The Kudelski Group, a specialist in digital security, has integrated its IoT Security Platform with Microsoft Azure IoT, enabling IoT device manufacturers and solution providers to connect their devices to Microsoft’s cloud-based IoT services at scale, using zero-touch provisioning. Microsoft’s 2019 IoT Signals report showed that among 3,000 IoT decision makers surveyed globally, security concerns […]
Microsoft and Nokia have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate transformation and innovation across industries with cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). By bringing together Microsoft cloud solutions and Nokia’s expertise in mission-critical networking, the companies say they are uniquely positioned to help enterprises and communications service providers (CSPs) transform their businesses. […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced the launch of what is describes as “a pioneering satellite-based IoT connectivity service”: Eutelsat IoT FIRST. Having recently unveiled its ELO constellation of nanosatellites in Low Earth Orbit, dedicated to the Internet of Things, Eutelsat has taken further steps towards its ambition to become a leading satellite IoT company through the […]
Swarm Technologies, which in December 2018 was condemned by the FCC for ‘illegally’ launching 4 mini-satellites without approval and fined $900,000 as punishment, is now legal. The FCC has now approved California-based Swarm’s plan to launch an initial 150 of its sandwich-sized mini satellites – and perhaps as many as 600 over time – in […]
Kaspersky honeypots – networks of virtual copies of various internet connected devices and applications – have detected 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of the year. This figure is around nine times more than the number found in H1 2018, when only around 12 […]
Seventy per cent of developers worldwide expect 5G to dominate in their countries within the next 2 years, according to Evans Data’s Global Development Survey. The survey, conducted in 6 languages across 120 countries showed a large appetite for 5G, but with significant differences between regions. For example, in North America, where adoption uptake is […]
AirTies, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally, has unveiled its portfolio of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) devices powered by AirTies Smart Wi-Fi software. The company also disclosed that it has signed deals with multiple Tier 1 service providers expected to bring them to market in the coming months. Specifically, AirTies introduced a […]
TrendForce, a global provider of development, insight, and analysis of the technology industry, has published its predictions for the information and communication technology industry for 2020, focusing on 10 key themes. Demand from AI, 5G, and automotive will push back against headwinds in the global semiconductor market The global semiconductor market has been in a […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has supplied extra detail for its upcoming nano-satellite fleet dedicated to the Internet of Things. The new fleet of 25 of these very small satellites is being called ‘ELO’ and the first demonstration craft should launch early in 2020. The constellation’s first four operational satellites will be developed under the supervision […]
A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) predits that the market for satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connectivity will be worth $11.6 billion (€10.4bn) over the next 10 years. All M2M and IoT applications will grow, with total retail revenues to rise at 6.6 per cent CAGR over the coming decade, with […]