Cisco has upgraded the Cisco IoT Control Center — formerly the Cisco Jasper Control Center renamed from the Jasper Control Center when Cisco acquired Jasper — with machine learning capabilities that it says will enable telco users of the service to offer their customers better management, billing … [Read More ...] about Cisco upgrades IoT Control Center (Jasper)
Latest Global News
UK to legislate security for consumer IoT devices
The UK Government is to introduce legislation that, it says, will impose three rigorous security requirements on all consumer IoT devices. Specifically these are: All consumer internet-connected device passwords must be unique and not resettable to any universal factory setting; … [Read More ...] about UK to legislate security for consumer IoT devices
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Do data analytics or die, says Teradata CTO
Teradata CTO Stephen Brobst opened his presentation at Gartner’s Data & Analytics Summit in Sydney this week with a dire warning: companies must fully exploit data to survive. “We have a saying in Silicon Valley: in the 21st century all companies are data companies, will be data companies, or … [Read More...] about Do data analytics or die, says Teradata CTO
Smart cities: from utopian dreams to bringing vision to life
Murray Dickson, Director of Sales, Enterprise, South Pacific, CommScope looks at what is needed to create a truly smart city. Nations around the world have been channelling more investment dollars into smart city technologies as each nation looks to embrace the global trend towards making major … [Read More...] about Smart cities: from utopian dreams to bringing vision to life
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Simble to make Sylvania lighting smart
ASX listed energy management software company Simble Solutions (ASX: SIS) has signed a three year sales agreement with Sylvania Lighting covering the UK, France Germany, Spain and Italy. Sylvania will incorporate Simble’s SimbleSense energy analytics platform into lighting projects for commercial … [Read More...] about Simble to make Sylvania lighting smart
Thinxtra to offer Soracom cellular IoT connectivity in Australia
Thinxtra — the licenced provider of Sigfox LPWAN networks in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong — has teamed up with KDDI subsidiary Soracom to enable it to offer IoT connectivity over cellular networks. Soracom claims to connect over one million devices for 15,000 customers in 122 countries, … [Read More...] about Thinxtra to offer Soracom cellular IoT connectivity in Australia
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Australian Government code to boost security of consumer IoT
The Australian Government has followed the UK’s lead, producing a voluntary code of practice for suppliers of consumer IoT devices. Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton said the code of practice, had been developed drawing on the technical expertise of the Australian Cyber Security Centre … [Read More...] about Australian Government code to boost security of consumer IoT
NZ tech retailer Noel Leeming targets smart homes
New Zealand technology and appliance retail chain Noel Leeming is getting into the smart home market, launching an experiential pop-up store. The pop-up is located in the Westfield shopping centre in Newmarket, Auckland where Noel Leeming recently opened a new store. It is a 100sqm apartment … [Read More...] about NZ tech retailer Noel Leeming targets smart homes
Latest IoT Facts & Forecasts
Gartner tips surveillance cameras to be top 5G IoT application, but not for long
Gartner is tipping outdoor surveillance cameras to account for the bulk of IoT endpoints connected over 5G in 2020, but longer term says the automotive industry represents the biggest 5G IoT opportunity. It is urging communications providers to skill up and invest to capitalise on this … [Read More...] about Gartner tips surveillance cameras to be top 5G IoT application, but not for long
IDC tips 25 percent more smart home devices in one year
IDC has issued its latest Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker, tipping a 23.5 increase in the number of smart home devices shipped in 2019, from 2018, and a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4 percent, which would take 2023 shipments to 1.4 million devices. IDC’s senior … [Read More...] about IDC tips 25 percent more smart home devices in one year
Latest IoT Studies
Australian businesses unprepared for Industry 4.0, says KPMG
KPMG says its survey of 198 Australian business leaders conducted in collaboration with global analytics platform Faethm shows “a concerning lack of readiness for technological change amongst Australian organisations” with most business leaders unprepared for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), … [Read More...] about Australian businesses unprepared for Industry 4.0, says KPMG
AI with IoT: a powerful synergy
A global study of business leaders conducted by SAS, Deloitte and Intel claims to have shown organisations combining artificial intelligence with their IoT initiatives get much better results than those using IoT alone. For the study, 450 business leaders from around the world were asked about … [Read More...] about AI with IoT: a powerful synergy
