Middle East to be one of world's fastest adopters of IoT: Report

In 2015, the Middle East's Internet of Things combined hardware and revenue is set to reach $1.95 billion, with growth outpacing the global average, according to a report by Deloitte

Obama announces new 'Smart Cities' initiative

The $160 million 'Smart Cities' initiative is aimed at helping communities tackle local challenges and improve city services

Communicating LED bulbs could create 'smart' environments

Disney researchers have demonstrated that light bulbs could communicate with each other, with objects and with the Internet to create 'smart' environments

Internet of Things will change cyber security forever: Gartner

Over 20 percent of enterprises will have digital security services devoted to protecting business initiatives using devices and services in the Internet of Things by year end 2017

IoT connected devices to reach over 38 bn units by 2020: Report

Industrial and public services sector, such as retail, agriculture, smart buildings and smart grid applications, will form the majority of the IoT device base, according to a new report by Juniper Research

Smart lighting can reduce energy costs by 90 pc: Report

To achieve the lowest electricity cost, service providers need to implement five key strategic phases of smart lighting, namely, LED lighting, sensors and controls, connectivity, analytics and intelligence, says Gartner

30pc of businesses deploying Internet of Things: Survey

Strategy Analytics's independent web-based survey polled over 450 businesses worldwide across 45 vertical markets in June 2015

PM Narendra Modi announces Centre of Excellence for IoT

The Centre of Excellence, a joint venture by NASSCOM & DeitY & Education and Research Network (ERNET), will run on a Public Private Partnership model with seed fund from the government and will be managed by NASSCOM

The Internet of Things and Smart Cities

IoT can be a powerful tool to help reduce physical monitoring in areas like traffic management, remote health services, building automation, security provision and asset tracking

Microsoft’s India Strategy Head Anil K. Reddy on IoT, smart cities and more