Check out this video (no longer available) from Mobile World Congress 2014 where Vodafone, SAP and MachNation spend a few minutes talking about “The Today and Tomorrow of Connected Cities”. There is renewed interest from the public sector in creating connected cities. In this video (no longer available) we discuss some of the key drivers in the sector as well as some of the new and novel solutions. Peter Manolescue, Business Development Smart Cities and […]
Continue readingMore TagWhat drives enterprise IoT adoption of operator services?
Based on new research from MachNation and highlighted in FierceWireless:Europe there are four reasons why enterprises purchase IoT services from communications operators. All reasons hinge on the fact that IoT solutions are complex to design, test, implement and run. Driver #1: Existing relationship with an operator. The age-old adage is true: it is easier to sell more stuff to the same customer than find a new customer. If the operator already has a long-term relationship with […]
Continue readingMore TagCSG: a player in cyber security
We as an industry have not fully developed IoT cyber security requirements. Cyber security is a massive business focused on preventing problems before they occur, identifying problems after they occur, tracing problems to their sources and plugging holes when found. Cyber security often feels like an intersection where the movies of Hollywood and the very real world collide. On 6 February, 2014, CSG International launched Invotas, a new software and services business unit focused on enterprise security solutions. This is a very interesting play for a company that […]
Continue readingMore TagKPN launches personal emergency management IoT solution
CLIENT RESEARCH click here. KPN has launched MySafeGuard, one of the first IoT healthcare solutions for KPN. For us this is an indication of a refined segmentation and solution strategy being executed by the Netherlands-based operator. KPN has had an ongoing, strong effort to bring IoT/M2M solutions to the market to fill unmet customer demand.
Continue readingMore TagCisco IOx framework speeds IoT ecosystem development
Today Cisco announced IOx, a framework that accelerates the building, testing and deployment of IoT solutions using Cisco and third-party technology. This is an important development because Cisco, the dominant networking provider, is focusing tremendous resources in making IoT a reality while recognizing the need to encourage other industry participants – particularly application developers – to more readily advance their solutions. What does Cisco’s IOx framework facilitate? Faster and simpler IoT application development. IOx provides both […]
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