Monthly Archives: August 2021

The IPC requirements of complex control

As automation technologies and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) become more commonplace in modern manufacturing, the requirements of control hardware increase accordingly. However, the importance of this is often overshadowed by the focus on new sophisticated software. Here, Stephen Hayes, managing director of automation expert Beckhoff UK, explains why manufacturers should take a holistic […]

Bluetooth Vs. Bluetooth Low Energy (LE): What’s The Difference?

Although the first mobile phone with Bluetooth capacity appeared in the market in 2000, the technology did not pick-up momentum until 2004 with the introduction of EDR (Enhanced Data Rate). Since then, Bluetooth has gone through many revisions and enhancements. One of the most influential revisions that hit the market in 2011 is called Bluetooth […]

The Truth About Bluetooth Low Energy Range for Asset Tracking

You can probably agree that range is one of the most important factors when determining what wireless communication system to use for industrial asset tracking and monitoring. Many companies choose Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) due to its reduced power consumption and extended battery life, in turn resulting in lower infrastructure costs. The question is, how […]

A common nomenclature enables faster rollouts of 5G and new business models for IoT and more

Multi-access edge computing (MEC), virtualised network function (VNF) and 5G give service providers powerful new ways to maximise scalability, flexibility and operational efficiency while enabling new services and revenue streams. However, to capitalise on those opportunities, says Sharon Dileo, director of product management at iconectiv, service providers first must have a highly accurate, industry-standard way to identify and manage […]

IoT billing: when legacy isn’t the answer

Any conversation about enterprise software and its target functions (in this case billing) always comes in one of two flavours, theory, and practice. With revenues from traditional telco services eroding rapidly (for example look at the disruption of SMS revenue streams by WhatsApp), Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are increasingly reliant on being able to move […]