To support the further growth and development of the Internet of Things (IoT) the mobile industry is developing and standardising a new class of GSM technologies focused on IoT, which is called Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks. These technologies enable the new IoT services to expand and be more competitive and hence that is why it has the following advantages. Long battery life. Low power...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is on everybody’s mind and analysts expect billions of connected devices in the upcoming years. In order to meet the increasing demands of products for consumers and IoT solutions for companies and business customers, new standards for transferring data have to be determined. Besides short-range radio systems such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Zigbee to Wide Area Networks...
Traditional PLC-based smart metering solutions require the installation of PLC data concentrators in remote and unattended second tier substations. PLC Data concentrators handle communications with the different smart meters installed at consumer premises, consolidate the metering data and send it to the AMI management systems. This option involves storing confidential metering data belonging to...
Surfing on the Internet a few weeks ago, I came across what I considered to be a very interesting article. An English University is setting up an innovation center for 5G technology. They have even constructed a dedicated building for 5G investigation. So is 5G still at a totally academic stage? I would say no, because if we carry on surfing the web, it is clear that there is a lot more...
An amendment to Spanish law in 2006 requires all domestic electricity meters to include a means for accurate real-time meter readings, as well as remote manageability. These new electricity meters are called smart meters. As a result of this change in legislation, all electricity meters in residential areas must be replaced with smart meters before the 31st December 2018. The new legislation...
Smart Factories, the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, mass customization - these are the futuristic-sounding buzzword when it comes to Industry 4.0. The term "Industry 4.0" provides information on all the hopes that are placed on the subject. It indicates a possible fourth industrial revolution - thus correspondingly the expectations are high. Where does the "4.0"come from? The new...
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