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INCISOR.TV IoT ROUNDTABLE

PROGRAMME RETURNS TO EUROPE
- LONDON VENUE ANNOUNCED
- IDG CONNECT RAISES LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT
- IHS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IT RESEARCH CO-HOSTS

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euro roundtable programme kicks off

It seems barely 5 minutes ago that we were gathering in the video suite in Las Vegas with senior execs from around the
IoT industry to film the 2015 Incisor.TV USA Roundtable. Little did we know at the time that that would become our
most successful event to date, thanks to the support of our research partner IHS, our media partner IDG Connect, and
the seven powerful organisations that participated - the EnOcean Alliance, Frontline, Itron, Laird, NextGen Technology,
the Thread Group/Nest, and UL.
With the support and online reach of all of those companies we have pushed the online viewings number for the main
Roundtable to over 20,000 – our most-watched movie ever, and in just 3 months. Phenomenal!
So, yes, we are keeping our attention on the Roundtable programme, announcing the dates and location of our mid-
year, European event in this issue. Details can be found on p7 - 8.
I am delighted to say that not only is IHS continuing in its role as a co-host for the Roundtable programme, but our
media partner IDG Connect has also stepped-up its level of involvement. It will promote the event to its global client
base, and Editorial Director Martin Veitch will join the top table and will moderate the event with myself and IHS senior
analyst Alex Green. Once the Roundtable has been filmed and the resulting movies have been published, IDG Connect
and IHS will again promote the online video content to their respective client bases. I don’t think I need to explain how
far and wide this means that the reach of the Roundtable programme has been extended.
Our theme is ‘Innovation and connectivity in the Internet of Things’. This gives us a very broad palette, and extends the
relevance of the Roundtable programme to all companies addressing the IoT. I am delighted to be able to confirm, for
example, that Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest and most influential suppliers of system memory
requirements will join us at the European event. This expanded perspective is great news for all of our, IDG Connect’s
and IHS’ followers.
We would love to include your company at this event. Just talk to me.

Vince Holton
Publisher & editor-in-chief, Incisor / IncisorTV

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IoT technologies
expected to buck
headwinds facing solar
and wind industries
According to ABI Research, growth of the
solar and wind industry will increasingly
rely on adoption of IoT-based
technologies and services. ABI expects
IoT connected wind and solar installations
to grow at a CAGR of 21% between 2014
and 2020 with the total number of
connections growing from the almost 2
million in 2014 to 6.3 million in 2020.
Eugenio Pasqua, Research Analyst at IHS
told Incisor, “With the expected decline of
government incentives, the industry fears
less willingness to invest in solar and
wind products and technologies.
However, IoT-based technologies and
services provide the means to optimize
the performance of solar and wind power
generation systems and reduce
production variability, two areas which
detractors have historically cited as major
shortcomings of renewable energy
sources. In our view, the IoT is an
important component fuelling the next
stage of growth for the solar and wind
industry.”
ABI suggests that key IoT-based services
for solar and wind power are remote
monitoring of energy production and
condition monitoring of the equipment,
often coupled to cloud-based analytics
platforms. In the utility sector these
solutions offer a cheaper and simpler
alternative or even an additional set of
features to more traditional control and
monitoring systems like SCADA, and in
the solar residential and commercial
sectors they will play an important role
both for suppliers and customers. Cellular
connectivity will also play an important
role and is expected to garner the
majority share of connections by 2020.
“Given the mix of traditional and modern
solutions the market for solar and wind
power remote monitoring services remains
quite fragmented, with different players
holding the leadership sceptre depending
on the target sector and the geographical
area,” added Pasqua. Some examples are
represented by Mita-Teknik for the
monitoring of wind farms and ABB for
both solar and wind farms, while in the
non-utility sectors it’s worth mentioning
Locus Energy and AlsoEnergy among the
leaders in North America and Rtone and
Solar-Log in Europe.
Installed base of
connected vending
machines grows
According to Berg Insight, the global
installed base of connected vending
machines grew by 18.4 percent to 1.16
million units in 2014. Around 0.56 million
of these machines have been installed in
North America, whereas 0.15 million of the
machines were located in Europe. The
number of connected vending machines in
other parts of the world was 0.45 million,
mainly in Japan and Australia. Berg
forecasts that the number of connected
vending machines worldwide will grow at
a CAGR of 18.5 percent to reach 2.7
million units by 2019. As a result, the
global penetration rate will reach 15.3
percent at the end of the forecast period.
The connected vending market has gained
momentum as vending operators have
started to deploy cashless payment
systems and vending telemetry solutions
on a larger scale. The main market driver
is currently cashless payments, which has
become more and more important as the
world moves from coins and bills to
electronic payments such as credit cards
and mobile wallets. Vending telemetry
solutions are expected to have a more
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transformational effect on the industry in
the coming years.
Lars Kurkinen, Senior Analyst at Berg
Insight told Incisor, “The availability of
machine data in real-time coupled with
state-of-the-art software platforms make it
possible for vending operators to reach
entirely new levels of operational efficiency.
Vending operators that learn how to
benefit from the real-time availability of
vending machine data in the best way will
have the highest chances of prospering in
the vending industry in the next decade.”
Logitech Ultrathin for
iPad Air 2 employs
Bluetooth Smart
Nordic Semiconductor tells us that
Logitech has specified the Nordic
nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) to
provide Bluetooth Smart wireless
connectivity in its Logitech Ultrathin for
iPad Air 2.
The nRF51822 SoC is a Bluetooth Smart
solution optimized for ULP wireless
connectivity. The SoC integrates a 2.4GHz
multiprotocol radio, 32-bit ARM CortexTM
M0 processor, up to 256kB flash memory,
and up to 32kB random access memory
(RAM). Use of the Nordic nRF51822 SoC in
the Logitech Ultrathin helps contribute to
an exceptionally long two-year battery life
(depending on usage, two years battery life
equates to around two hours-per-day
usage) from the Logitech Ultrathin's two
lithium batteries.
Logitech is apparently one of Nordic's
longest standing customers. Earlier this
year Nordic announced that it had shipped
a total of one billion 2.4GHz wireless chips
and that its billionth chip went to Logitech
in December 2013 for use in an existing
product.
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Winners of the
IoT/M2M Innovation
World Cup 2015
announced
The six winners of what the organisers
claim is ‘the world Ïs biggest Internet of
Things innovation competition’ have been
announced. The jury selected the winners
of the categories from more than 400
submissions from 70+ countries. The
official award ceremony of the IoT/M2M
Innovation World Cup was at the
Swisscom M2M Day in Zurich during
March.
Gerhard Schedler, Head of Swisscom
M2M commented “It was not an easy
task for the jury to select the winners. All
24 finalists could have been one of the
winners. As founding partner of the
innovation program we are very pleased
that we can showcase by the competition
the many ways in which the Internet
of Things and M2M solutions will
positively influence our daily lives and
working experiences in the future.”
The 6 category winners were:
Mobility
iCradle GmbH with its solution COBI.
COBI is a smartconnected bike system,
that integrates100+ modern biking
features in the smart phone. Many
functions we know in cars will be
available for the first time for bikers.
Examples are dynamic lights adapting to
the light situation, automatic brake lights,
or a charger that extends the runtime of
your smart phone.
Industry 4.0
Workaround UG’s ProGlove, sensor-
based smart gloves protect workers in
industrial environments and are said to
enable more efficient production
processes and open up new level of
business intelligence for production
management.
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Energy
The winner of the Energy category was
Sensile Technologies SA and GASLINK.
