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Anglian Water Chooses Arqiva For Smart Meter Rollout
No more leaks? Smart metres to be deployed for water network, but only if you live Suffolk
CityFibre Builds 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network In Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes says CityFibre network will help it come smart city leader and boost education
LizardStresser Webcam Botnet Strikes Brazil And US With IoT Attacks
Large financial institutions and gaming companies are amongst those hit by the latest IoT botnet attacks
First 5G Standard To Be Set By 2018 As Nokia Shows Off Next Gen Network
5G standardisation gets a roadmap as Nokia and Huawei show off latest technologies at 5G World and MWC Shanghai
Giant CCTV Camera Botnet Highlights IoT Security Threats
A botnet made up of more than 25,000 hacked security cameras spread around the world is being used to launch DDoS attacks, researchers say
Survey: Who Will Benefit From The IoT Revolution?
We want to hear your views about the IoT and give you access to exclusive research on one of the biggest trends in technology
Final NB-IoT Standard Paves Way For Mobile Networks To Connect The IoT
3GPP finalises NB-IoT, allowing operators to connect devices with less power and greater range
Samsung Invests Heavily In IoT For US Market
Pledges £820m IoT investment in the United States and challenges rivals to develop "human centred" IoT applications
InfoSec 2016: IoT Security Needs A Serious Shake-Up, Says Sophos
Sophos researcher tells us why flaws in the toys of today could cause major security worries in the future
Bluetooth 5 Boosts Speed, Capacity And Range To Support ‘Connectionless’ IoT
New Bluetooth 5 standard will arrive in devices later this year, helping app developers embrace IoT without need for connection or app with beacons
InfoSec 2016: Two Worlds Are Colliding, And I Don’t Have The Answer, Says Bruce Schneier
Schneier also sees more government meddling in IoT security as ‘inevitable’
HPE Introduces IoT Converged Systems, Partners With General Electric
HPE unveils Edgeline EL1000 and EL4000 as company teams up with GE on IoT cloud platform Predix
Cisco: Global IP Traffic To Grow Threefold By 2020
Study also predicts smartphone traffic will overtake PC traffic by 2020, as 52 percent of the globe gets online
Open Data For Social Good: The Case For Better Transport Services
ANALYSIS: Martin Howell from Cubic Transportation Systems explores how open data can transform urban mass transit
Cisco And IBM To Help Industry Analyse IoT Data At Network Edge
IBM Watson IoT platform and Cisco edge analytics are paired to help companies get more from their data no matter how far from network core they are
IoT Devices Will Overtake Mobile Phones In Volume, But Not Data, By 2018
Ericsson study suggest IoT will overtake the mobile phone within two years but data demand from smartphone users will necessitate 5G
Sierra Wireless: IoT Can Help Emergency Services Save Lives
Sierra Wireless says better connectivity can help police, fire and ambulance crews power more devices and get more information on the move
IHS: Smart City Devices To Surpass 1 Billion By 2025
Smart city units set to top the one billion mark over the next decade as Asian demand increases
Crowdfunding For Pebble 2 Smartwatch And Pebble Core ‘Smartphone Free’ Wearable Smashes £1m
Smartwatch firm smashes crowdfunding target with new smartwatches and IoT wearable Pebble Core
Hitachi Hopes Industrial Expertise Can Deliver Smart Cities Of The Future
Hitachi says IoT unit and background in industry, along with its Lumada software platform, can make it a smart city leader
Microsoft Adds Network 3D Printer Support For Windows 10 IoT Core
Network 3D Printer app connects 3D printers via Wi-Fi to Windows 10 IoT Core devices like Raspberry Pi
‘Record’ 6Gbps Wireless Transmission Could Boost Rural Broadband And 4G
Researchers in Germany achieve 6Gbps across 37km distance, claiming it could improve satellite broadband, mobile backhaul and emergency communications
Security For Google’s New Home Assistant May Get Lost On The IoT
GOOGLE I/O 2016 ANALYSIS: Nobody knows what security is planned for Google Home smart assistant, but buyers need to think about security no matter Google provides
NXP Takes Contactless Payments Into The Home And Beyond
NXP FTF: NXP says its first POS system will allow more companies to build contactless payments to tables, TVs and other devices
London And Bristol Named UK’s Top Smart Cities
London and Bristol named as leaders in Huawei report, with Birmingham, Glasgow and others declared 'contenders' with successful digital projects
Vodafone Has 7m UK 4G Customers As Network Investments ‘Pay Off’
Vodafone says £19bn network investment and European recovery are paying dividends as wider group revenues rise for first time since 2008
NXP BlueBox Gives Autonomous Vehicles 360-Degree Awareness
NXP FTF: NXP's BlueBox engine combines sensor technologies to give-self driving cars complete awareness of their surroundings
Updated £4 Raspberry Pi Zero Adds Camera Connector
'Thousands' of Raspberry Pi Zero devices will be built every day to satisfy demand for the cheapest flavour of Pi
Londoners Can Register To Try Out Driverless Cars In Greenwich
Greenwich residents can now sign up for trials of new GATEway autonomous vehicles