Is the U.K. Information Superhighway Lagging Behind the Rest of the World?
5G is the future—but the United Kingdom still has a long way to go to become a truly smart country.
Actility Powers Pixel Networks Rollout of First LoRaWAN Network for Hong Kong
Pixel is providing the network and all elements of IoT solutions, including sensors, software for data analytics and visualization, and full system support, integration and maintenance.
IoT News Roundup
Silicon Labs Bluetooth Mesh solution helps IoT developers cut time to market; Toshiba BLE products now support new Bluetooth Mesh standard; Comcast expands machineQ enterprise IoT service to 12 major U.S. markets; Dell deploys Internet of Things technology at several manufacturing facilities; Industrial Internet Consortium publishes smart cities edition of Journal of Innovation; Postmobile implements IoT solutions for self-care applications; Open Connectivity Foundation selects SURE Universal for IoT interoperability verification.
NFC Enables Band to Engage With Fans Who Buy Their Merchandise
The group Airspoken is among a handful of musical performers using Near Field Communication technology from Innercell to provide content to those who buy their T-shirts or other products at concerts.
Cisco Jasper Introduces Multi-Tier Internet of Things Platform
The platform offers improved flexibility to accelerate IoT success for businesses at any stage.
Wisconsin Company Plans NFC Chip Implant Party
Three Square Market expects about 80 people to have NFC chips inserted between their thumb and forefinger to provide NFC-enabled access control, as well as the ability to select and pay for goods from the company’s micro markets.
RFID News Roundup
Fashion retailer Brownie signs agreement with Nedap for cloud-based RFID software ••• TMR Research report says RFID revolutionizing pharmaceutical industry ••• Harland Simon launches new Wi-Fi RFID reader ••• Silicon Labs’ Bluetooth Mesh solution helps IoT developers cut time to market ••• Toshiba BLE products now support Bluetooth Mesh standard.
NXP Identifies Top Global Trends in RFID for Retail
Here are the major trends in radio frequency identification for the retail market, according to NXP Semiconductors.
Bsquare Releases IoT App at AWS Marketplace
The DataV Discover app provides a standardized method for customers to determine whether their data sets have the richness necessary to deliver on specific business objectives, such as predictive analytics and asset optimization.
Why the Smart Home and Smart Enterprise Are More Connected Than Ever Before
Your smart home could be the site of the next organizational data breach, which is why there has never been a better time than now to mitigate IoT risk.