Connected Objects

IDATE | October 19, 2015

IDATE has published its analysis of and forecasts for the global Internet of Things (IoT) market. An opportunity to deliver a synthesis of the Institute’s many reports on the matter (smart cars, M2M, smart grids, smart cities, smart toys…) to examine a market which, although developing rapidly, still raises a host of questions: is it really taking off, and how fast? Which business models seem the most reliable? Which market players and countries are in the best position to benefit f...

IoT Business News | February 13, 2019

By opening its radio specifications to the public, Sigfox strengthens its position as the global provider of 0G connectivity. To celebrate the 8th World Radio Day, under the patronage of UNESCO, Sigfox has publicly released the specifications of its radio protocol for connected objects. Impact of Open Radio Specifications By putting the specification in the public domain, everyone can now create their own Sigfox object. The release of these specifications will allow open source implementations, ...

Tech Radar | January 13, 2020

The risks of cybersecurity are more complex than ever. Due to the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), by 2020 every person will generate 1.7 megabytes of information per second. As new technologies evolve, cyber criminals adapt and discover new hacking methods to apprehend sensitive data. AI and IoT have the potential to revolutionise society, but what happens when these new technologies are weaponized by cyber criminals? Unless hardware-based endpoint security...

Pymnts | January 13, 2020

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) possess great potential, but are vulnerable to misunderstandings. They have become a global business concern and are critically important to several industries’ and technologies’ growth — including those relating to the Intelligence of Things (IoT). APIs underpin many of the platforms and sensors that connect IoT-enabled tools like smart home devices and mass transit systems, but a few inaccurate assumptions hamper their usability. A co...