GASLINK is a robust and autonomous
system for remote monitoring of tanks
and meters for the oil and gas industry
via the Internet. GASLINK uses the GSM
network to transmit data. GASLINK can
also use GPRS orUMTS as well as short-
distance radio frequency connection.
GASLINK is already available.
Security
M2M Intelligence by Machine-to-Machine
Intelligence Corp is an IoT and M2M
platform that offers integrated
connectivity, device management and
cyber security in a single solution. The
patented Lockbox security technology
protects assets, transactions, data
access and API calls. M2M Intelligence is
available as hybrid cloud or a SaaS
offering.
Healthcare
ONKÖL was the winner of the Healthcare
category with its solution ONKÖL. It is a
health and home communications hub for
the elderly, their families and caregivers.
Through ongoing monitoring of vital data,
and incoming and outgoing calls and
alerting functions all related parties can
react immediately to changes in the daily
routine.
Connected Home and Overall Winner
ALLTHINGS | HOME by qipp AG is the
winner of the category Connected Home.
qipp AG develops smart applications for
flats, houses and residential areas, that
give each thing an identity and connect
it. ALLTHINGS | HOME apparently
centralizes all the useful information and
services associated with a specific home
into one app. It saves manuals, store
plans and connects smart devices. qipp
was also crowned as overall winner at
the official award ceremony in Zurich.
All six winners are now part of the hall of
fame of the Innovation World Cup
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Traditional watches and
smartphones on a
collision course
At both CES and MWC this year there was a
clear design drive to make smartwatches look
more like analogue watches in an effort to
make them seem more accessible. LG and
Huawei were some of the examples at MWC.
The much-rumoured Huawei watch gives its
users the choice of 40 dials on a 1.4" round
Sapphire Crystal display. However, from the
opposite direction we can now see traditional
watches adding basic mobile connectivity.
Guess Watches have partnered with Martian
to design a 'boldly designed smartwatch'
which was a hit at the MWC.
In the absence of one killer application,
vendors are throwing all the features from a
smartphone in to the watches to see what
sticks. This is having obvious effects on the
size, aesthetics and the battery life of the
smartwatches. But, compared to other
wearable solutions, smartwatches benefit
from being generally unobtrusive, they have
low barriers for consumer acceptance, are
secure, and can be worn 24/7 in any location.
Today, vendors and service providers can be
seen presenting the watches in credible and
serious roles such as; health and fitness
tracking, assisted living, mobile payments
and interfacing with connected cars and
smartphones.
Research company Futuresource estimates
that a little over 6.1 million smartwatches
were sold in 2014, and has a market tracker
to smartwatch data to track the progress of
these products over the coming years. With
Apple's release of Apple Watch this market is
certainly expected to accelerate rapidly.
Product availability is said to be on course for
April 2015.
Futuresource also expects the mid-range
watch market ($100-$500 at retail) to be
affected more than most - representing
approximately one-third of watch volume
sales.
wearable tech news
Swiss watch maker
and silicon valley
engage in heavy
petting
TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have
announced a partnership to launch a Swiss
smartwatch using Intel technology and
Android Wear. The trio’s press release
suggests that the collaboration signifies ‘a
new era of collaboration between Swiss
watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing
together each company’s respective
expertise in luxury watchmaking, software
and hardware’ and that together, the three
companies will create a product that is both
luxurious and seamlessly connected to its
wearer’s daily life.
Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch
Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer
commented, “Swiss watchmaking and
Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological
innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our
collaboration provides a rich host of
synergies, forming a win-win partnership,
and the potential for our three companies is
enormous.”
While David Singleton, Director of
Engineering for Android Wear added, “By
fusing beauty with technology, the Swiss
watch has inspired generations of artists and
engineers alike—including us at Google. So
we’re thrilled to be working with TAG Heuer
and Intel to bring a unique blend of emotion
and innovation to the luxury market.
Together, and using the Android Wear
platform, we can imagine a better, beautiful,
smarter watch.”
Sadly, the trio’s announcement, while full of
breathless, glossy prose, stopped short of
providing any actual information about the
watch, what it would do, how it would do it,
or where and when it might appear. It just
seemed that TAG Heuer, Google and Intel
were excited to be able to say that they were
doing something trendy together.
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Smart wireless
healthcare and fitness
device services to be a
$1.8bn market by 2019
Research from market analysts Juniper
Research has found that annual revenues
from connected healthcare and fitness
services will approach $2bn by 2019, nearly
6 times the $320m value estimated for this
year.
The research, 'Smart Wireless Devices: CE,
Enterprise, Fitness, Healthcare, Payments
2015-2019' argues that connected healthcare
devices and the data they generate will offer
substantial benefits to both stakeholders and
consumers, potentially improving preventative
healthcare. However, deployments will initially
be constrained by inconsistent regulation,
alongside continued privacy concerns
surrounding the sharing and security of
personal data.
The research highlights the ‘quantified others’
trend: the use of someone’s data by a
professional or concerned party (like a parent)
to provide meaning and/or advice.
Companies like GOQii and Filip Technologies
are using this to provide services beyond
mere data provision.
However, says Juniper, this has the potential
to be undermined by unreliable data. While
medical devices have validation standards,
fitness devices have no such benchmark. The
development of standards would alleviate
consumer and medical professionals’
concerns, driving up adoption.
Report author James Moar told Incisor,
'Connected fitness and health devices
provide a way to collect biometric data, not
interaction platforms. People want to interact
with the devices at the app level – the draw is
the information. Because of this, and the
omnipresence of sensors, the importance of
the hardware will diminish at a much faster
rate than other CE market segments.'

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“It was an honor to be a keynote speaker at the 2014
Wearable Tech Conference in San Francisco.
The excitement stemming from the unveiling of the
adidas FIT SMART, the latest addition in our growing
miCoach digital fitness ecosystem, at the
conference is a testament to the growing strength of
the wearables industry. Adidas is proud to be at the
forefront of such innovation and will continue our
dedication to wearable technology to help athletes
at every level look, feel and perform better.”
Paul Gaudio, GM Digital Sports, adidas
“Congratulations on a successful conference.
Wearable tech companies were linking up with new
business partners at the WTconference, and
companies from outside wearable tech identified
new business opportunities.”
Angela McIntyre, Gartner
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“It was a very good meeting.”
Babak Parviz, Google X
“Thanks for putting on such a good conference.
Every single person I met was engaging, interesting,
and relevant. I have never seen that in a conference
before so congratulations on your magic formula. I
am extremely interested in staying in touch and
looking forward to the next one!”
Ben O’Brien, StretchSense, New Zealand
“Thank you for a spectacular experience!
What a great group of speakers, guests and
organizers! Please keep in touch and please keep
me appraised of future events!”
Deepa Sood, Cuff Wearables
“The Wearable Technologies Conference 2014 was a
concise and intensive overview of state of the art
technology and the state of the market for all things
wearable. The most fascinating aspect of the conferen-
ce was the diversity of backgrounds and ideas of the
participants. It was a great environment for
out-of-the-box thinking and making new connections.”
Dave Lamb, 3M
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“The IoT is a shorthand term for the next stage of the internet. It
is the catch-all phrase that lets machine talk unto machine and a
new realm of ubiquitous automation.
At IDG Connect, we attempt to cover the ways in which
technology and its application are changing the world. That’s
why we’re delighted to partner with Incisor on this event that we
believe will play a useful part in educating the world on the IoT.”
Martin Veitch, Editorial Director, IDG Connect
(www.idgconnect.com)
Filming will take place on Wednesday the 10th
June 2015 at the Incisor.tv video suite.
