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The Weightless standard
Weightless is the name given to a new wireless communications standard aimed at machine-to-machine (M2M) communications using White Space wireless technology. M2M communications is seen as being a major growth area for wireless systems over the coming ye…
16th May 2013
Cutting through the M2M hype
The marketing departments of technology companies love buzzwords, visions and the wholesale ‘shifting of paradigms’. However, all too often, these new terms and phrases are just recycling concepts that have already been in everyday use for y…
16th May 2013
Consumers struggle with smart meters
The concept of a smart home, where consumers can remotely manage their home appliances such as lights, heating, oven, TV and more, will be crucial to selling the benefits of smart meters to consumers, according to a new report by O2. The report is …
16th May 2013
Ofcom invites industry to pilot ‘White Space’
Ofcom has announced plans for a pilot of innovative White Space technology in the UK, among the first of its kind in Europe. The technology uses gaps in radio spectrum, called White Spaces, which exist in between frequency bands. In this instance, thes…
16th May 2013
Communicating for business
The first Wireless Communications for Business Expo took place at Silverstone Race Circuit last month. The conference focused on a range of topics and brought together leading speakers from the mobile radio world. Richard Lambley reports Subject …
16th April 2013
Telematics: the future of motor insurance
For many years, telematics was the preserve of Formula One and other top flight racing teams. In recent times the technology has become more accessible and is now starting to appear in fleets of commercial vehicles. In the UK it has hit the headlines…
16th April 2013
Smart metering – keeping it simple
Energy consumption is set for a fundamental change in Great Britain, with the rollout of around 50 million smart meters nationwide within five years from the end of 2014. Smart meters have the potential to deliver billions in energy and cost savings fo…
16th April 2013
Weightless standard released
The Weightless Special Interest Group (SIG) has ratified version 1.0 of the pioneering machine communications standard at its fourth plenary conference in Cambridge. The Weightless standard, optimised for machines and in development for more than two yea…
16th April 2013
Connecting the world in Barcelona
Migrating for 2013 to Barcelona’s other big exhibition space, the Fira Gran Via, the annual Mobile World Congress set new attendance records, drawing more than 72,000 visitors from over 200 countries – an increase of 8 per cent over …