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 […]
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Operator alliances and the Global M2M Association (GMA)
Let’s talk about operator alliances and one in particular I think is going to be successful. Seems to me operator alliances are a good idea to help propel the IoT ecosystem. Why? We’re at an early stage of IoT development and we have a lot to learn from each other. Operator alliances help enterprises deploy multi-country solutions more simply. If an enterprise needs to work with more than one operator, it is helpful to know […]
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IoT for SMBs. Deploying an IoT solution isn’t for the weak of spirit. Most of the high-profile Internet of things (IoT) deployments are with large multi-national corporations. This isn’t surprising, as it generally takes 4-6 technology partners to plan, test, deploy and manage one IoT solution. There’s a lot of custom development of applications, testing of platforms, unique specification of devices and analysis of communications implications. But we are entering a new era for IoT; […]
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