iot-ecosystems

Long-term sustainable sensor ecosystems

Large-scale IoT, referred to by the industry as Massive IoT, is IoT systems with millions of sensors in small geographical areas. Large-scale IoT aims to collect data that can save resources such as time and money. But data must be reliable, and reliable data requires hardware that works year in and year out without problems. …

cyber resilience act

The Cyber Resilience Act

In September 2022, the EU published a proposal for a new cyber security regulation called the CRA, which stands for Cyber Resilience Act. The Cyber Resilience Act aims to protect the market from products and software that have substandard security features or may pose a security risk. The Cyber Resilience Act will cover end-users, both …

LTE-M or NB-IoT?

LPWAN (Low Power, Wide Area Network) is not a technology standard but rather a group of wireless technologies that, as the name suggests, use low power but cover a large area. LPWAN is suitable for IoT, devices such as those in smart cities, smart sensor networks and fleet management do not need as much bandwidth …

IoT needs an open mind

IoT with an open mindset

As mentioned before, massive IoT focuses a lot on connecting with things, finding and monitoring things. From these devices, we collect data. In the past, we collected data and built data silos for each application or system. But with IoT, we can mix and match, creating new use cases based on these three massive IoT …

Can IoT reduce energy consumption in buildings?

In the EU, the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. Buildings significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, as almost 75% of the EU’s building stock is currently energy inefficient. In an inefficient building, much energy is wasted; it goes up in smoke. The figure is also high globally, …

climate IoT

Can IoT make an impact on the climate?

First published in Visions for Europe number 2 · 2024 Nowadays, everything is getting more and more connected. The digitalisation of our society during and after the pandemic has genuinely accelerated. The innovators are presenting innovations. The product developers are launching newer and more innovative products, one after the other. Most have heard about the …