IoT

With 15 years of experience in the IoT technology market, Spain’s Libelium is evolving as a complete solution provider by incorporating new business models alongside a new corporate image and renewed website.

NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) have reached an agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Ltd from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, SoftBank) in a transaction valued at $40 billion (€33 billion). The transaction does not include Arm’s IoT Services Group.

The number of cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connections in the retail industry reached 72.4 million worldwide in 2019, according to a new research report from Berg Insight.

Transforma Insights, advisors on the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation, has announced the formation of an Advisory Board, drawing on a range of voices from across the technology sector.

Ahead of its annual CSP IoT Peer Benchmarking report, Transforma Insights has published a short report tracking numbers of IoT connections for the top 33 carrier groups worldwide.

Ofcom announced the availability of shared spectrum licences in the UK towards the end of last year, a huge opportunity opened up for communications service providers (CSPs) to further support their enterprise customers by enabling individual, private and secure networks.

In a world of billions of connected devices, data processing can no longer ony happen in the cloud. Computational storage is emerging as a critical piece of the data storage puzzle because it puts processing power directly on the storage device, giving companies secure, quick and easy access to vital information.

Software IoT (Internet of Things) and connectivity management company, Cubic Telecom has appointed Marc Concannon as chief technology officer.

Apptricity has launched a 20-mile Ultra Long-Range Bluetooth beacon. This new Bluetooth, from the Apptricity Development Group, is claimed to be the longest-ranging secure connection on the market, with the ability to transmit data up to 20 miles outdoors and penetrate up to 20 floors indoors.

How is digitisation changing offshore operations? Experts in embedded technologies, Martin Frederiksen, managing director of offshore embedded computing expert Recab UK, and Diethard Fent, manager sales partner EMEA at global computer-on-module technology leader congatec, tell The Evolving Enterprise how the offshore industry is embracing digitisation.

YoSmart, a high-tech enterprise company focused on smart home and life solutions, has increased registered users and sales by more than 50% every month since its November 2019 product release.

AVEVA, a global provider of industrial software, and OSIsoft, a specialist in real-time industrial data software and services, have agreed that AVEVA will acquire OSIsoft for US$5.0 billion (€4.2 billion).

Electric car numbers are growing rapidly in the UK and across the world. Tesla has just become the most valuable carmaker in the world, overtaking Toyota, despite the latter selling around 30 times more cars last year and earning more than 10 times the revenue.

According to financial research firm PitchBook, the total global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity market saw US$83 billion (€69 billion) in spending in 2019, and it will grow in line with the overall IoT market at a 15% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) to $126 billion (€105 billion) in 2022.

Everything that gets stored, shipped or delivered spends some time on or in a crate, pallet, bin or some other container. While recent years have seen a shift away from single-use, one-way platforms and containers towards those designed for multiple use, more can be done to increase sustainability within the logistics industry. For example, says Damien Stephens, associate vice president – Mobility & IoT at Tata Communications, each year 10% to 40% of the supply chain assets disappear, almost without any trace.

The demand for network connectivity has been growing, predominantly in supporting mission-critical business applications. Every line of business has undergone rapid digital and automation transformation, says Yogesh Desale, market research analyst at MarketsandMarkets. In the digital transformation era, businesses are embracing best-of-breed technologies for improving operational efficiency and streamlining business operations.

A recent market research study predicts that the global telehealth software market will surge at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% between the forecast years of 2020 and 2030. Use of information and communication technologies in support of healthcare delivery is poised to become indispensable, says Dhaval Kate, research manager Electronics, Semiconductors, and ICT at Future Market Insights.

The working office environment may well be transforming. The transition to remote and flexible working has been a gradual process for many over the years, with some business providers not fully convinced of the productivity and performance levels achievable by employees working from home.

WEEK IN IT SECURITY – Just as we were reporting last week that ransomware is behind 1 in 3 cyber security attacks on organisations, news was breaking of another major ransom attack, reports Jeremy Cowan.

Guest Alicia Asin, CEO of IoT specialists Libellium, asks “Is it really necessary to expose our privacy to control pandemics?” Privacy Purists are in the spotlight as Jeremy Cowan and George Malim ask Alicia how enterprises should balance free services and access to our data.

Sequitur Labs has unveiled its new embedded system security with the launch of EmSPARK 2.0, designed to prevent high-value, embedded devices from being compromised.

Volkswagen, together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and integration partner Siemens, is opening up the Industrial Cloud to other manufacturing and technology companies.

Verizon Business plans to simplify and accelerate end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solution creation by providing all the critical components in the IoT value chain available to customers. These include connected devices, network / capability, cloud hosting and artificial intelligence.

A global survey measuring the impact and outlook of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses’ digital engagement strategies says the pandemic has significantly accelerated transformations. This is according to a study by cloud communications platform, Twilio.

Software AG has launched an industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) smart social distancing solution to help companies around the world ensure their employees return safely to work.

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Post-pandemic Growth Opportunity Analysis of the Meetings Market, forecasts that the number of remote workers post-COVID-19 will be 500% greater than the pre-pandemic number, creating a massive demand for video meetings.

With the acquisition of eSoftThings, a specialist in the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), based in Cesson-Sevigne (Rennes metropolitan area, France), Lacroix Group has consolidated its R&D division.