Our focus is on the Matter smart home interoperability protocol this week, specifically some of the security requirements that will be associated with the standard. I moderated a panel on Tuesday where we learned a lot about plans for security, … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 1, 2021
Sternum gets $27 million for IoT Security: IoT security is a constant source of struggle for companies, so it's not surprising that we have yet another IoT security startup raising funds. Sternum is a three-year-old Israeli startup that provides … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s Matter plans and how IoT helps first responders
This week we got great news on the Matter front, as Amazon announced its plans for supporting the smart home interoperability protocol on most of its Echo devices. We talk about new features for Alexa developers before talking about new research from … [Read more...]
Private networks are coming. Businesses are not ready.
Yes, it was just two weeks ago that I wrote about factories not yet deploying 5G networks. And that's still true. But in the meantime, as companies investigate 5G, they are also assessing the validity of private networks — networks that don't share … [Read more...]
Don’t wait up for 5G factory deployments
Every week, I get a new press release discussing a pilot project that's bringing 5G connectivity to manufacturing plants. Maybe it's Ericsson making its own gear, or Intel and several partners, or even Qualcomm and ASE. This cavalcade of … [Read more...]