The tech is here, it’s the value chain for virtualised systems that’s challenging for industrial automation

As industrial organisations assess and prepare to deploy IoT systems, many of the concerns about the technology, including the performance, scalability and security, are being addressed by technical innovation. However, the business model for vendors and the new value chain that is required to support virtualised technical approaches to mature industrial processes is proving harder

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IoT platforms must accommodate organisations’ needs to operate them at multiple levels

Different organisations require different functionality from IoT platforms in order to operate their services effectively. IoT platforms therefore must be able to operate at a variety of levels in order to satisfy market and end user demands, Mobeen Khan, the associate vice president for IoT Solutions at AT&T, tells Robin Duke-Woolley, the founder and chief

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IoT needs security by design… not as an afterthought

Syed Hosain is the chief technology officer of Aeris, a technology provider and a cellular network operator that delivers comprehensive IoT and M2M services to leading brands. As IoT matures and scales up, it’s clear that the security issues that afflict the wider internet are also present in IoT but they are also accompanied by

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Customers want a horizontal network platform for multiple use cases instead of dedicated connectivity for vertical silos

Matt Bacon is marketing and communications director at Actility. Here he discusses with Rickard Andersson, an analyst at research firm, Berg Insight, which industries are set to be transformed by the industrial IoT (IIoT) and the mainstream arrival of low power wireless network technologies.

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Discovering IMPACT, the Nokia horizontal IoT platform

The IoT platform landscape is among the most dynamic and rich areas in the IoT community. Here, Saverio Romeo, the principal analyst at Beecham Research, interviews Marc Jadoul, the market development director for Internet of Things at Nokia to learn about the company’s view on the IoT and its IMPACT (Intelligent Management Platform for All

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IoT Now May-July 2017: IoT offerings must be secured at the design stage

IoT Now Magazine (ISSN 2397-2793) 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.

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The Highlights from M2M/IoT Forum CE 2017

A quick round up of the recent M2M/IoT Forum CE 2017 in Vienna. Camera: Thomas Lee Media Ltd.

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Kyocera launches lowest cost IoT service in Japan in partnership with Sigfox

Kyocera Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (KCCS) has started providing Internet of Things (IoT) network services in Japan based on the Sigfox global IoT network.

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Unlock sustainable IoT value by maintaining intense focus on business outcomes

Sukamal Banerjee is corporate vice president and head of the IoT WoRKS business unit at HCL Technologies. Here, he tells IoT Now that, as organisations turn to IoT platforms they are finding ways to generate sustainable business value from their IoT adoptions.

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Digital twins present the fast track to increased productivity

Digital twins are not a new thing. Companies have been using a virtual representation of a physical asset for years, but it’s only with the Internet of Things (IoT) that they’ve become truly accessible and cost-effective, writes Maurizio Canton

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5G? Do me a favour!

What’s ahead in the Internet of Things? Camera: Thomas Lee Media Ltd.

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Open architecture and data and services federation required to achieve the true potential of the IoT

Jim Nolan is the executive vice president for IoT Solutions at InterDigital. Here, he shares his views on the company’s IoT solutions and ambitions for growth with Emil Berthelsen, the principal analyst at Machina Research

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IoT Contract Hot List – February/March 2017

We take a look at who is winning what M2M and IoT business, with whom and where. The Contract Hot List shows all the IoT related companies announcing recent contract wins, acquisitions or deployments.

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G&D integrates with Otono to cut costs and accelerate installations of eSIM management solutions

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is teaming up with Otono Networks to simplify and drastically reduce the cost of deployment of eSIM solutions for carriers around the world.

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Beyond the hype IoT is creating transformative new apps, services and experiences

Oliver Tucker is the chief executive and co-founder of Wireless Logic, the provider of M2M/IoT managed services across mobile, satellite, low power wireless networks and fixed lines. Established in 2000 with Philip Cole, the company can overlay a private, secure network across global mobile networks to give customers access to an otherwise high cost and

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Operational excellence that addresses scalability and security provides the platform for IoT differentiation

Frank Ploumen, is the chief technology officer for IoT platforms and applications at Nokia. Here, he tells George Malim, that among the many challenges facing the further development of the Internet of Things (IoT), technology is no longer the greatest. Technology and connectivity choices in particular still play a critical role – and important work

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