IoT success relies on rapid implementation, open platforms and security throughout

Bernd Gross is senior vice president of IoT and Cloud at Software AG. He was previously responsible for the IoT Business at Nokia Siemens Networks and chief executive of Cumulocity and has seen IoT develop from an exciting concept for the future into a market reality. Here, he tells George Malim, the managing editor of

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eUICC presents the next step towards multi-carrier, multi-platform IoT

The embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) introduces a means for organisations to evade the traditional constraints of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards issued by mobile network operators under cellular connectivity contracts. These contracts have required organisations to replace operator SIMs if they wish to change provider but eUICCs enable organisations with greater flexibility and

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Cost, power consumption and ease of design and configuration see LoRa selected for Indian IoT connectivity

Tata Communications has recently started to roll-out LoRa technology for its low power wide area network (LPWA) across India. Here, Anthony Bartolo, the digital infrastructure provider’s chief product officer, details the needs of developing markets and the Internet of Things (IoT) applications that are driving adoption. He also explains why Tata Communications has chosen LoRa

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Automotive and insurance services set to lead megascale IoT deployment

As global director of Vodafone IoT, Stefano Gastaut leads the mobile operator’s Internet of Things (IoT) business unit and is responsible for driving its IoT growth, business strategy, products and profit and loss at a global level, including for the Vodafone Automotive business. Prior to this role, Gastaut was chief executive of Vodafone Egypt, which

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Secure IoT with a hardware-based approach

Developing IoT strategies with a security-by-design framework is essential for creating robust IoT solutions able to respond to a growing and changing security threat landscape. Approaches to that can differ and there is no one-size-fits-all solution. The different use cases drive the choices in terms of security features. Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham

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Pre-packaged solutions accelerate IoT adoption

Cumulocity IoT is an innovative software platform that addresses the market demand for easy, fast, and scalable IoT solutions. It combines the power of Software AG’s Digital Business Platform with Cumulocity’s product portfolio. Functionality includes the ability to monitor and analyse streaming IoT data; cloud, on premise, edge and hybrid deployment; and a range of

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Dude, where’s my car?

With live commercial consumer connected car offerings, called Telia Sense, in Sweden and Denmark, enabled by partner Springworks, Telia is making substantial commitments to IoT applications and services. Jens-Peter Meesenburg, the head of global IoT verticals at Telia, tells George Malim why it has targeted connected cars and how he sees the company developing further

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Openness and security can go hand-in-hand to support IIoT

As organisations grapple with the complexities of securing industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications across multiple bearers, Robert Jones, vice president of Product and Sales at Netsnapper and Dan Caton, the partner manager at Wireless Logic Group, explain how new approaches can achieve both high security and the openness needed for IIoT to flourish.

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