IKEA, a new player in a not-so-new market
Searching for new sources of revenue is in the DNA of Internet service providers. One of the most explored areas –certainly thanks to the help of equipment manufacturers- has been the creation
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IoT roaming is about much more than international coverage
With the Mobile World Congress starting today in Barcelona, the Internet of Things scene will certainly see a lot of announcements this week. And the Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) segment will definitely have its share of novelty, as can
Is Comcast an unexpected IoT pioneer ?
Some weeks ago, Comcast announced machineQ™, a project aimed at developing IoT solutions for businesses, including connectivity AND an IoT platform. More precisely, Comcast is testing how it could take advantage of its fixed network, combined with a Low Power
The Things Network, the crowdsourced IoT lab
Yesterday I went to the second meet-up of The Things Network Paris. For those who don’t know it , The Things Network (TTN) is a community-driven and crowdsourced IoT network. Anybody can extend the network coverage, by setting up its
Smart village goes for LoRa
With the numerous announcements from major mobile operators regarding the deployment of IoT networks, especially Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) ones, one may wonder if there is room for smaller players. This kind of networks requires a relatively small
Trust and the Internet of Things
Alphabet’s subsidiary Nest has gotten a fair bit of bad press lately after it announced that the Revolv hub would cease functioning as of May 15th, 2016. Developed by the start-up Revolv – acquired by Nest in October 2014 –
Altice cautiously tests IoT waters
In a previous article, I wrote about what the upcoming standard NB-IoT could change in the landscape of Internet of Things networks, especially Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) ones. While most mobile operators keep an eye on this
The Vorto project, a no-standard approach to IoT interoperability
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon an interesting project while I was writing my article ‘Why smart services need better -not just more- data’: the open source Vorto project, which aims at developing information models for