I like to observe patterns that emerge around me, certainly where technology is involved. The rise of the Internet has pushed many applications from distributed to centralized. Back in the 1990s, we ...

The ambient Internet of Things (IoT) it represents the true, third generation of RFID technology. With the advent of ubiquitous, low-cost, scan-free tracking, the two are one and the same. In the ...

Digital commerce has crossed its chasm of adoption and it is now part of the strategy for all major financial institutions to create an omni-channel environment for their end-customers. As the ...

The internet was conceived decades ago for U.S. research scientists to communicate with each other. It was an enigma that few would have thought would foster individual participation through social ...

Even though internet of things (IoT) devices see use in the mission-critical requirement of near-100% connectivity, companies are prepared to accept poor performance relative to the connectivity ...

Connectivity enabler BICS has inked a partnership with non-terrestrial network (NTN) operator Skylo to offer ubiquitous narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) connectivity via geostationary orbit (GEO ...

Thomas Ryd is CEO & cofounder of Northern.tech, a device lifecycle management leader with a mission to secure the world's connected devices. The internet has transformed nearly every aspect of modern ...

The internet’s takeover of the global telecommunications landscape occurred within a short window of modern history; it carried 1% of two-way communications in 1993, then 51% in 2000, and more than 97 ...

What makes a city a “smart city?” Some would argue that it has to do with the degree to which the city is staying abreast of technology advancements, but that is too one-dimensional. Smart cities ...