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Innovating field service IoT devices in the business 4.0 era
Field service IoT devices produce a gold mine of data, and organizations can use AI and machine learning to better interpret data and deliver better end-user experiences. Continue Reading
IoT PCB microelectronics manufacturing calls for intricate tools
Advancements in microelectronics have given manufacturers the ability to shrink IoT printed circuit boards even more. NexLogic's Zulki Khan discusses how laser microscopes can inspect miniature PCBs. Continue Reading
drone (UAV)
A drone, in technological terms, is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UASes). Continue Reading
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IoT is a game changer for home service and repair companies
Smart home devices will reshape the way small home service companies plan appliance repair. Jobber's Shawn Cadeau identifies three expectations that smart homeowners will have from their connected ... Continue Reading
4 ways IoT innovation can transform the utilities industry
The internet of things is bringing new tech into traditional industries. Here, Akamai Technologies' Mark Ingerman outlines four use cases of IoT transforming the way utilities operate and provide ... Continue Reading
How to jump-start telco's IoT business despite legacy BSS
Many telcos are operating with legacy BSSes that cannot support growing IoT services. However, that shouldn't hold them back. Huawei's Vishal Augustine explains how to build telco IoT services on a ...Continue Reading
Why outsource R&D in IoT application development
Outsourcing R&D for IoT application development is a growing trend. BairesDev's Nacho de Marco discusses why R&D in IoT app development outsourcing is important and offers steps to success.Continue Reading
Cisco IoT platform gets partner authorization program
Cisco has launched an IoT partner authorization program and associated training to help channel companies establish their credibility as providers of this emerging technology.Continue Reading
How IoT became the internet of unexpected things in 2018
From beehives to prosthetics, the internet of things has allowed companies to connect a number of applications you might not expect. AT&T's Chris Penrose outlines eight use cases in which IoT is ...Continue Reading
Aligning IoT monetization models with customer value
IoT device manufacturers take note: The most compelling IoT systems are those that align business models with the value being brought to customers. Zipit Wireless' Frank Greer discusses.Continue Reading
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Stacked-die wire bonding for IoT devices can get tricky
IoT device OEMs should become more familiar with the advanced stages of today's wire bonding, especially when it comes to stacked-die wire bonding. NexLogic Tech's Zulki Khan explains.Continue Reading
How rapid experimentation can improve IoT in insurance
The insurance industry seeing changes thanks to the internet of things. Mendix's Nick Ford explains the opportunities of IoT in insurance and offers best practices for fostering rapid ...Continue Reading
The nightmare of selecting an IoT ecosystem
IoT ecosystems are rapidly evolving. If an IoT ecosystem can use shared data from intelligent sensors, machine and assets, radical new models of value creation will emerge, says OIES Consulting's ...Continue Reading
The 5 C's of making virtual healthcare the new normal
Health professional mindsets and consumer behaviors are changing. VivaLNK's Jiang Li explains why, along with these, the healthcare industry's five C's are also evolving.Continue Reading
IoT: Why the magic is in the ecosystem
Interconnected IoT ecosystems are essential to creating the magic required for digital businesses to thrive. Equinix's Chiaren Cushing explores the value of an IoT ecosystem and offers examples of ...Continue Reading
IoT's role in the automotive tech revolution
IoT technology gives ambitious vehicle manufacturers, insurance companies and fleets a competitive edge. Vodafone's Ludovico Fassati explains IoT's role in the future of automotive tech.Continue Reading
Three unexpected ways AI is revolutionizing connected living
Artificial intelligence is a significant driver in the growth of the IoT consumer market, as it significantly increases applications of the technology. Essence's Ohad Amir outlines three ways AI ...Continue Reading
A smart approach to monetizing IoT
By offering value-add services, such as business consulting, systems integration, analytics and security, it's possible for operators to dramatically increase their stake in IoT. Netscout's Ron ...Continue Reading
The next frontier for venues: IoT as a commerce engine
Venues across the world are adopting IoT technologies to become smart spaces. This, says Venuetize's Nimish Shrivastava, will help drive new revenue streams and commerce models.Continue Reading
The 'Jurassic World' of the internet of things
Comparing long-time IT companies to dinosaurs, OIES Consulting's Francisco Maroto explains why they must adapt, or they face extinction because of the metaphorical IoT, AI or blockchain meteorites.Continue Reading
How IoT will improve public transportation
The internet of things is having a major impact on public transportation. BairesDev's Nacho De Marco outlines how deploying IoT can benefit cities and riders alike.Continue Reading
The 'Brave New World' of IoT-connected smart cities
Achieving IoT-connected smart city status is ultimately up to the telecom industry, local governments and public sector industries. Hortonworks' Sanjay Kumar discusses.Continue Reading
Digital transformation: Get your head out of the cloud
