Opinion, analysis and insight on the Internet of Things.
Utilities Facing Many Challenges
Thursday 29 March, 2012
Utilities are in the crosshairs of many forces in the world today. Among these are environmental global warming concerns putting pressure on the ability to generate sufficient electricity to meet future demand. Another is the multiplicity of computer and communications ...
Smart Mobile Cities
Thursday 29 March, 2012
The twin challenges of rapid urbanisation and climate change are contributing to the scarcity of resources in cities in both developed and developing markets. Cities around the world are suffering resources constraints in energy supply, road capacity, water reserves and even ...
Why Mobile for Smart Utilities?
Thursday 29 March, 2012
As smart grid standard-setting gets underway across the globe, KEMA urges the mobile industry to participate and contribute. Though different utilities have different requirements and constraints, for operators the prize of capturing a greater market share will only be ...
GSMA Vision of Smart Home Report
Thursday 29 March, 2012
GSMA urges the mobile and utilities sector to jointly develop smart home business models for the mass market, with market studies and proofs of concept. We want to speed up interoperability which will open the door to achieving large scale more quickly. In parallel we need ...
GSMA Home Energy Gateway Requirements Whitepaper
Thursday 29 March, 2012
This paper is an input to standards organisations, such as ETSI and the Smart Grid Coordination Group, to facilitate the creation of common standards and processes for managing the flow of data around smart services in the home. It also provides guidance on security and ...
GSMA Mobile Education Landscape report
Thursday 29 March, 2012
This report, aimed at both the mobile and education sectors, describes emerging trends, key players and current initiatives in the emerging global mobile education and related e-textbook publishing markets. It is a clear invitation for operators and educational institutions ...
PhysioNet Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the number one cause of death worldwide. Of these deaths, 82% take place in low- and middle-income countries. Yet often the people affected with such diseases, particularly rural populations, live ...
BodyTrace Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
BodyTrace have created a connected weight scale that automatically sends the user’s weight measurements to the BodyTrace website, where it is displayed in colourful, interactive charts. The online user interface also allows users to keep a food diary to track their ...
Sana Mobile Health Platform Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
Sana is a mobile telemedicine solution designed to connect community health workers to medical specialists. It allows the transmission of any type of medical data – text, audio, video or photo – from a rural health worker to a remote medical specialist for ...
Zephyr Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
The BioHarness?, manufactured by Zephyr and Connected by AT&T, enables the capture of critical vital signs, including ECG, heart rate, breathing rate and skin temperature, and then contextualizes this information with the individual?s physical activity using an ...
Oxford University Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
The intelligent Patient Monitoring Group (IPMG) at Oxford University, led by Dr Gari lifford, are working on a diverse selection of health issues: chronic disease management, maternal and child health, Intensive Care Unit decision support and AI4D (Artificial intelligence ...
Telenor Home Monitoring Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
Telenor is conducting a field trial with the Norwegian home based health care service. The trial involves connecting different sensors wirelessly to a Medical Alert System in the clients home
Telefonica Remote Management Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
Telefonica?s remote management programme, allows patients to measure their vital signs (blood pressure, glucose) and complete questionnaires on their health status from home
MobiSante Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
Accurate and inexpensive diagnostics at the point of care are critical to reducing health care costs while also improving outcomes. Ultrasound imaging is safe, effective and can save lives, however more than 70% of the world?s population does not have access to ultrasound ...
Sproxil Case Study
Thursday 29 March, 2012
Sproxil?s Mobile Product Authentication? (MPA?) solution allows consumers to verify that the product they are buying is genuine, by using a mobile phone and a simple, free text message. The company uses a scratch card method, similar to that used for replenishing mobile ...