftBank, Aeris create JV to target IoT market

The deal will allow Aeris to expand IoT business to India and Europe Japanese telecom operator SoftBank and U.S-based internet of things (IoT) firm Aeris have agreed to form a joint venture in Japan to provide IoT and telematics services globally using the Aeris IoT...

What is telecommunications engineering?

Background The telecommunications industry is the backbone of today's mobile landscape, deploying voice, data, graphics and video at ever-increasing speeds and in a growing number of ways. Wireline telephone communication was once the primary service of the industry, but wireless communication and satellite distribution are becoming increasingly...

Microsoft cloud revenues double as Azure sees more adoption

In reporting financials from its second fiscal quarter, Microsoft got a big boost from its cloud computing business as its Azure platform and service revenue grew 140% year-over-year. “Businesses everywhere are using the Microsoft Cloud as their digital platform to drive their ambitious transformation agendas,”...

Case Study: Shell, Rockwell make oil and gas production smart

The need for an oil and gas solution Oil and gas producers are doing everything they can to grind through a period of historically low per barrel oil prices. The period has stretched on for more than a year now, with per barrel prices getting...

IIoT use cases in the oil and gas industry

An industry in 'turmOil' The oil and gas industry is riding out a violent wave that crashed crude oil prices per barrel to less than $40, down more than 60% from the high of summer 2014. The result is a favorable receipt at the gas...

Case Study: Shell, Rockwell make oil and gas production smart

The need for an oil and gas solution Oil and gas producers are doing everything they can to grind through a period of historically low per barrel oil prices. The period has stretched on for more than a year now, with per barrel prices getting...

SK Telecom targets global roaming for IoT network

The Korean telco is currently in talks with European IoT network companies Korean operator SK Telecom has the goal of establishing a global roaming network for internet of things (IoT) services based on the LoRa IoT network standard in cooperation with European firms, Korean press...

IIoT use cases in the oil and gas industry

An industry in turmOil The oil and gas industry (O&G) is riding out a violent wave that crashed crude oil per barrel prices to less than $40, down more than 60% from the high of summer 2014. The result is a favorable receipt at the...

Rio Olympics: Games CIO explains ICT and internet of things

RIO DE JANEIRO--Brazilian Elly Resende is leading the orchestration of all information technology and communication infrastructure providers for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Less than a month from the opening ceremony of the major event, the technology director said ICT deployments are following...

Rio Olympics: Games CIO explains ICT and IoT

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Elly Resende is leading the orchestration of all information technology and communication infrastructure providers for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Less than a month from the opening ceremony of the major event, the technology director said information and...

Son rise for the internet of things

SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM to help accelerate much-needed internet of things standardization The "internet of things" looks to have received a massive vote of confidence as one of the boldest technology investors of the past two decades, Masayoshi Son, agreed to buy ARM Holdings, a...

Germany considers black boxes for autonomous vehicles

Amid questions about safety, autonomous bus completes trip in Amsterdam As autonomous vehicles become increasingly viable from a technology standpoint, questions about safety--many tied to Tesla's in-market auto pilot feature--are guiding the discussion. To highlight this trend, as an autonomous bus travelled a 12-mile path...

5G standards process: ITU and 3GPP lay groundwork

5G: The next generation of mobile The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to "5G" technology to be ready by 2020. That's the deadline for when the International Telecommunications Union is expected to set standards many claim will enable a seamlessly connected society,...

5G standards process: ITU and 3GPP lay groundwork

5G: The next generation of mobile The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to "5G" technology to be ready by 2020. That's the deadline for when the International Telecommunications Union is expected to set standards many claim will enable a seamlessly connected society,...

NTT DoCoMo tests Gemalto M2M module for IoT

Gemalto said there will be 1 billion IoT devices in the Japanese market by 2020 Dutch provider of digital security solutions Gemalto confirmed that its Cinterion LTE Cat-1  M2M module has completed interoperability testing by Japanese telecommunications operator NTT Docomo. Gemalto said that the ELS31J and...