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The perils of using voice commands with IoT machines

Combine the IoT, voice commands and machines, and you’re creating a potentially disastrous recipe of unintended consequences.

Nov 15, 2018 3 mins

Internet of Things Security

Sigfox president on building a one-stop shop for IoT cloud communications

Q&A: Sigfox USA President Christian Olivier talks IoT device service strategy and how the company will continue to push its low-power IoT network across the U.S.

Nov 14, 2018 4 mins

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How to add IoT functions to legacy equipment

Is it really possible to bring the benefits of the Internet of Things to older systems? Yes, according to one edge/IoT company.

Nov 14, 2018 4 mins

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Bell Labs: Nokia’s Future X 5G networking can help boost business productivity

Cloud-assisted driving, remote surgery, touch-sensitive VR, along with a jump in industrial productivity, are coming and have one thing in common: the continuing evolution of network infrastructure toward 5G.

Nov 8, 2018 6 mins

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IDC: Data scientists are key to reaping IoT value in 2019

The key to creating real business value from data gathered by the Internet of Things lies with including data scientists at every step of IoT implementation.

Nov 8, 2018 3 mins

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Private 5G networks are coming

Control over security is prompting big industrial companies to explore private 5G wireless networks.

Nov 7, 2018 3 mins

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Right-to-repair smartphone ruling loosens restrictions on industrial, farm IoT

Forget smartphones — the U.S. Copyright Office’s new DRM exemptions could be a big deal for farmers and other heavy equipment operators and vendors.

Oct 30, 2018 4 mins

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What’s the IoT doing to your data center?

The internet of things devices gather massive amounts of data in corporate settings, and that puts a range of demands on networks and data centers.

Oct 26, 2018 4 mins

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OpenStack Foundation releases software platform for edge computing

The Open Stack Foundation's StarlingX is designed to help organizations build mission-critical edge clouds needed for industrial IoT deployments.

Oct 25, 2018 3 mins

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Is the IoT in space about to take off?

The Internet of Things has largely been an earthbound phenomenon. That could be about to change.

Oct 23, 2018 3 mins

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