ETSI has updated its standard for consumer IoT devices, first released in February 2019 as a “technical specification”. In a press release issued 30 June ETSI said it had unveiled ETSI EN 303 645, “a standard for cybersecurity in the Internet of Things that establishes a security baseline for internet-connected consumer products and provides a […]
ETSI moves to standardise IoT for emergency comms
ETSI has taken its first steps towards developing standards for IoT applications in emergency communications, issuing a report that looks at how IoT can be used in all types of emergency situations, such as emergency calling, mission critical communications. It also envisages a new use case: automated emergency response, where IoT devices can act after […]
Global IoT standards body, OneM2M opens its doors to industry
OneM2M, a global standards initiative for M2M and IoT, held its inaugural industry day in Shenzhen on 8 June and announced plans for its second, to be held in Memphis on 12 July. OneM2M said the aim of the event was to further increasing industry collaboration on IoT and to highlight how a standards-based approach […]
Reekoh adds Hypercat support to its IoT platform
Australian IoT startup Reekoh has released a suite of new plugins that it says make its the first IoT integration platform to support the Hypercat standard enabling it to bring the standard to smart city and IoT customers out-of-the-box. Reekoh claims to be the leading open integration platform purpose-built for enterprise IoT and to be solving […]
IEC angles for lead role in IoT standardisation
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is positioning itself to take a lead role in IoT standardisation, in a white paper setting out principles on IoT standardisation that it wants to see universally adopted and in which it proposes a role for itself coordinating and overseeing widespread collaboration on IoT standardisation. This white paper IoT 2020: […]
Huawei unveils IoT network planning methodology for telcos
Huawei has unveiled what it says is the first IoT network planning methodology, designed to “help operators implement rapid network construction an maximise IoT value.” The methodology was announced by Ryan Ding, executive director and president of products and solutions at Huawei, in an address to Huawei’s Mobile Broadband Forum in Tokyo on 24 November. […]
Claimed first demo of open end-to-end industrial IoT ecosystem
Three IoT companies — Advantech B+B SmartWorx, Connect2 Systems, DevicePilot — have demonstrated what they say is the first end-to-end IoT ecosystem with re-usable infrastructure and open industry standards for industrial and commercial applications at scale. Their system supports remote monitoring and management of industrial ultra-low power IoT sensor devices using constrained wireless networks and […]
GSA tips 20 NB-IoT networks by 2017
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) is tipping NB-IoT – one of several variants of 3GPP cellular standards developed for IoT and M2M applications – to become the dominant cellular technology for IoT applications, with 20 commercial networks in operation by 2020. The GSA has published a white paper The Evolution to Narrow Band Internet […]
LoRaWAN gets a boost: Orange joins LoRa Alliance board
LoRaWAN, one of several technologies vying for market share in the low-powered wide area network market, has received a significant morale boost with France’s largest mobile network operator, Orange joining its board. LoRaWAN, Ingenu and Sigfox are the three leading new LPWAN technologies to have emerged in recent times to cater for need so IoT […]
Huawei’s Neul claims key role in NB-IoT
UK wireless technology company, Neul — acquired by Huawei in September 2014 – says the soon-to-be-ratified NB-IoT standard is largely based on its technology, which is being trialled in Australia by Melbourne’s South East Water utility for the monitoring of its sewage pumping systems – a service currently provided with NetComm gear and Telstra’s 3G-based […]
