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21 Jan

The 6 Most Relevant IoT Advancements

by Greg Winn
in Bluetooth, Cellular, Hardware, On-Premise IoT, Security, Understanding IoT
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The rapid growth of IoT is being driven by the tangible results that businesses of all sizes and from all industries are seeing as a result of IoT projects. By using embedded SIMs, connected devices can engage in two-way communications with central systems, either transmitting real-time data from sensors or receiving instructions on how to act. This opens unlimited possibilities for companies, including achieving higher...

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15 May

IoT RF & Transfer Protocols

by Greg Winn
in Bluetooth, Platform, Thread, Understanding IoT
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Internet of Things protocols are a dime a dozen there are various ones that are widely used in IoT with different features. I would like to cover some of the most important ones that we see as an IoT Consultancy, that enable the exchange of data between different IoT devices and between IoT devices and the cloud or IoT platforms. IoT protocols can be classified into...

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11 Apr

The Smart Home

by Greg Winn
in Bluetooth, Thread, Understanding IoT, Use Cases
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The Internet of Things will soon start to find its stride and start to deliver on at least a little bit of that hype we have all been hearing about for years now. Large organizations including local government have started to adapt and adopt IoT. They are really paving the way for smaller companies to learn and implement similar solutions. Would you pay more for a...

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22 Feb

Move Past BLE Beacons

by Greg Winn
in Bluetooth, Thread, Use Cases
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What is a BLE "Beacon"? First off, what is a beacon and how do they work? I like to use the analogy of a lighthouse, a beacon has one simple purpose, and that is to send out a signal and say I am here. It's completely unaware of any mobile devices that are around it, it doesn't connect or steal their data. The beacon just sends out...

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