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THEME: ‘INNOVATION AND
CONNECTIVITY IN THE
INTERNET OF THINGS’
JOIN THE ROUNDTABLE
Incisor.TV will film the sixth Wireless Roundtable event in
London on Wednesday the 10th of June 2015. Once
again, the event will be co-hosted by IHS and this time
we are pleased to welcome our media partner IDG
Connect as a participant.
There’s a long list of possible ways to enable the Internet
of Things, including sensors, devices and other elements.
At this Incisor Roundtable we’ll ask experts for their ideas
on which technologies will prevail. We’ll discuss power
profiles, sustainability, reliability, performance, availability,
security, cost, integration, standards and more.
We’ll also predict how all this is likely to play out. Will
there be kludges, politics and power games, de facto
standards and failures? Will there be multiple winners as
the wide variety of device formats and requirements lead
to a ‘horses for courses’ approach where certain network
types fit certain usage models?
Join us for a seat at the top table as we continue to look
at the future of the Internet of Things.
This session was created by Vince Holton, editor and
publisher of Incisor and will be moderated by Martin
Veitch, editorial director of IDG Connect and IHS analyst
Alex Green.
EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLE NOTES
• Filming will take place at the Sofitel Hotel at London
Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5. This is extremely
convenient for international participants
• In addition to the main video feature, Incisor.tv will film
an individual, 3 minute movie for each organisation
participating in the roundtable, comprising an interview
with the organisation’s nominated representative
INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL MOVIE FOR
EACH PARTICIPATING COMPANY
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2015 European Incisor.TV
Roundtable participants
he 2nd annual Incisor.TV European
T Video Roundtable, and the sixth overall
event in the global, Roundtable
programme takes place in London on the 10th
June 2015. Even as we launch the programme
we are delighted to be able to announce the
following confirmed participants. Each
understands the growing importance of the
Roundtable programme, and the significance
of our theme, which is ‘Innovation and
connectivity in the Internet of Things’.
We are inviting all key players in the IoT and
connectivity sectors to participate in this must-
attend industry event. Places at the Roundtable
are limited, with more pressure this year than
ever before as the programme is also to be
marketed by IDG Connect. If your organisation
wishes to participate, please be sure to contact
Vince Holton as soon as possible. As a reminder
of the reach of the Roundtable programme, our
2015 USA Roundtable video, published
immediately after the Consumer Electronics show
in January, has already been viewed more than
20,000 times.
One of the nicer things about
covering the technology beat for a
living is having a backstage pass
into innovations that will change
the world, making life simpler,
happier and healthier for billions
of people. In my career as a journalist I’ve seen
the advent of low-cost personal computers, the
rise of email and networking, the coming of the
web and both the mobile phone and its brighter
younger brother, the smartphone. Together with
these, the Internet of Things (IoT) falls nicely into
this bucket marked ‘Game Changers’.
As its name suggests, the IoT covers a world of
possibilities. In our homes it can be used to
describe the fabric that lets us control air-
conditioning systems, security, heating, lighting
and electronic devices. In industry it is the
invisible web that automates aircraft scheduling,
stock replenishment, refuelling and warning
triggers. In our cities it underpins the sensor
network that makes dumb objects like traffic
lights smart enough to tell admins when they are
about to fail or even to heal themselves and relay
useful information such as traffic density.
In short, the IoT is a shorthand term for the next
stage of the internet. It is the catch-all phrase
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that lets machine talk unto machine and a new
realm of ubiquitous automation.
That promise is enormous then and making good
on that promise will require lots of hard work. A
fundamental challenge will be deciding on
communications technologies that help
standardise and secure the new, incredibly
sophisticated networks. At IDG Connect, we
attempt to cover the ways in which technology
and its application are changing the world. That’s
why we’re delighted to partner with Incisor on
this event that we believe will play a useful part
in educating the world on the IoT and examining
the many questions that need to be resolved to
make it a resounding success.
Martin Veitch, Editorial Director, IDG Connect
www.idgconnect.com
IHS will once again be co-hosting the upcoming
Incisor European IoT Roundtable event, which
brings together a variety of key industry experts
representing a diverse set of viewpoints, offering
stimulating discussion and providing fresh
insights into the current state of the market and
expectations for the future. IHS is once again
excited to play a leading role in this debate.
IHS will be represented by Alex
Green, Senior Director of IT
research. Alex Green is the
Senior Research Director for the
Information Technology sector
within IHS Technology. The IT
Sector comprises a number of distinct areas
including Cloud Computing, Compute
Electronics, Data Centers, Connectivity,
Enterprise Resource Planning, Internet of Things,
Smart Cities, Buildings & Homes, and Digital ID
and IT Security.
Alex joined IHS when IMS Research's was
acquired in March 2012. He was one of the most
experienced analysts within IMS Research
having joined the company in 1996.
Over the years Alex has worked on a range of
projects covering a vast array of electronic
subject areas including networking technologies,
embedded digital security, professional mobile
radio; wireless infrastructure; semiconductors in
wireless; broadband; smart cards; SIM cards;
government ID; NFC; cellular handsets; LTE;
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broadband critical communications; home
networking; residential gateways; Bluetooth;
802.11/WiFi; EFTPOS; payment processing/
merchant acquiring; and machine to machine
communications.
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Tremendous growth in the Internet of Things (IoT)
is adding complexity to system memory
requirements. Memory technology matters,
whether it’s used for storage or to enable the
processing of new kinds of data to improve
efficiencies and increase intelligence in systems.
Knowing how to navigate nonvolatile memory,
DRAM, and even SSD choices can help
companies accelerate their “time-to-money” and
“future-proof” their designs from continuously
evolving technologies. Micron is providing the
right solution for every design.
Micron will be represented by
Mr Amit Gattani., who joined
Micron in 2013 and is currently
Senior Director, Segment
Marketing for Embedded
Business Unit. In this role,
Mr. Gattani is actively involved in driving Micron’s
strategy and business in various IoT (Internet of
Things) Segments like Industrial IoT (Smart Cities,
Smart Grids, Factory & Building Automation,
M2M and Healthcare), Connected Auto,
Connected Home and Wearables. He has
authored over 10 patents, various
conference/journal papers and seminars, and
published media articles on broad industry topics.
ABOUT MICRON
Micron Technology, Inc., is a global leader in
advanced semiconductor systems. Micron's
broad portfolio of high-performance memory
technologies—including DRAM, NAND and NOR
Flash—is the basis for solid state drives,
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Vodafone, Huawei and u-blox
launch Cellular Internet of
Things standard
Connectivity services bases on Vodafone
the 2015 Mobile World Congress
As took place in Barcelona during
March, Incisor heard details of a
new Internet of Things (IoT) standard to
be promoted by a consortium of
companies including Vodafone, Huawei,
u-blox and Neul. Here at Incisor we did
a little research and made the decision
to travel to Barcelona to meet with
representatives of the promoter group.
Vince Holton talked with Dr Tony
Milbourn, VP of Strategy at u-blox, the
Swiss technology company that
produces modules, chips and software
for industrial, automotive and consumer
devices. Regular readers of Incisor will
remember that u-blox acquired
connectBlue during 2014.
If you click on the movie screen on this
page, you will be able to watch the
Incisor.TV video interview, as Dr Milbourn
talks us through the announcement.
INCISOR.TV
Global M2M Platform
The new technology, called the Cellular
Internet of Things, will use Vodafone’s
existing global M2M network to provide a
network access layer specifically
designed for low power Internet of
Things applications. Customers will
benefit from a range of connectivity
services all managed through the
Vodafone Global M2M Platform.
