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Control Solutions Still Widely Misunderstood in Commercial Buildings
June 6th, 2016Nest Goes Open Source With Its Thread Networking Protocol
May 16th, 2016Samsung launches first Wi-Fi, BLE and ZigBee Access Point & Smallest Outdoor Mesh AP
Samsung is positioning itself at the core of enterprise network solution, unveiling two new IoT access points (APs), claiming industry firsts for the smallest outdoor mesh AP (ZigBee and BLE) and the first AP that combines WiFi, BLE and ZigBee. Emerging from trials in shopping malls, Samsung has opted to branch outdoors with network hardware […]
Wireless Technologies Battle for Internet of Things Supremacy
Today’s industrial revolution is the Internet of Things. If a company’s new electronic product isn’t connected and their business model doesn’t include a services component then they are losing relevancy and mindshare of their customers and falling behind their competition. By 2017, Gartner anticipates that 50% of IoT solutions will come from start-up companies less […]
Why the Internet of Things Changes Physical Security
This article, written by Per Bjorkdahl, Chairman of the ONVIF Steering Committee explains why the security industry needs to take special care in ensuring that the introduction of IoT into the physical security industry meets the highest security standards. To do this and ensure that the most appropriate communication standard is adopted requires ONVIF to […]
Audio: Wireless Communications are the Key to Enabling IoT In Buildings
For those that missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 2nd Free Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… Wireless Communication – The Key To Enabling The Internet Of Things In Buildings – Q&A with Nick Hunn, Wireless Evangelist & Author of “Essentials of Short-Range Wireless In […]
Cooking Up “Protocol Soup” for the Building Internet of Things (BIoT)
Most of the column inches dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT) inevitably focus on consumer products. However last weeks’ acquisition of IoT pioneer Neul by Chinese mobile giant Huawei has shifted focus a little bit towards M2M / Industrial solutions. Huawei paid a reported $25m for Neul, who are a key contributor to the […]
The Convergence of LED Lighting and Wireless Control will Help Deliver a Building Internet of Things (BIoT)
A report by Memoori Research to be published next month will examine how LEDs and Wireless technology can converge to create enormous opportunities in smart lighting controls over the next 15 years. LED Lighting in both the new construction and retrofit market initiates the demand to replace incandescent lighting and reduce CO2 emissions. However the […]