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VDC Research has released a report highlighting that IoT adoption is higher than ever at present.

Of the IoT engineers surveyed for the report, 51% are currently working on a project that requires cloud support and internet connectivity. Over 75% reported that their organisations are either planning to deploy IoT-capable applications or devices by 2020 or are already deploying them.

However, engineers remain somewhat sceptical of the benefits of the new engineering paradigm within their...

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The valuation of the global Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to hit $1.88 trillion (£1.25tn) by 2022, according to an analyst note from Hexa Reports.

Growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected on account of a rise in internet connectivity and the pervasiveness of technology. Additionally, the venture-capitalist investments of technology companies in industry startups have created new opportunities of growth in the market.

Industry growth is also set to be...

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has arguably taken business by surprise. Gartner predicts that nearly 6.4 billion connected ‘things’ will be in use in 2016 – and the reality is that some industries have been exploiting the value of connected devices for some time to transform operational performance, although not always in a strategic fashion.

Yet the difference between this operational technology (OT) environment and traditional IT is stark. How can an...

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This year’s Mobile World Congress saw low power wide area (LPWA) networks become a key development point for the IoT while mobile network operators (MNOs) are expanding their strategic intent, according to analysts at Machina Research.

The purview of MWC now extends beyond the mobile industry and now covers the likes of a much wider ecosystem of operators, technology players, service professionals, developers and customers, according to Machina.

Low-power, wide-area (LPWA)...

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Gartner believes that the use of platform as a service (PaaS) is on the rise on account of the pervasive adoption of the IoT, with the research firm adding that over 50% of all new applications developed on PaaS will be centred around the IoT by 2020, unsettling traditional architecture practices.

Most new IoT-centric solutions will be deployed on IoT platforms, a form of multifunctional holistic PaaS, Gartner argues. The platforms would be a combination of application platform as a...

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Bosch has rolled out its own IoT cloud in Germany to facilitate the functioning of various applications for connected mobility, industry and homes.

The company claims that it is the only organisation that works on all three levels of the internet of things that enable connectivity such as sensors and software and is also developing new services on this basis.

Bosch’s IoT Suite forms the centrepiece of the Bosch IoT Cloud and the suite...

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Tech giants Ericsson, Orange, and Intel have announced the successful completion of a coverage trial for the Internet of Things (IoT) using EC-GSM-IoT.  

EC-GSM-IoT is a new technology that facilitates new competencies of existing cellular networks for LPWA (low power wide area) IoT applications. It can be activated via new software deployed over a very large GSM footprint, building even more coverage for IoT devices.

Alain Maloberti, SVP of Orange Labs Networks, said:...

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Visa has announced it is opening its Visa Ready program to IoT organisations such as manufacturers of wearables, automobiles, appliances, public transportation services, clothing and other connected devices. IoT companies will work with mobile device manufacturers, including mobile point-of-sale acceptance (mPOS) providers, mobile NFC-enabled device manufacturers and other technology partners in the program.

The Visa Ready Program provides unified way to infuse secure payments into...

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In less than five years, Gartner tells us that there will be more than 26 billion different connected devices in our homes, cars and businesses. All designed to make our lives easier and facilitate tasks for us – and that figure doesn’t even include personal computers, tablets and smartphones. 

As the Internet of Things (IoT) converges with servitization, machine to machine learning, 3D printing and cloud adoption, one of the biggest considerations is going...

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Verizon has announced it is to open its ThingSpace IoT platform to third party network and technology service providers.

ThingSpace has gained significant ground since its launch in October 2015. The platform, targeted at small, medium and large businesses across the globe, is being used by over 4,000 developers. As of the end of 2015, revenue generation at Verizon’s IoT and telematics businesses totaled $690 million. The company also plans to launch a new set of...