IoT: The Peter Pan of technology? 13th September 2019
As the IoT becomes more mainstream, there’s no denying that people are growing accustomed to using connected devices as part of their everyday lives. Whether it’s consumers with smart meters and fitness monitors, or businesses benefiting from smart office buildings, IoT - like all disruptive tech - has become absorbed into our daily personal and work lives.
By Anthony Sayers, Internet of Things Evangelist at Software AG
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Around the Industry
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Competition set to attract savvy FPGA developersA competition to find the most innovative and imaginative FPGA-based designs in Europe has been launched by Arrow Electronics. To encourage a wide participation, Arrow is offering a development board free-of-charge to each entrant who submits a verified project plan.
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Raltron Electronics joins Sigfox Partner NetworkRaltron Electronics Corporation is now a member of the Sigfox Partner Network. The fast growing ecosystem helps companies find the optimum solution for their specific IoT deployment use case. SigFox is a narrowband cellular based wireless communications that has been developed to provide connectivity for M2M and IoT devices.
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Semiconductor company secures financing to fund future growth plansNexperia, an expert in discrete and MOSFET components and analogue & logic ICs, has announced the successful raise of $1,500 million equivalent of senior credit facilities. The proceeds will be used to refinance the existing outstanding debt and to partly finance the acquisition by Wingtech Technologies, a listed Chinese computer and telecom equipment manufacturer.
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Brits excited by 5G but fearful of driverless cars and AIA new survey of 2,000 UK adults, commissioned by Studio Graphene, has uncovered the public’s perception towards different modern technologies. Biometrics, 5G and wearable tech came out as top of the list of modern technologies the UK consumers are most excited about, in the survey which was asked to 2,000 UK adults. Conversely, 43% of UK adults are worried about the problems that may arise from driverless cars, which is significantly higher than fears around any other technology – the next most worrisome was AI at 24%.
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Successful proof-of-concept with IFE&C equipmentKontron has announced that it has signed a new contract to supply integrated In-flight Entertainment & Connectivity (IFE&C) equipment to a major Europe airline specialising in leisure and charter travel. The initial phase of this fleet-wide deployment calls for systems to be installed on the airlines' 100+ Boeing aircraft in time for the company's busy 2020 spring and summer schedule.
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The turning point of the collaborative robots marketA report investigates the collaborative robots market and provides critical insights for the forecast period of 2019 to 2029. As per the findings of the report, the global collaborative robots market is anticipated to experience substantial growth over the forecast period due to multiple driving factors such as, growing adoption of automation in end-use industry and reduction in labour cost coupled with high precision work and high regional demand for collaborative robots.
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Why do only one in four Brits trust Alexa?“Alexa – Okay Google – Hey Siri” have become commonplace sayings with over a fifth of British homes now housing a voice activated smart speaker according to EY. This includes the incredibly popular Amazon Echo, as well as Google Home and Apple HomePod. However, the majority of Brits are still concerned about their privacy when using a voice assistant device.
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Highlighting the latest developments in underwater roboticsIndustry experts are set to take to the stage to discuss the latest innovations in subsea technology at Subsea UK’s Underwater Robotics conference this month (September). The annual one day event will examine the new technology being developed by the industry and the benefits that using innovative robotics can bring to underwater operations.
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