This is the first of a five-part blog series. So, one of my New Year's resolutions was to blog more, but to date I've been blogging about as much as exercising. That said, as my IoT strategy and ...Continue Reading
How IoT improves the fresh food supply chain
An industry as time- and cost-sensitive as fresh food requires proper data collection and analysis to ensure safety and quality. Zest Labs' Peter Mehring explains how IoT fits in the equation.Continue Reading
IoT: Explosive growth now and for the foreseeable future
The IoT market is expanding, showing no sign of stopping. Flutura's Rick Harlow crunches the numbers and explains how to get your piece of the pie.Continue Reading
Building automation systems bring building commissioning success
ICS Consulting mixes IoTium's secure IoT connectivity platform with SkySpark's data analytics to serve up a new building automation systems business model around continuous building commissioning services.Continue Reading
Growing pains of the internet of things
While slow to take off, enterprise and industrial IoT systems will break down barriers to innovation and communication that previously existed.Continue Reading
If IoT is the answer, what is the question? IoT sourcing considerations
IoT is a tool for achieving something. So, if IoT is the answer, it's critical to discover what question you need IoT to answer.Continue Reading
'I can't sleep without IoT!': IoT in healthcare
IoT in healthcare helps companies boost efficiencies and improve profits, but at the end of the day, patient experience and satisfaction are most important.Continue Reading
How to use IoT, machine learning and AI bots to grow revenue
IoT, machine learning and AI are playing increasing roles in helping sales, legal, finance and operations professionals generate and manage revenue processes.Continue Reading
Location + IoT: Tips and best practices for getting started
Skyhook's Kipp Jones offers advice on defining your requirements for location in IoT and questions to get the best technology from your location service provider.Continue Reading
Product as a service, brought to you by IoT
The internet of things is changing how manufacturers manufacture and consumers consume. Get ready for an influx of as-a-service offerings, thanks to IoT.Continue Reading
Integrating IoT: Energy sector spark?
IoT will help energy suppliers meet global energy demands, but the challenge lies in finding connectivity which offers both security and simplicity.Continue Reading
Use IoT to eliminate the guessing game from your enterprise's phone bill
To manage IoT devices, enterprises can now call upon their mobile service provider to offer an automated mobility management (AMM) software platform.Continue Reading
What to consider when selecting a managed IoT service provider
Evaluating managed IoT service providers? Frank Greer of Zipit Wireless offers questions to ask to ensure you find the best for your enterprise's needs.Continue Reading
What do modern utility consumers need in this digital era?
Utility consumers today are looking for information for a detailed understanding of their usage. The internet of things is key to providing this insight.Continue Reading
Internet of energy: Extracting value from data silos in utilities
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are critical to the success of 'the internet of energy,' explains Stuart Gillen of SparkCognition.Continue Reading
Drone delivery is buzzing -- but where does it go from here?
The deployment of drone delivery fleets is becoming more of a reality each day – so what's hold it back? BoldIQ CEO Roei Ganzarski discusses.Continue Reading
Testing the boundaries of the IoT business model
Traditional business models aren't keeping up with the internet of things; it's time for a new IoT business model to emerge.Continue Reading
Sort out your analytics game before graduating to an AI solution
It is simply not possible to straightaway leap to an AI solution without going through the rigors of establishing a robust data analytics practice.Continue Reading
How to architect the world's most connected sports venues
Learn key steps sports venues need to take to becomes connected venues with built-in innovation and the ability to infuse new technology on the fly.Continue Reading
How IoT will change auto insurance
The internet of things is helping create user-based insurance, a model which will change the future of the auto insurance industry as a whole.Continue Reading
Domino's Pizza IoT deployment delivers temp monitoring, food safety
Domino's Pizza franchises are putting IoT on the menu to automate manual processes, save costs and predict machine maintenance -- and to better focus on cranking out pizzas.Continue Reading
Monitoring tools are the center of the smart home
With some technical skill, free monitoring tools and a small amount of money in parts and equipment, most anyone can make their home "intelligent."Continue Reading
The digital transformation of industrial organizations
Shifting the culture of an industrial company to more quickly adopt and embrace digitization will be one of the biggest factors in a successful digital transformation.Continue Reading
The smart city and the edible spoon: Improve sustainability with IoT
When cities apply IoT to the larger challenges facing them, they will improve sustainability while implementing solutions that improve the urban experience.Continue Reading
Cool IoT customer experiences brought to you by NFC at CES
NFC, IoT and CES. Three three-letter acronyms that belong together. Check out some of the coolest NFC and IoT implementations at CES 2017.Continue Reading
How manufacturers, service providers, consumers can improve IoT security
There are a variety of actions manufacturers, service providers and consumers alike can take to work towards greater overall IoT security.Continue Reading