The plan is that the Cellular Internet of
Things will enable manufacturers to
access new, cheaper communications
hardware that can operate for many
years on a small battery and that will
connect to Vodafone’s existing global
network through the dedicated access
layer. The Cellular Internet of Things will
operate in Vodafone’s licensed spectrum.
Dr Milbourn confirmed that the Cellular
Internet of Things will be published as an
open industry standard by 3GPP,
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enabling other telecoms companies to
deploy the technology. The concept was
developed in collaboration with Huawei,
Neul (recently acquired by Huawei) and
u-blox.
Other spokespersons for the consortium
added their thoughts. Vodafone’s head of
research and development Luke Ibbetson
commented: “Having greater ability to
support low cost, low power devices as
part of our existing global Internet of
Things service gives us the ability to
connect the largest range of objects and
devices on a single network
infrastructure. As a leader in the Internet
of Things we are excited to support this
technology and the standards process to
drive the industry forward.”
David Wang, President of Huawei’s
Wireless Network Business Unit, said:
“This agreement builds on Huawei’s
existing strong relationships
with Vodafone. The Internet
of Things is a major growth
area for Huawei. We are
looking to leverage our
M2M expertise to bring
innovative solutions into the
mobile ecosystem offering
opportunities for a new
wave of growth in
connectivity.”
While Andreas Thiel, Vice
President, Cellular at u-blox
AG, added: “We believe
that providing a standards
based solution for low
power and low bandwidth
devices will become
increasingly important as
the Internet of Things
evolves. We are pleased to
partner with Huawei, Neul
and Vodafone to show how
these vital criteria can be
achieved.”
www.u-blox.com
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LoRa specification
approved, ready to
start offering
LPWAN for IoT

During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March 2015, the

LoRa (Long Range) Alliance approved the first technical
specification for LoRaWAN, a leading contender for the LPWAN
market. LoRaWAN details how low-powered modules can
utilize sub-GHz frequencies to communicate through multiple
gateways to a network server. This system of end nodes
communicating through a gateway infrastructure to a
centralized network authority is intentionally analogous to
current cellular networks. The LoRa Alliance, led by industry
leaders such as Semtech, IBM, Cisco, Actility, Microchip, and
Laird, is designing a new type of network for M2M
communications to enable these small nodes to communicate
through a public or a private network. LoRa transceivers are
capable of bidirectional communication in ranges equal to or
greater than current LTE technology but at 1/100th the power
consumption. This makes LoRa ideal for battery-powered
sensors and controllers looking to take advantage of an IoT
infrastructure. The LoRa Alliance has multiple members
focused on providing public and private networks
such as Link Labs and Actility and hardware
providers such as Link Labs, Microchip, and Laird
in production or developing module technology to
act as end nodes.
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LoRaWAN utilizes direct sequence
modulation primarily in the unlicensed
frequencies reserved for ISM (Industrial,
Scientific, and Medical) such as 868 MHz in
Europe and 902 MHz- 928 MHz in the
United States. This allows for network
operators to deploy networks without the
costly burden of frequency licensing. The
LoRaWAN technical specification uses many
unique features to enable long range, low
power, low data rate communications while
adhering to all regulatory requirements and
while allowing for high density public
networks.
The LoRaWAN architecture consists of three
main components. The end nodes are the
low-data rate applications which are sensing
and controlling the world. These
communicate to one or more gateways
which aggregate the signals and forward
them to a network server. The network
server is responsible for authenticating end
nodes and is responsible for negotiating the
end-to-end encryption which is part of the
LoRaWAN specification. In a private
network, the network server may be
responsible for directly working with the
data from the end node. In the case of a
public network, it could forward the
information to an application server which is
ultimately responsible for processing the
data from the end node.
End nodes are one of three classifications:
Class A, Class B, and Class C. The
LoRaWAN Specification details the most
popular Class A end node in the first
specification. Class A devices are bi-
directional end devices where each
transmission from the end node is followed
by a receive window. Class A devices are
typically battery powered and transmit to
the network at regular or irregular intervals.
Class B devices are the same as Class A
with the additional ability to schedule regular
LoRa End Nodes
End Node Classification A B
Characteristic TX from end node
followed by Receive
window for
bi-directional
communication
Use-Case Sleeping end nodes
with irregular wake
times
Figure 1: LoRaWAN network diagram (Source: http://lora-alliance.org/What-Is-LoRa/Technology)
receive slots. These receive slots are used
for the network to initiate a conversation at
a predetermined time. Similar to Class A
devices, Class B devices are expected to
sleep and transmit at regular or irregular
intervals, though they also have the
additional responsibility to wake at the
predetermined receive slot to allow for
communication from the network. Class C
devices are devices with the maximal
receive slots; they are always-on powered
end nodes which are always capable of
receiving a message from the network.
End devices in LoRaWAN frequency hop in
a pseudo-random fashion with every
transmission; this makes the devices more
tolerant of interference. The gateways are
equipped with multiple receivers which allow
them to hear an end node which transmits
on any frequency. This simplifies the RF
protocol and reduces latency for sleeping
devices as they don’t need to synchronize
their frequency hopping with the gateway.
C cellular-type architecture at a much lower
TX from end node Always on and
followed by Receive capable of
window for bi-directional receiving, except
communication plus an when transmitting
additional receive
window scheduled
Sleeping end nodes with Always-on main
regular wake times powered end
nodes
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LoRa’s ability to cover an entire metropolitan
area with just a few gateways is due to the
modulation system employed in the
LoRaWAN specification as well as additional
features such as an Adaptive Data Rate
(ADR) scheme and the preference for sub-
Ghz operation. LoRaWAN modules utilize
Semtech’s LoRa platform for subGHz
operation. The bi-directional system reduces
the output power for end nodes to less than
50 mW, but uses an ADR with direct
sequence modulation to obtain a link budget
more than 25 dBm to similar FSK
(Frequency Shift Key) systems. LoRa end
nodes are designed for low-data rate
applications and LoRaWAN allows the end
nodes to vary their data rate between 12.5
kbps and 908 bps. This allows the end
nodes to achieve the right mix of throughput
and range for each application.
With the approval of the LoRaWAN
Specification, network operators are moving
forward with trials for LPWAN networks in
both the United States and Europe. These
LPWAN networks are expected to be
available to developers looking to leverage
cost point. With its long-range, low-cost, and
low-power consumption, LoRa is expected
to compete with other LPWAN technologies
in the near future. As networks are built out
and coverage becomes more uniform,
expect IoT developers to begin using
LPWAN as an alternative to cellular and local
area (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee) technologies.
http://www.lairdtech.com/solutions/embedded-
wireless/understanding-enterprise-internet-things
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By Roberto Aiello,
New Business Innovation, New Models, Itron CTO Office
Rethinking IoT – Moving
from simple connections to
real-time actions
hat’s at the heart of the Internet of
W Things (IoT)? Is it a sensor, network, or
plug and play devices? The answer is
it’s all of these things and more. You can’t
have IoT without standards-based technology
working in concert, with data coursing
through the veins of connected systems. But,
simply moving data around will not help us
address tomorrow’s challenges or harness
new opportunities. We need to think about
IoT more broadly and take the next leap from
just connecting devices to providing the
processing power in them. Thus, enabling
devices to take action in the field in real time.
IoT is a reality of smart grid today, and other IoT
verticals have the opportunity to transfer some of
the architectures and technologies, especially
related to standards and security. In fact, the
utility sector has been connecting millions of
smart devices since 2007. Among these
connected devices are smart meters, which are
projected to reach an installation base of nearly
800 million globally by 2020. Smart meters and
smart grid technologies play an integral role in
IoT, as energy and water companies deploy IP-
based multi-application networks and technology
to modernize grids and distribution systems.
