Lenovo targets intelligent transformation

Mark Davison is at Lenovo Accelerate in Orlando – Adhering to its vision of intelligent transformation, this year’s Lenovo Accelerate has seen the company embark on its biggest ever set of announcements for its commercial business. “What we are doing...

IoT set for mainstream adoption

It is still early days for the Internet of Things (IoT), both here in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and globally. But, according to IDC, signs that it will soon be mainstream are already appearing. For retail, this is literally true. All those digital signs popping...

IoT expands human possibilities of tech

Southern Africa is expecting a massive growth of the M2M market through the concept of Internet of Things (IoT). It is forecast that with the introduction of LTE, there will be exponential growth in this market. M2M devices with 10-year battery life, supported at lower frequencies with the LTE technology and with a resultant reduction in device cost will ensure that the deployment of these M2M devices will expand into new areas previously not serviced with the M2M technology.

Huawei SA embraces IoT infrastructure

The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving a new industrial revolution, and new solutions are required to ensure that businesses can take full advantage of the new trend. Huawei’s Mark Wu points out that the traditional network was called on to connect PCs, laptops...

Battle lines are drawn for IoT in the home

The hype surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) in the home is growing rapidly, according to Gartner, as the battle for the IoT gateway in the connected home gets underway. “The numerous IoT applications for the home include smart stoves, which tell you how to...