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IoT Now Magazine (ISSN 2397-2807) explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing CSPs across this sector. Our exclusive interviews pass on the key lessons learned by industry leaders in next gen Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) services.

In June/July 2016 issue:

• EDITOR’S COMMENT: Farewell to Alun Lewis, communicator, thinker and friend
• TALKING HEADS: How should you tackle the costs of acquiring, integrating and managing devices in the Industrial Internet of Things? Nick Booth talks to Ubicquia
• AT&T INTERVIEW: Mike Troiano of AT&T’s IoT Solutions business unit talks to Analysys Mason’s Tom Rebbeck about connectivity options beyond cellular and how to work with 14,000 IoT developers
• IoT NOW INSIGHT REPORT – SMART CITIES: In the latest of our ongoing series of specially commissioned, independent, analyst-written Insight Reports, Andrew Brown of Strategy Analytics examines the drivers, challenges, developments and ecosystems in Smart Cities worldwide.
• IoT PLATFORMS: Our Special 10-Page Supplement asks, What is an IoT Platform? Bob Emmerson takes a left-field look at platforms, while Nigel Chadwick cuts to the chase on their benefits
• IoT USA Supplement

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Farewell to Alun Lewis – Communicator, thinker, friend

I’m not sure who it was, but I still owe them a big thank you for introducing me to Alun Lewis 20 years ago. Initially, he wrote a number of articles for magazines I managed and immediately distinguished himself by his depth of telecoms industry knowledge (both business and technical), his intellect and insight, his witty turn of phrase and laid-back style. He soon became a friend and was, as Americans might say, a ‘go-to’ choice for advice when we started Prestige Media Ltd in 1998. He gently steered my thoughts about VanillaPlus towards a more coherent package and continued to do so for all of us at VanillaPlus and IoT Now for the next two decades. Since his sad and premature death aged 59 we have all missed him, and opposite you can read some of the many fond recollections we have received about the best information & communications technology editor and writer of his generation. Alun would, however, have blushed and insisted that “The Show Must Go On”.

So it does. We are pleased to bring you the largest ever issue of IoT Now, incorporating not one but three special sections; on Smart Cities (see pages 27-37), IoT Platforms (pages 45-54), and the Internet of Things USA-style (see our separate 20-page Supplement with this issue).

I am also genuinely delighted that the editorship of IoT Now Magazine (in print and a digital edition – see www.iotnow.com) is passing to the care of George Malim, one of a younger generation of editorial talent. George takes over from my interim editorship in the September/October issue. Many of you will know him already from his strong stewardship of sister title, VanillaPlus magazine (www.vanillaplus.com ) which continues to innovate, inform, lead and entertain in its coverage of the world’s fastevolving communications business.

Jeremy Cowan
editorial director & publisher