However, with increasing demands of the grid,
including electric vehicles, renewable energy
and distributed generation, the industry is
thinking about the shifting landscape, which
includes potentially moving away from a
centralized generation and delivery model to a
distributed collection of “micro-grids” that will
need to be synchronized, monitored and
maintained dynamically.
Beyond being smart, the modernized grid needs
to be active, meaning it also needs to have the
inherent capability to respond in real time.
Today, metering and grid systems collect reams
of data and make sense of it in the utility’s back
office. The active grid leverages data to make
real-time changes in the field and harnesses the
power of the IoT to improve efficiencies and
create value for both utilities and communities.
With this approach to the grid, utilities can
capitalize on the potential of these connected
devices that have the computing power to not
only measure and communicate, but solve
problems on the grid in real time. Imagine data
analysis and decisions taking place where it
makes the most sense – at the edge of the
network rather than only in the utility back
office. Imagine using devices that dynamically
detect theft situations or transformer overload
before it happens–improving safety, reliability
and ultimately, profitability. This is true edge
intelligence.
The new definition of Edge Computing
Distributing intelligence across the smart grid
network allows utilities to economically solve
problems that couldn’t be feasibly solved
before, greatly increasing the significance and
timeliness of smart grid analytic applications as
well as network capacity utilization. To achieve
this potential, meters, grid sensors and other
types of intelligent devices require a common
set of technology attributes:
• In-field processing power: Embedding the
computing equivalent of a smart phone in
high-volume meters and grid devices brings
advanced communications, data processing
and analysis to the edge device, eliminating
the need for this to be done in the back office.
• Locational awareness: Smart meters and grid
devices know where they are in relation to other
grid assets (e.g. feeders, phases, substations,
transformers, distributed generation, other
meters), creating greater connectivity and
options for command and control. This self-
awareness opens up an entirely new approach
to smart grid use cases and applications.
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• Multilingual devices: A unified software
platform supports multiple communication
and application protocols, allowing a single
meter or grid device to simultaneously speak
the language of distribution automation, load
control and smart metering. This enables
highly-localized communication and action
among diverse devices, assets and grid
control systems to respond to changing
conditions at the edge of the network.
The ability for edge devices to know exactly
where they are, process and analyze data
independently and communicate with other
types of devices creates many new
possibilities for improving the accuracy,
resolution and timeliness of analytic
applications.
Globally, many utilities are in a position to
leverage these recent and significant
advancements in edge intelligence and analytics
as they implement their grid modernization
strategies and connect to broader opportunities
beyond operational efficiency to smart cities
and IoT.
In the age of IoT, we must keep our fingers on
the pulse of emerging technologies as the
steady beat toward progress will enable new
IoT applications that reach beyond
connections and truly bring the power of
action and intelligence to field-level devices.
Learning from an existing, successful IoT
vertical like the smart grid can help speed up
the reality of IoT for everyone.
www.itron.com/resourceful
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EnOcean Alliance joins

AllSeen Alliance to shape a
common language for
connected homes
Incisor.TV video interview with
EnOcean & AllSeen execs
uring March, Incisor
D learned that the EnOcean
Alliance, the technical
building alliance that has been
featured in these pages many INCISOR.TV
times, has become a member
of the AllSeen Alliance, the
cross-industry consortium for
the Internet of Everything. The
joint forces of the two Alliances
apparently aim to connect the
established EnOcean
ecosystem of more than 350
companies and over 1,500
batteryless interoperable
products to the open source
AllSeen Alliance community. As
a first activity, the EnOcean
Alliance participated in the
AllSeen Alliance Partner
Program at Mobile World
Congress 2015 in Barcelona
(see Incisor.TV video interview
opposite).

Commenting on the partnership

Graham Martin, Chairman of
EnOcean Alliance told Incisor, “The
cooperation of the AllSeen Alliance and the
EnOcean Alliance is a tremendously
important step for the building automation
industry as it evolves into a future of
seamless, cross-vendor intelligent control.
It marks a significant milestone in the
EnOcean Alliance’s history of creating an
interoperable, standard-based platform,
which connects all building areas to an
integrated system maximizing the
possibilities of energy savings and
comfort.”
While Philip DesAutels, Senior Director, IoT,
AllSeen Alliance added, “We are delighted
to welcome the EnOcean Alliance as a
member of the AllSeen Alliance. EnOcean
is one of the most widely adopted wireless
building automation standards and
perfectly complements the AllSeen wireless standard, to other systems in a
Alliance's AllJoyn framework. Batteryless home such as white goods and
sensors and switches are a vital part of multimedia to an integrated, cross-
an Internet of Everything to bring needed standard control solution.
data and interactivity to intelligent
systems. The future of connected homes Incisor.TV met with Graham Martin and
and industry is being built today through Philip DesAutels at MWC, and filmed this
the union of various worldwide standards interview of the two bosses talking to
such as EnOcean, Wi-Fi or Ethernet with Vince Holton. Click on the movie screen
AllJoyn to create a common language for here to watch the interview.
connected everything.”
At MWC, the two alliances presented a
demo hosted by AllSeen Alliance
community member Muzzley, an Internet
of Things company offering a connected
devices platform. The demo connected
batteryless building sensors, which were
based on the EnOcean energy harvesting
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Part Four: Paying for IoT with
Other People's Money
(if we told you his name, we would have to kill you)
etwork operators are actively
N testing to find out just how much
the market will bear for television,
Internet and telephony services.
According to New Street Research, the
average cell phone bill in the US in 2014
was $61.51. At the end of 2013,
Comcast’s customers paid an average
of $151.30 for all services and $78 for
video services only according to a study
by UBS. According to the FCC, the
average cable bill has been increasing
at a compounded rate of 6.1% from
1995 to 2013 while the consumer price
index grew at only 2.4% over the same
period.
While the communications industries
appear determined to prove that
consumers are willing to forgo rent and
transportation in favor of communication
and entertainment services, there is
evidence to suggest that there is a cap on
what consumers are willing and able to
pay. The entire concept of cord cutting
comes to mind as evidence of a growing
discomfort among consumers.
The consumer has a finite purse from
which to pay for discretionary electronic
services of all types. Competition for
consumer dollars is a zero sum game. Any
payments they agree to make in home
automation are going to reduce the
amount that they are able to pay for
mobile phone and television. Money that
could be used to buy a programmable
thermostat competes with the big screen
TV. The amount of money in the
consumer’s purse does not expand simply
because the technology vendors invent
more services and products from which to
choose.
Further, the consumer has a mental
hierarchy for the allocation of resources.
Essentials such as food and housing come
first. Somewhere down the ladder, there is
telephony, television. The perceived value
of dimming the lights without leaving the
couch falls somewhere near the bottom of
the list.
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The reality of the Internet of Things
By: The International Man of Myster-IoT
That’s the bad news. Now for the good
news. In the same manner that
advertising income reduces the
consumer’s bill for television, there are
groups who would gladly pitch in and
help reduce the cost of IoT services as
long as the resulting system and
business models are crafted in such a
way that they return value to these new
players. By harnessing the money
available from these companies, it is
possible to effectively expand the
amount of money that is available to be
spent on services
As an example, consider insurance
companies. An insurance company
writes home policies, life policies and
auto policies. These companies would
find it beneficial if an IoT system could
be designed to mitigate the number and
average cost of claims. Or, even if claim
costs remained constant, these
companies would prefer to assign costs
to the consumers who are generating
the greatest risk.
