The IEEE has issued the latest in its Best Readings series of publications, with a focus on IoT. According to ITEE, Best Readings in Internet of Things “provides readers with the opportunity to address key innovations and challenges, such as security, fog computing, and complex event processing … [and] provides a wide analysis of the […]
Wi-SUN Alliance releases new spec for smart city mesh networking
The Wi-SUN Alliance, a global body dedicated to promoting products and services for smart utility networks based on the IEEE 802.15.4g standard, has released a specification for field area networks (FAN) to support open standards based networking for smart city applications. Wi-SUN’s director of standards, Bob Heile, said: “As the industry need for smart city […]
Fog computing gathers momentum
The OpenFog Consortium, the body founded by Cisco in November 2015 to develop standards around edge computing (which Cisco refer to as fog computing), has formed an affiliation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), garnered 17 new members, formed its first country team in Japan and released a white paper on an […]
Wi-Fi Alliance unveils HaLow – Wi-Fi for IoT
The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced plans to develop HaLow, a new version of the Wi-Fi standard optimised for IoT applications. HaLow will be based on the IEEE 802.11ah standard, will operate in the 900MHz band, giving better in-building penetration than current Wi-Fi operating in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands and over twice the range of […]
Australia leads global IoE reference architecture project
The Australian IoE community has kicked of a plan to develop an IoE reference architecture that will provide a practical framework for the implementation of IoE systems, and it has already garnered support for the idea from around the world. The planned architecture is an initiative of Peter Klement, a business technology consultant who, along […]
IEEE and Industrial Internet Consortium making IoT interoperable
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) are to collaborate to develop a “comprehensive architecture for an interoperable Internet of Things (IoT) around the world.” They have entered into a liaison agreement under which IIC and the IEEE P2413 Architectural Framework for the Internet of Things (IoT) Working Group will share […]
