Articles
The Rush to Smart Cities could Cause more Problems than it Solves
March 4th, 2016Adapt or Die: Utilities and Distributed Energy in 2016
February 23rd, 2016
The Evolution of BIoT… Will it be Top Down or Bottom Up?
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) business is currently being driven by 2 quite different major supply chains. Bottom up by the suppliers of some 12 different technical services in buildings from Environmental controls through to Security and Safety. Also top down from the major IoT specialists coming from the Communications and Software Industries. This […]
Smart Building Innovators Lead in Global Cleantech
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The newly released Global Cleantech 100 Report for 2015 includes emerging players offering innovative software, solutions and new business models, reflecting the market disruption currently underway in the smart buildings market. Global Cleantech 100 is a comprehensive list of private clean technology companies with […]
The Long Road Ahead For Smart Home Apps
Of the 4.5 million people identified as IoT developers in 2015, 1.4 million were focused on smart home apps a recent report by VisionMobile says. The report identifies seven distinct IoT app development themes; smart home, retail, industrial, wearables, smart city, medical and the connected car. It shows the smart home as the most popular […]
Smarter Sensors will mean Smarter & Faster Decisions
The Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data isn’t just about more data, it is about smarter, faster decisions. Smarter measurements and faster decisions can result from wise use of smarter sensors, which allow us to better manage the collection, processing, and analysis of data in order to make quicker, more informed decisions. “As smart […]
Nest Thermostat Bug highlights the Vulnerability of Smart Homes
Last Decemeber, Nest, the smart homes firm owned by Google, was hit with a software glitch that has seen a number of devices turning themselves off and leaving owners in the cold. A botched software update caused the thermostat’s batteries to drain or repeatedly switch on and off which meant it failed to heat homes […]
Sensors, Sensors, Everywhere…
Forget about costs and practicalities for a minute, and consider what would the world be like if we had environmental sensors everywhere? When taking the Internet of Things (IoT) concept to its greatest extent, sensors could link to our climate control systems, our transport systems, our healthcare systems – adapting to our preferences, improving our […]
Interoperability the key to Smart City development in Europe
We talk about smart cities a lot, but mainly we talk about their potential; for sustainability, for efficiency, for health, for safety, for innovation. In order to move past the hype and realise that potential, the sector needs to be less fragmented and more focused on interoperability, say several European leaders who will be hosting […]
Smart Cities can be the Platform for All Smart Things
We will have smart cities before we have smart homes, that is the view of AT&T as they launched their Smart Cities Framework alongside international technology show CES in Las Vegas earlier this month. The telecom giant announced that it is partnering with a who’s who of Big Data (Cisco, Deloitte, Ericsson, GE, IBM, Intel, […]
Next Page