Network neutrality is an IoT issue too: This week the FCC issued an plan that would reverse the rules put in place during the last administration that prevent ISPs from discriminating against certain packets on their networks. The network … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 17, 2017
Come say hi! I'll be at the Target Open House on Nov. 30 to talk about building an IoT business model with Rob Martens of Schlage, Adam Sager of Canary and Rob Vella of Hive. The event is free and we're going to explore controversial topics such as … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for Nov. 10, 2017
Will.i.am is really into IoT: First the entertainer's investment firm bought the Wink smart home hub and now his company i.am+ raised $117 million to build Omega, an enterprise voice platform. The startup's first customer is Deutsche Telekom, which … [Read more...]
There’s a good case for Amazon to buy IFTTT: Data and a smarter platform
With the Amazon Echo Plus now available, Amazon finally has a hub of its own for the smart home. I’m still convinced the Echo Plus is really meant for folks that don’t already have a hub controlling devices in their house, mainly because Amazon opted … [Read more...]
IoT Podcast: Amazon wants your key and Vodafone wants your sensor data
This week on The Internet of Things Podcast, hear from Phil Skipper of Vodafone, who discusses the details of building a low power wide area network using cellular. Skipper is betting on NB-IoT, and he explains the role it will play compared with Cat … [Read more...]