The Smart Agent: Enabling the Internet of Things
Let me take a moment to provide you with my understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT). Empowering ‘Smart Objects’ Firstly, the IoT...
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May 9, 20165 min read
Who are the beneficiaries of Smart Metering?
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have mandated that all domestic and non-domestic premises are to enjoy the benefits of...
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May 5, 20164 min read
The Lawnmower Man Effect: Redefining the Internet of Things
“The Lawnmower Man Effect (LME) represents the consumer’s ability to traverse digital systems across the globe, all captained from their...
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Feb 18, 20163 min read
ZigBee and the Smart Metering phenomenon
It certainly hasn’t been an easy ride for ZigBee! Its journey has, in fact, been a pretty bumpy one full of the usual potholes and...
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Dec 17, 20155 min read
The Industry Highs and Lows of 2015
So here they are! The highs and lows of the telecoms industry that have kept us all intrigued, if not always entertained, throughout...
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Nov 30, 20154 min read
The Green Deal: A Smart Choice?
We're all encouraged to minimise our energy footprint and we're certainly aware of the escalating growth in its cost. I've invested in...
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Aug 27, 20153 min read
Making your energy meter smart
I mentioned in last month’s post that I was all IoT’d out, yet I find myself looking at ‘smart meters’ this month and, alas, the...
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Aug 5, 20154 min read
5G: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Just a Case of Premature Exaggeration?
“But some of us haven’t even got 4G yet!” – were the first words spoken by my wife when I mentioned this article topic to her. Of course...
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Jul 30, 20155 min read
Revisited: What is this Internet of Things, thing?
It’s been a year! Yes, a whole year has passed since I wrote my first piece for Telcoms.com – I know what you’re thinking, “He hasn’t...
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Jun 30, 20154 min read
The Connected Car: Is Big Brother at the wheel?
It’s predicted that in as little as five years from now there will be more than 250 million connected cars on our roads, a fact which...
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May 28, 20154 min read
Can the Internet of Things save Edna?
Dear sweet Edna. She’s 84 years young, independently-driven and with an amazingly sound mind. She’s determined, and crikey, she bakes...
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Apr 21, 20154 min read
50 Shades of Smart!
The ‘Smart home,’ ‘home automation’ or ‘Domotics’ are all comparable notions that have been conjured up in the minds of many. Ultimately,...
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Feb 17, 20154 min read
The Internet: Should we keep freedom of expression alive and well?
The Internet is an open and free platform. You can find anything and everything on the Internet, but not everyone is entirely happy with...
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Jan 20, 20155 min read
A belated look ahead at 2015
Okay, so I haven’t been ‘first to press’ with my ‘tech radar’ intuition, and other industry pundits have certainly pipped me to the post...
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Jan 8, 20156 min read
Consumer Technology Predictions for 2015
Happy New Year! I’m sure many consumers are now conjecturing what will ‘technologically’ happen in 2015. Admittedly, I’m also guilty of...
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Dec 14, 20145 min read
A Nostalgic Journey and a Question for You
I was reminiscing with the wife the other evening about my technology journey and, Sarah and I were both amazed at how technology has...
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Nov 25, 20145 min read
Small cells: The Lesser Powered Femtocell
A little belated I know, but I have had some time to reflect on the whole small cell malarkey. You see the term ‘femtocell’, yet another...
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Oct 27, 20145 min read
The Zen of the ‘N’ – Why Weightless Finally Makes Sense
I intimated in last month’s feature that I wanted to tackle small cells aka femtocells. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint, but I will look...
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Sep 9, 20146 min read
Has the Hype Killed the White Space Radio Star?
I’m hoping that everyone caught my first feature covering white space radio last month, Where are we with white space radio? as this is...
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Aug 14, 20144 min read
Where are we with white space radio?
This is the first of a two article feature. Initially, I want to reminisce about white space radio before looking at the current state of...
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