Connected Devices
Virtual Power Plants Make it Easier to Introduce Renewables but Need Better Policy
September 4th, 2019Shifting Focus from Technology to Outcomes – Memoori talks to the LoRa Alliance
April 3rd, 2019
TIA Leads Discussion on Edge Data Centers, IoT Standards & 5G for Smart Buildings
The Technology Keeps Evolving – The Skills Gap is Widening
The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is taking place, driving us into the Data Age. Just as with steam power, electricity and computing, the impact of this data revolution will be felt across modern society as homes, buildings and workplaces adopt more intelligent, connected devices and systems. Just as with previous technological leaps, the rate of […]
Data. Helping Us Understand Buildings, Their Occupants & Their Potential
By 2021 there will be over 3.6 billion connected devices installed in smart commercial buildings, making up a large proportion of all connected devices. Buildings are our most human environments and smart technology is allowing us to understand and control that environment like never before. Lighting, security, safety, HVAC control, and other building systems are […]
If Smart Buildings are to Take Hold we Need a Unified View of What “Smart” Actually is!
Considering that they were first mentioned in the 1980s, it sometimes feels like smart buildings have been around for a while. With every device connected it may appear that the technology is now established, that all that is left is for costs to come down so adoption can pick up and that we are on […]
LoRaWAN Lays the Foundation for the IoT to Reach its Potential
The Internet of Things enables smart cities, smart buildings, and related connected technologies but what will enable the Internet of Things as it grows out of its cellular data shell? GSM, LTE, and WiFi are great but not set up to handle the continuous high volumes of data we should expect as the number of […]
The Smart Home Was Supposed to Be Simple But…
The smart home promised to make our lives more straightforward. To automatically set lights and environmental controls to your exact preferences, to alert you of visitors or intruders, even to remember your shopping list and send it to your mobile phone. In reality, however, the smart home has become a minefield of complexity and compatibility […]
Moving Past Cyber Security to Solve the Problem of Cyber Risk
“Cyber security is one of the most important concerns of our age. We live in an era that is completely different from all in the past, as advanced technologies such as smart phones have entered various aspects of our lives,” said Majeed Al Mesmar, acting director-general of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. “As technology has […]
Focus Shifts from Technology to Outcomes as the Building Internet of Things Market Starts to Mature
Our new research report is an objective assessment of the market for Internet of Things Technologies, Networks and Services in Commercial Smart Buildings. The Internet of Things (IoT) is now starting to have a transformative effect on smart building automation and control. It is disrupting long established business models and offering significant new opportunities to […]
