Into the IoT era with Agile networking

May 20, 2015

Huawei has launched its Agile Network 3.0, which it believes will help to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). Liu Shaowei, president of the switch and enterprise communications product line at Huawei, points out that the end-user devices have changed dramatically over the last few years, but the network infrastructure is still largely based on older switching technology. Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing.

The new move to software defined networking allows for centralised management and control, virtualisation and openness.

IoT to boom in industrial automation

May 18, 2015

The installed base of wireless IoT devices in industrial automation reached 10,3-million in 2014. According to new research from analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of wireless IoT devices in automation networks will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27,2% to reach 43,5-million by 2020. There is a wide range of wireless technologies used in industrial automation with different characteristics and use cases. 802.15.4 based standards such as WirelessHART and ISA100.11a are major contenders at the field level in process automation networks.

The dangers of a connected world

May 11, 2015

While the Internet of Things (IoT) is a fairly new concept, it has arrived. Over and above PCs, smartphones and tablets, Internet connected devices such as speakers, baby monitors, fridges, cars, thermostats, fans, lights, and locks can connect to the Internet, with...

Massive data centre growth needed for IoT

Apr 28, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) explosion will be a major driver of technology investments over the next decade. Although the billions of endpoints or connected “things” will capture the headlines for IoT, investments in the data centre will be critical for...

CRM set to become pervasive

Apr 23, 2015

Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 in Johannesburg – The Internet of Things can mean different things to different people, but the definition that Tertius Zitzke, CEO of AccTech Systems, uses is “building systems of intelligence that help enable intelligent...