Four ways to unlock the full potential of the IoT connected home
There are four strategies for the IoT industry to consider as it seeks to connect and realize the full potential of connected home.Continue Reading
The next Industrial Revolution: How IoT will change our world
The internet of things Industrial Revolution is here, and it's going to greatly impact a few notable places: healthcare, transportation and agriculture.Continue Reading
Connecting the connected car: What needs to happen now
Connected car services, as with any networked technology, becomes more useful as more nodes connect and share data.Continue Reading
Want a piece of the $450 billion IoT market? Five pitfalls for vendors to avoid
Want to be a leading vendor in the nearly half a trillion-dollar IoT market? For starters, be sure to avoid these five pitfalls.Continue Reading
Tesla: Driving the new Industrial Revolution
Tesla is revolutionizing the manufacturing world by thinking less like a traditional manufacturer and more like a service provider.Continue Reading
Forget Rudolph, IoT is Santa's new best friend
IoT is helping Santa -- and supply chain managers across the globe -- develop more efficient manufacturing and distribution processes than ever before.Continue Reading
Beyond finance: Blockchain's impact on the power sector
The power sector has emerged as an early leader for blockchain, with the potential to cut costs and streamline processes in power industry transactions.Continue Reading
Failure to implement adequate IoT security framework threatens internet
A lack of an IoT security framework and the advent of botnets launching DDoS attacks via IoT devices could threaten the future of the internet.Continue Reading
How to handle security fatigue in IoT
While users need to be responsible in the online world, security fatigue is real, and manufacturers/providers must take responsibility for product security.Continue Reading
Takeaways from October's IoT DDoS attack
Preventing events like last month's IoT DDoS attack is critical, as in the future they could impact not only a few devices, but our cars and homes.Continue Reading
Smart city deployments: Three routes to a mature smart city
A major study of smart city deployments around the world found most were in the pilot phase, though this is not always clear.Continue Reading
What your IoT customers want -- and what they worry about
IoT customers have three main barriers that prevent IoT adoption; innovators that understand what customers want will succeed the most in IoT.Continue Reading
IoT and the mergers and acquisitions race for silicon
As the IoT market continues to grow, so does the silicon chip market -- prompting a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor market.Continue Reading
IoT needs embedded security following record-breaking DDoS attacks
To prevent future attacks and vulnerabilities, embedded security must be added to IoT devices and included in the design of IoT ecosystems.Continue Reading
The Amazon Way on IoT
In this excerpt from chapter seven of The Amazon Way on IoT, author John Rossman describes the seventh principle of IoT: the outcome-based business model.Continue Reading
Blockchain World Congress: Taking blockchain beyond financial services
The recent Blockchain World Congress conference in New York City explored the implications of blockchain outside the financial services realm.Continue Reading
Discussing the geospatial data value chain
We all need to embrace and cultivate a data value chain, especially in the case of geospatial data, because the benefits are too large to ignore.Continue Reading
How smart and safe is your connected city?
Implementing end-to-end trust points and countermeasures is critical to mitigating connected city threats and staying safe.Continue Reading
Life after the IoT botnet: Eleven key takeaways
Connected device security has been called into question in wake of the recent IoT botnet. Here are 11 key takeaways from attack.Continue Reading
Six steps towards digital transformation via IoT
There are six critical phases of the digital transformation journey, each critical for those working in the IoT sector to understand.Continue Reading
Far East IoT PCB fabrication: Don't get your hopes too high
Far East IoT PCB fabrication may seem like an attractive option, but it isn't always the best when it comes to Class II and Class III projects.Continue Reading
The financial value of voice and data in IoT
As the internet of things grows, a tangible and continuous revenue stream also grows, the heart of which will be around voice and data.Continue Reading
OTT and IoT evolution: Consumer choice fuels innovation
There's a multiparty face-off regarding the future of OTT and the TV ecosystem. It's clear that the consumer is going to win regardless of who triumphs.Continue Reading
Three ways to accelerate smart home IoT adoption
Accelerating smart home IoT adoption requires several key steps -- taken singularly and collectively -- by technology vendors and today's broader smart home ecosystem.Continue Reading
Unseen, unheard... unappreciated? How hidden IoT can be a liability
IoT often works in the background, quietly and unobtrusively making life better. But hidden IoT can be a liability when selling it to taxpaying residents.Continue Reading
Building smart cities with IoT ecosystems for the future
Smart cities go beyond connected street lights, trash cans and booking a parking space with a smart swipe. Learn how.Continue Reading
IoT, the connected mind state
If various smart consumer devices that are not connected today connect and work together, a number of scenarios emerge that could improve quality of life.Continue Reading
LPWAN technology: Can CatM1, CatNB1 and LoRaWAN play nice together?