In a home, a burst pipe in a basement or
crawl space can cause a substantial
amount of damage before it is
discovered. If an IoT system can detect
the leak faster than the home owner
without the IoT system, the insurance
losses can potentially be reduced. If
one were to add additional intelligence
to the system and permit the IoT system
to shut off the water to the house at the
same time the notification is sent to the
home owner, the system avoids the
dependency upon the home owner for
knowing where the water shutoff is
located and how to activate it.
In the case of fire, there is a similar
opportunity for loss reduction. In a
multi-story home, it is possible to have a
fire that starts in the basement or attic.
The residents may be asleep one or two
floors away. The smoke alarms may not
be sufficient to wake the occupants until
a closer alarm is activated by the
spreading flames. ➔
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If the smoke alarms are networked
together, an alarm triggered in the
basement could activate every alarm in the
house and it could simultaneously send
text notifications in the event the
homeowner is away. By alerting the family
earlier, loss that must be paid for by the
insurer is potentially minimized.
In terms of theft and burglary, a simple
security system has the potential to trigger
alarms and provide the police with
information (video) about the intruders.
A more intelligent system could detect
potential intruders before they enter the
home and take steps to prevent the event.
Clearly, insurance companies have a
vested interest in seeing a variety of IoT
systems deployed by their policy holders.
But, to get insurance companies to open
their purses and contribute to the funding
of IoT systems, a business model must be
developed to make their participation
simple and scalable.
If security and fire systems are sold
through do-it-yourself stores and installed
differently by every home owner, the
insurance company must send a
representative to evaluate the system in
order to know which functions it can
perform and how well. This is not a
scalable business model.
If, by contrast, the system is professionally
installed and monitored by specialists or
even network operators, the insurance
company can easily get information about
the system installed and can verify that it
is operational. The insurance company
can achieve its objectives with confidence
and with a minimum of resources
dedicated to verification.
Insurance companies are not the only
source of funds that can be brought to
bear against the cost of IoT services.
Energy companies, health companies and
advertisers also have interest in activities
that can be optimized through the use of
IoT devices and services.
To thoroughly investigate the potential of
additional revenue sources, generate a list
of all consumption that occurs in the
home. Every company supplying goods
and services for consumption is a potential
candidate to offset consumer costs. For
each of these potential stakeholders,
imagine them as if they were a consumer.
What features will be required of the IoT
system to cause the stakeholder to buy?
What business model changes are needed
to simplify and optimize operations for this
potential consumer? The answers to these
questions will be instrumental in
architecting the whole product solution.
The consumer’s discretionary funds are
stretched too thin for them to successfully
support major additional services. For all
practical purposes, the consumer is no
longer the buyer. For IoT products and
services to succeed to their full potential,
we must design our products and business
models to actively solicit outside funds to
subsidize the consumer’s costs.
The International Man of Myster-IoT
will be back next month with Part
Five of this series: Can your data
be trusted?
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Snippets
Almost half of consumers think smart
home will be mainstream in five years
Research from the Bluetooth Special Interest
Group shows that almost half (46 percent) of
consumers think smart home devices will
become mainstream within five years. The
survey, which looked at US, UK and German
consumer attitudes towards the smart home,
revealed strong consumer excitement about
smart home implementations and their potential
to become widespread. While only 6 percent of
consumers surveyed think the era of the smart
home has arrived already, two thirds think we’ll
be living in automated homes within the next
decade. This strong consumer interest in such
devices was tempered by their high
expectations for simplicity and cost-
effectiveness.
Small Cell Backhaul Market on Track for
US$4 Billion in 2020
ABI Research expects the small cell backhaul
equipment market to exceed US$4 billion in
2020. Millimeter wave technology, thanks to its
large bandwidth, is the fastest growing
technology in our forecast, outpacing the overall
market with a very high growth through 2020.
Sub 6GHz technology will capture the largest
share of small cell backhaul “last mile” links,
also outperforming the total market by 2020.
Traditional microwave equipment remains a top
technology for small cell backhaul applications
with a leading share of revenue and one-fourth
share of links in 2020. “We believe that 4G / LTE
small cell solutions will again drive most of the
microwave, millimeter wave, and sub 6GHz
backhaul growth in metropolitan, urban, and
suburban areas with backhaul for 4G / LTE small
cells growing at double-digit rates and
surpassing 3G in this year,” says Nick Marshall,
research director at ABI Research.
GreenPeak signs partnership agreement
with ZTE Health for senior lifestyle and
smart home applications
GreenPeak and ZTE Health, a member of the
world wide ZTE Group, have signed a
partnership agreement to develop Smart Home
applications and to provide smart solutions for
the world’s aging population. This new
application enables people to live longer at
home independently while providing peace of
mind to their care givers and family. The
agreement was signed in Shanghai and was
witnessed by the Dutch Prime Minister Mr.
Rutte, who mentioned this partnership in his
speech as an example of Dutch and Chinese
collaboration, to address the care for the world’s
growing elderly population, starting in China.
As China and the rest of world are facing a
rapidly aging population, the Chinese
government on both a national and local level, is
increasingly looking towards smart solutions to
deal with challenges of supporting seniors. To
meet that need, ZTE Health and GreenPeak
Technologies are partnering to roll out a Smart
Senior Lifestyle monitoring solution to telecom
operators and local governments worldwide.
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Disruptive opportunities for
Internet of Things
Industries make concerted efforts to envision
the future of connected world across sectors
esearch company Frost & Sullivan
R (F&S) has been looking at the
massive potential of Internet of
Things (IoT) to stoke convergence and
collaboration worldwide, and believes
that this has been reined in by the lack
of data security and interoperability
among devices and objects.
Acknowledging this hurdle, various
institutes and organisations in key
sectors are striving to frame standards
for privacy policies regarding the
sharing of information over the Internet.
F&S’ report, Internet of Things (IoT) -
Disruptive Opportunities in Key Sectors,
finds that several standardisation bodies
from Europe and the United States are
working towards addressing the issue of
device interoperability and standard
privacy policies.
Both European and American
organisations are striving to simplify the
seamless flow of information among
devices, globally. A case in point is the
separate committee formed by the
European Telecommunications Standard
Institute (ETSI) to focus on
Machine2Machine (M2M) communication
privacy standardisation. Similarly, the Open
Automotive Alliance is a global alliance of
automobile companies and technology
partners that is working to establish a
standard Android platform for
communication between mobiles and
vehicles.
Another solution to accelerate the wide-
scale adoption of several applications and
technologies in the IoT space is a unified
gateway.
Technical Insights Industry Analyst
Swapnadeep Nayak told Incisor,
“Gateways that are developed covering all
aspects of communication and data
handling for various applications could
simplify the implementation process for
IoT. Gateways embedded with Java – often
used for cloud application development –
could further enhance the capability of the
platform in terms of interoperability.”
Nanotechnology has its part to play in
promoting IoT. The rapid progress made in
the miniaturisation of sensors and radio
frequency identification (RFID) will aid the
integration of transistors into any kind of
physical object, irrespective of the
footprint of the device. Participants can
also enhance privacy and network security
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by incorporating smart sensors to track
user habits and movement within the
cloud.
As IoT requires an open architecture, users
tend to be sceptical about the platforms’
ability to maintain the integrity of their
data. Their concerns can be assuaged to
some extent with the convergence of
emerging technologies such as Big Data
and context-aware computing with IoT.
Leveraging the advantages of converged
technology will improve the analysis of
user data and access rights for the
creation of a secure environment for IoT.
“The huge pressure on the network for
connectivity with multiple devices could
lead to a new artificial intelligent cognitive
architecture for managing data network,”
Nayak added. “Therefore, the success of
IoT could well be linked to the efficiency of
the cognitive radio network architecture.”
