connected devices

February 4, 2016

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

From Connected Devices to Smart Services: The Real Value of IoT

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If you follow me on Twitter (@rowantrollope) you might have followed along this past Christmas as, home with the family, I started writing some code and building some hardware devices to connect more of the things around my house. After all, these days anything can be a smart device; from a toaster that delivers perfectly […]

December 2, 2015

INNOVATION

A New Security Paradigm Needed to Support the Internet of Things

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Shutdown. Cleanup. Restart. This “incident response” approach to cyber security was designed primarily for enterprise networks, data centers, and consumer electronics. It companies perimeter-based protection that uses firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to prevent security threats. When threats penetrate perimeter-based protections, human operators typically shut down the compromised system, clean […]

September 25, 2015

HIGH TECH POLICY

As Two Digital Divides Close, A New One Threatens

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Five years ago when it was created, the UN Commission for Digital Development stated that “the digital divide continues to be a development divide that must quickly be bridged.” Since then, huge progress has been made in closing the digital divides in the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly telephones and the Internet. […]

Are We Disrupting Ourselves Out of Jobs?

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Much has been published in the industry about how automation will result in job loss e.g. the book, The Second Machine Age, as an example. Further, the question is obvious as to whether or not the skills you have today will be relevant tomorrow? Such discussions have been occurring for the past several years since […]

Transforming Through Innovation: Marking Cisco’s CPE Milestones

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By Joe Chow, Vice President, Connected Devices BU, Cisco Our theme this year at ANGA COM 2015...

How Can Satellite Service Providers Deliver At The Speed Of The Web?

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In the go-go-go marketplace that is pay television, one of the most important raw ingredients for success is the ability to rapidly respond to competitive interlopers of all stripes — online and over-the-top, in addition to the “known” / traditional video purveyors. This is particularly true for satellite video providers. Their ability to quickly upgrade […]