Should IoT deployments use LPWAN technologies, 3GPP technologies or both? Consider the benefits and use cases -- and the flaw that needs remediating.Continue Reading
Communications service providers approach to IoT is evolving
The opportunity associated with IoT represents a bright spot for communications service providers seeking to differentiate themselves from the competition.Continue Reading
Ten key takeaways from the Vodafone IoT Barometer 2016
The Vodafone IoT Barometer 2016 offers a number of key takeaways for everyone working in IoT, connected devices and communications.Continue Reading
Making a smart home system smart: Why connectivity is not enough
A smart home system requires more than just internet connectivity to be considered smart. Learn the benefits of a system-level product design approach.Continue Reading
The chief IoT officer: Not a role for the faint of heart
Fulfilling the role of the chief IoT officer -- a single person with the talent, skill set and understanding to drive emerging technologies forward -- is a tall order.Continue Reading
Five IoT battlegrounds: Where does your company fit?
The internet of things isn't one market, but five critical battlegrounds, each with its own opportunities, challenges and key players.Continue Reading
Securing streaming media provides roadmap for IoT
When it comes to securing internet of things deployments, companies should take a page from the books of some streaming media services.Continue Reading
Cloud platform trends for the smart home
Smart home cloud platforms are a growing segment consisting of smart home control and automation system platform as well as smart home device platforms.Continue Reading
The four horsemen of connected cars
Google, Apple, Uber and Tesla -- the four horsemen of the connected cars -- pack a big threat to established automakers and the car industry as a whole.Continue Reading
Monetizing customer usage data
IoT creates a plethora of customer usage data; but how can it be monetized? Explore key factors to keep in mind when deploying a data monetization engine.Continue Reading
Why democratizing IoT is essential for its survival
If vendors can work together to democratize the internet of things, it can become more available and accessible to companies of all shapes and sizes.Continue Reading
Why enterprise IoT -- not consumer -- is the next big thing
While consumer internet of things applications and devices can make our lives easier, it's in enterprise IoT where there's real value.Continue Reading
Ford drives IoT with its connected car strategy
At its recent investor day, Ford announced its strategy for IoT and how the company plans to make its mark in the connected car industry.Continue Reading
How IoT data boosts post-sale supply chain profits
The IoT tsunami is creating a huge opportunity to streamline and drive waste out of the costly and largely inefficient post-sale supply chain. Learn how.Continue Reading
The internet of things: Changing the way we live
The internet of things and cognitive computing are here; learn how cognitive intelligence is driving innovation in smart home companies.Continue Reading
Creating a connected enterprise: It's not rocket science
Plan your internet of things roadmap for a connected enterprise using Microsoft Azure and discover how to exploit the true potential of an IoT implementation.Continue Reading
Major league IoT platforms: Eight giants to watch
When it comes to IoT platforms, it's an all-out race for tech vendors. Take a look at the largest companies' IoT efforts by market capitalization.Continue Reading
The pulse of digital healthcare: What’s the prognosis for the future?
The acceleration of the digital healthcare market isn't expected to slow anytime soon thanks to some amazing innovations and the internet of things.Continue Reading
Are prisons an IoT breeding ground?
The internet of things is making its way into prisons, changing how inmates interact with others and are monitored. But it's not without its pitfalls.Continue Reading
Choosing the right mobile connectivity provider for your IoT project
Finding the right mobile connectivity provider for an IoT project is one of the most important choices a customer can make. Determine your requirements.Continue Reading
Pokémon Go points the way towards a universal UI for smart cities
While Pokémon Go may just be the latest augmented reality craze, smart cities could learn some lessons from its popularity.Continue Reading
The IoT journey -- are we there yet?
Many are caught up in the promise of IoT rather than the reality of creating customer value. These three items are pillars for assessing IoT progress.Continue Reading
How IoT and cognitive computing make buildings better
With cognitive computing, the internet of things is coming of age, enabling a new generation of buildings that are better for humans and for the planet.Continue Reading
Complexities of connecting everything: Teams, devices and code
Learn characteristics of the three teams responsible for developing and delivery IoT software, as well as the strains they put on the IoT delivery chain.Continue Reading
Commercializing IoT: Don't forget to ship the 'Things'
Supporting all tasks is critical to commercializing IoT, especially when it comes to shipping the physical "things" involved.Continue Reading