Overall, by employing a common cloud
infrastructure with a unified application
programming interface for all application
sectors, F&S believes that the IoT can
bring down the costs of deployment while
enhancing the efficiency of devices with
data from countless gadgets.
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Santa Fe’s cellular-enabled

smart water meter project is
first of its kind, says IHS
he City of Santa Fe recently chose
T Badger Meter’s BEACON smart
water meter solution, for full
installation across all their water meter
endpoints, including both residential
and commercial customers. The
foundation for the project is a cellular-
enabled smart meter, which can be
installed and immediately used for the
utility’s smart water network
applications. The contract calls for
approximately 35,000 smart meters to
be installed, and according to IHS this is
the single largest implementation of
cellular machine-to-machine (M2M)
technology in the water utility sector
worldwide. IHS forecasts that by 2020
approximately 600 thousand cellular-
enabled smart water meters will be
shipped to the North American market
annually.
Source: IHS, Inc., The Smart Water Meter Intelligence Service.
According to the IHS publication, The
Smart Water Meter Intelligence Service, in IHS anticipates a strong market for IHS believes that water utilities in North
the past five years, telecom providers in cellular-enabled smart meters in the America are being challenged to improve
North America have been altering their coming years for several reasons. First, their customer service and curb non-
business plans to target critical cellular smart water meters are essentially revenue water losses, all within an
infrastructure. In aligning with the smart plug-and-play devices that require no environment of economic uncertainty and
grid, smart utility and smart cities additional network infrastructure, and the flat or declining budgets. “The advantages
movements, telecom providers have IT network communications elements used of installing smart water meters continues
dramatically lowered rates, while investing in the water meters can also be used for to become more and more clear to utilities
in partnerships with various technology power plants and other utilities. In in North America,” Markides said. “Even if
vendors targeting these industries. While addition, smart meters have shorter the expectations for the meter lifetime
market development for cellular adoption lifetime expectancies than traditional change, there are simply too many benefits
in utilities has occurred, it has been meters, leading to faster replacement to ignore.”
primarily in backhaul applications, whereby cycles. Finally, advances in battery
the cellular modem is essentially the last management technology are making the Smart water meters already make up the
leg of a mainly utility-owned network, and investment in cellular smart water meters majority of total water meter shipments in
not in the actual smart meters. So far easier to justify. North America, but they comprise less
projects of this scale have only been built than half of the installed base. There is a
for electric utilities, whereby devices are The city of Santa Fe has a unique set of large available market for smart water
inductively powered and therefore do not needs -- from water scarcity, to a meters, and many technologies will be
have battery life concerns. challenging geography -- which make used to facilitate communications;
installing cellular smart water meters however, meters relying on cellular are
Michael Markides, director of the Smart attractive. “Santa Fe has some of the expected grow more rapidly than other
Utility Infrastructure Group at IHS told highest water rates in the country,” said technologies, at least for the foreseeable
Incisor, “While the electricity space and the Santa Fe’s Public Utility Director Nick future.
smart grid continues to dominate industry Schiavo, “In addition, our city has a
news, as it relates to the cellular M2M challenging terrain, which often makes “Vendors in the smart meter and cellular
opportunity, it’s exciting to see the water communication difficult, so using the supply chain, as well as telecom providers,
utility space leap forward. Water utilities in existing cellular infrastructure for our need to understand there are some fifty to
North America are under pressure to meters was very attractive. With the rising sixty thousand water utilities in North
improve operations, increase conservation cost of water, our customers need an America,” Markides concluded. “Almost all
and enhance customer service; however, in improved view of their consumption, and of them are municipally run and operate in
many instances they lack the capital, the smart meter data allows us to much the same manner, while facing many
expertise and business model required to immediately notify our customers about of the same problems, so the opportunity
effectively implement new technologies.” possible leaks.” to scale this technology is strong.”
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low energy wireless news
Paypal embraces NFC
to strengthen mobile
payments in retail,
backs away from BLE
beacons
Research company Ovum believes that
PayPal has done well to acquire Paydiant, a
US start up that has developed a flexible
mobile wallet platform. Paydiant’s white label
wallet platform is proving popular with
retailers and banks that want to provide their
own m-commerce services, rather than be
part of third party proposition such as Google
Wallet and ApplePay.
Many banks and retailers are uncomfortable
with terms imposed by third party m-wallets,
and prefer a white label solution that gives
them more control over business terms,
service definition and the customer
relationship. The addition of Paydiant to its
portfolio means that PayPal now has an
effective channel to address banks and
retailers in this camp. Paydiant’s existing
partners include Barclaycard, Capital One,
Subway and the Merchant Customer
Exchange (MCX). Paydiant is currently
confined to the US but with PayPal behind it,
Ovum forecasts that its prospects for
expanding further afield are much stronger.
PayPal is introducing NFC in its PayPal Here
mPOS solution, starting in the UK and
Australia this summer, followed by the US
later in 2015. PayPal has staunchly resisted
NFC until now but believes the market and
merchants are finally ready, and admits the
move has also been prompted by Apple’s
decision to use NFC for mobile proximity
payments in ApplePay. PayPal’s U-turn on
NFC has been accompanied by a cooling
towards Bluetooth Low Energy beacon
technology, Ovum observes. PayPal was one
of the first to support beacon applications but
will not actively pursue new beacon projects
on the grounds that the technology is not
moving as quickly as it hoped, and because
merchants remain largely unmoved.
AT4 wireless appointed
by ULE Alliance
Testing and certification laboratory AT4
wireless tells us that a new testing service for
certification of devices built to ULE Alliance
global standards is now available at its
wireless laboratories.
In 2014, the ULE Alliance, a non-profit
organization of companies that promotes the
worldwide allocation and market adoption of
the ULE (Ultra Low Energy) wireless
technology, selected AT4 wireless as the
Certification Testing Laboratory and
Qualification Body for the ULE Certification
Program. This ensures interoperability of ULE
devices across multiple vendors verifying
Services and Interfaces according to the
requirements defined by the ULE HAN FUN
application layer specifications. Throughout
2014, AT4 wireless has been collaborating
with the ULE Alliance in the development of
the Certification Program, including the Test
Specifications, Test Procedures and Test
Bed.
AT4 wireless is now able to offer certification-
testing services to ULE Alliance members
seeking the ULE Alliance seal of
interoperability. Jose de la Plaza, Corporate
Laboratories Director at AT4 wireless
commented, “We want to thank the ULE
Alliance for this designation. AT4 wireless is
the first laboratory to offer ULE Alliance
testing services worldwide. This new service
allows us to extend our portfolio of testing
and certification services that already
includes the largest testing capacity and
coverage in the key mobile and wireless
technologies: 2G, 3G, HSPA+, LTE, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth , Wireless Charging (PMA/A4WP),
Mirrorlink, NFC, Continua and IoT, and
strengthens our position as the leading
laboratory for manufacturers of wireless
devices“.
Speaking on behalf of the ULE Alliance,
Business Development Director Avi Barel
added, “We are pleased to partner with AT4
wireless for ULE certification, and appreciate
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in particular their cooperation in the process
of creating this solid program. We rely on
their proven experience and broad portfolio
in testing and certification of various
wireless technologies, in order to ensure the
perfect interoperability of ULE devices,
which is so important for our members and
the broad consumer market.”
Broadcom adds
automotive NFC chip
Broadcom has expanded its connected car
device offerings with the introduction of a
new automotive-grade Near Field
Communications (NFC) chip. The highly-
integrated chip with tap-to-connect
technology is clamed to simplify the set-up
process for mobile device connectivity
within the vehicle and enables comfort and
convenience applications such as keyless
entry and vehicle settings.
