Ericsson acquires Ambient for smart grid tech
Swedish network vendor Ericsson has announced the completed acquisition of Ambient Corporation, which provides smart grid technology to the utilities sector. The announcement comes as part of a wider...
View ArticleLG, Samsung and SK Telecom agree to join forces over Smart Home
Three Korean tech giants – LG, Samsung and SK Telecom – have announced they are collaborating over the delivery of smart home services. SK already has a smart home platform, which it launched back in...
View ArticleYale unlocks door to wave of Nest Weave IoT inventions
Home automation vendor Nest Labs has announced the first home IoT product to use its Nest Weave protocol. Meanwhile, dozens of manufacturers are working on products with backing support from Qualcomm...
View ArticleO2 first to export AT&T Digital Life smart home platform to UK
UK mobile operator O2 has announced it will partner with AT&T to offer a new smart home platform to UK consumers later this year. Speaking at the AT&T Developer Conference in Las Vegas prior...
View ArticleAmazon, Brita deal takes consumer IoT to a new level
Water filter vendor Brita has been added to the growing list of companies signed up to the Amazon Dash Replenishment Service (DRS), adding further to momentum generated behind the consumer IoT...
View ArticleGoogle takes aim at other tech giants with multiple product launches
Google I/O, the internet giant’s annual developer conference, commenced with several announcements that appeared designed to take on major competitors at their own game. There was no single highlight...
View ArticleNokia aims to simplify smart home with IoT hub launch
Nokia has announced the launch of a white-label IoT solution to coordinate the smart home, as well as a network-level IoT management platform. The Nokia Smart Home solution will be distributed via...
View ArticleO2 launches home monthly IoT bundles
O2 has brought consumer IoT services to reality by launching an array of smart home offerings in the UK, targeting the everyday tech user. A range of pretty affordable packages bundled up under the...
View ArticleSamsung says ‘how do you like them apples?’ with Viv acquisition
That was quick! Just days after Google threw Samsung under a bus by going it alone with the AI-powered Pixel handset, Samsung has got its retaliation in. ‘All about AI is it Google?’ Samsung seemed to...
View ArticleSmart home tech is not good enough – Intel
IoT is one of the more popular topics in the world of technology, but for the vast majority of the consumer world it isn’t anything more than science fiction. Aside from a couple of smart watches here...
View ArticleIntel weighs into smart home segment with AWS tie-up
Intel and AWS have announced plans to work alongside each other in a number of smart home initiatives including an Intel-based smart speaker which includes that includes the Alexa virtual assistant....
View ArticleAmazon and Google battle for control of the living room
Among the monstrous number of announcements to come out of CES this week a major battle is emerging in the smart home arena. The potential of IoT has never been in question, though the role of smart...
View ArticleQualcomm gets a piece of Ring connected doorbell investment
What good is a connected fridge if you have to use a boring old analogue doorbell to even get into the house? That is the question Qualcomm Ventures is piecing together an answer to, via its investment...
View ArticleAmazon Q4 2016 – AWS solid while Echo roars
Back in April, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky predicted the AWS business would breach $10 billion revenues in 2016, and it did it at a canter. Growth in the data centre business may be slowing year-on-year,...
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom offers a smart home in a box
Deutsche Telekom has taken another prominent step towards business diversification with the introduction of a white label portfolio for the smart home segment. It’s a smart move from the Germans which...
View ArticleAmazon could cause Google search advertising problems – Openet
The smart home segment is beginning to gather pace and the leaders are already comfortable. But for every winner there will likely also be a loser so where does Google fit into the mix? Google’s rise...
View ArticleCompeting in the digital economy means owning the smart home – Accenture
The IoT craze engulfing the telecoms and technology industries promises to deliver untold fortunes for many but for the telcos, owning the smart home market is critical to avoid extinction. According...
View ArticleWatch out, Google’s about
With operators in the UK continuing to scrap and scrimp to recoup the lost fortunes of yesteryear, search giant Google has sauntered across the pond and is looking to make a play for the smart home...
View ArticleInfographic: 68% think the telcos have missed the smart home boat
After the launch of Google Home in the UK, the Smart Home is starting to become a commercial reality, but can the operators recoup lost fortunes through this IoT segment? How big an opportunity for...
View ArticleRumours emerge over Microsoft rival to Amazon Echo
Microsoft would appear to be prepping itself for a more confrontational launch into the smart home arena, as rumours start to circulate about a Cortana-powered device to rival the Amazon Echo. While...
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