Wireless connectivity inside the car is a
critical requirement in transferring content
from mobile devices to vehicle infotainment
systems. Using NFC technology, drivers can
pair a mobile device by simply tapping it
against the dashboard, rather than
navigating menus on two separate screens.
In addition, integration of NFC in a
windshield allows an NFC-enabled digital
key to exchange data such as
authentication, user profile and vehicle
information - an application that will be
especially useful in simplifying the car rental
process. NFC-enabled digital key use can
also be extended beyond the vehicle for
tasks such as mobile payments and access
to restricted buildings or parking garages.
The BCM89095 NFC chip is claimed to
reduce power consumption by 60 percent,
uses 30 percent fewer components and a
35 percent smaller board area than previous
generation devices. The automotive-grade
device is optimized to meet the stringent
requirements of the automotive industry
including extreme temperature tolerance,
and manufacturing guidelines.
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low energy wireless news

Thread Group and STM: dual-channel GreenPeak launches

ZigBee Alliance filter streamlines smart PIR sensor for
collaborate to aid design of ZigBee smart home
development of remotes applications
connected home STMicroelectronics’ new DLPF-GP-01D3 GreenPeak Technologies has announced
products integrated dual differential filter can
apparently replace up to 16 discrete
a new addition to its Smart Home
portfolio with the launch of a reference
surface-mount components and save design for a low cost Passive Infra-Red
The ZigBee Alliance and the Thread
35mm2 of pc-board area in ZigBee (PIR) sensor.
Group are collaborating to enable the
RF4CE remotes and equipment such as The reference design of the PIR motion
ZigBee Cluster Library to run over
set-top boxes, TVs, home gateways, detector can enable application
Thread networks in the connected home.
alarms, and lighting. The extra space, developers to build a ZigBee-enabled
says STM, gives designers freedom to motion sensor that can be integrated in
The ZigBee Cluster Library standardizes
simplify board layout, reduce product Smart Home applications like home
application level functionality for devices
size, or add new functions. monitoring, senior lifestyle, smart HVAC
used in smart homes and other markets.
or smart lighting.
Thread is a wireless networking protocol
The DLPF-GP-01D3 is an impedance-
that can support multiple low-bandwidth,
matched companion chip for GreenPeak The reference design is based on
IP-based application protocols to provide
GP540 and GP561 RF4CE GreenPeak’s GP490 ZigBee
low power networks and connectivity in
communication controllers. The two communication chip and uses the
the home. Both organizations ‘remain
integrated filter channels provide high patented antenna diversity mechanism
committed to their independence while
attenuation outside the 2400-2500MHz for enhanced wireless range and full
cooperating to benefit their respective
frequency range and have low in- home coverage.
members’. That statement must have
bandwidth insertion and return loss. ST
been agreed through gritted teeth.
told Incisor that it has achieved this high The motion sensor’s range detection is
performance, which helps designers claimed to provide enhanced detection
Chris Boross, president of the Thread
meet the ZigBee RF4CE specifications, performance for full room coverage, as
Group and technical product marketing
by leveraging its Integrated Passive required in multiple Smart Home
manager, Nest then flipped the thinking
Device (IPD) technology with non- applications. Greenpeak says that the
again, saying, “By agreeing to work
conductive glass substrate for superior motion detector is capable of
together, ZigBee and Thread are taking a
signal integrity. disregarding motion caused by pets,
big step towards reducing fragmentation
eliminating false alarms.
in the industry. Thread is designed to
By enabling a single-chip solution, the
work with and support many different
DLPF-GP-01D3 also simplifies circuit The reference design includes all required
application layer protocols, and we look
design and saves Bill Of Materials (BOM) tools and examples to implement a
forward to working with ZigBee to create
costs. STM claims that the 1.2mm x ZigBee PIR motion sensor application.
a combined solution for the connected
3.4mm footprint, and height of less than An example motion sensor application,
home.”
560µm after reflow, make this the including the ZigBee stack and all
smallest dual low-pass filter solution on necessary application specific
Thread enables product developers to
the market for the GP540 and GP561. components is included.
create products that connect to a low-
power wireless mesh network, with direct
Internet and cloud access for every
device, using standards including IPv6
technology with 6LoWPAN and standard
802.15.4 radios as its foundation.
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high-speed wireless news
Live event DJ finds
easy way to stream
wireless HD video with
zero latency
Setting up AV systems on the road is
often anything but easy. Camcorders,
video screens, cabling and much more
must all be impeccably implemented on
the fly to ensure a seamless experience
for the audience. John Young, a live
events professional who also works for
the Disc Jockey News Corporation,
recently tapped Gefen for high definition
wireless video extension in the field,
including large-scale youth rallies in
Northern Minnesota.
“I started using the GefenTV Wireless for
HDMI 60GHz unit for a few different
events,” he said. “In one, I run high
definition content from one of my video
cameras to the projection screen so the
audience can watch themselves dance.
It’s great because I can now stream zero
latency video without the cable run.”
In the live events industry, DJs often play
music videos or live feeds in the
background and latency issues are
pivotal. Nobody wants to see a delay or
loss of picture, and today's audiences are
quite savvy and expect the best.
“No latency is absolutely key,” added
Young. “The Gefen wireless extender is a
great solution in our industry for any live
event under the specified 30-foot
distance because you don’t have to run
cables across the floor. In my experience,
running HDMI cables is a big challenge
because they are easily damaged. I’ve
lost at least a couple cables each year at
different events.”
Young came upon the GefenTV Wireless
for HDMI 60GHz solution at InfoComm
2014. Gefen was demonstrating its zero
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latency wireless solution by way of a live
gaming simulator affording attendees the
the upgrade of service, coverage and
legacy equipment, which is only beneficial
experience of real time racing. The
Wireless for HDMI 60GHz sender unit
for operators with significant economies
of scale.” For example, Tomizone in the
flawlessly transmitted high definition United States has now shifted its
video from the simulator to a four-panel business strategy away from the
video wall display, even in an environment residential broadband Wi-Fi market to an
crowded with other wireless devices and enterprise-focus Wi-Fi solution service for
signals. transportation, retail, and
accommodation.
The Wireless for HDMI 60GHz supports
1080p full HD up to 10 meters in-room ABI believes that the high cost of sales
with no compression. It also delivers with low ROI on residential Wi-Fi has also
3DTV, is plug and play and supports all caused mobile operators to rethink their
audio formats including 7.1 Dolby Digital Wi-Fi public hotspot deployment
and DTS-HD Master Audio. It takes full strategies. Several operators, such as
advantage of the 60GHz extremely high China Telecom and British Telecom, have
frequency radio band. This method of either slowed down their deployments or
extension eliminates the need to run chosen to enter partnerships with third-
cables, making it great for in-room party operators such as Fon.
retrofits or any environment that is not
suitable for cable runs.
Global public Wi-Fi
hotspots will reach 7.8
million in 2015
ABI Research has calculated that
worldwide public Wi-Fi hotspot
deployments reached a total of 5.69
million in 2014, and forecasts that that
number will grow at a CAGR of 11.2%
between 2015 and 2020. This includes
public Wi-Fi hotspots deployed by mobile
and fixed-line carriers as well as third-
party Wi-Fi service providers. ABI expects
the number of worldwide carrier Wi-Fi
hotspots will reach 13.3 million in 2020.
Lian Jye Su, Research Associate at ABI
Research told Incisor, “Wi-Fi hotspot
deployments have been surprisingly
robust; more and more public locations
have signed up on a free or ‘freemium’
basis. This has discouraged the
participation of third-party operators in
some locales, because there is a need for
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