Caitlin Gittins
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Caitlin has been the Editor of IoT Insider since April 2024. She loves learning about new tech, market trends and use cases. She reports on the latest trends and innovations in the IoT space. In her spare time, Caitlin reads sci-fi and fantasy novels.

Over the air updates (OTA): best practices for device safety

Over the air (OTA) updates have become an essential component for maintaining device functionality, deploying new features and addressing security vulnerabilities. OTA updates allow manufacturers to manage large-scale IoT networks by updating software remotely which eliminates the requirement for physical…

IoT Unplugged – S3:E9 – Matter from the consumer experience

Matt Maupin, Senior Product Manager at Silicon Labs discussed Matter from the consumer experience in the latest episode of IoT Unplugged, sharing findings from his experiment as well as actionable insights for smart home device manufacturers. Over the course of…

Climate sensors are an essential tool for future weather patterns

A recent announcement from the UK Government about a new project which will harness technologies and real-time data to predict future flooding and droughts, shows how climate change is not only at the forefront of its agenda, but how technologies…

Recent webinar talks through ambient IoT and RFID gen two

As part of a series looking to demystify ambient IoT, hosted by global industry alliance AIM, Jeanne Duckett, Senior Manager of Food Traceability and Transparency for Avery Dennison and Steve Statler, Chief Marketing Officer at Wiliot came together to discuss…

Top IoT stories this month: August

Every month on IoT Insider, we feature a wide range of contributed articles from industry experts in our insights section, on topics anywhere from impending legislation to understanding connectivity technologies and the ever-evolving threat landscape. In the first of this…

Battery safety and performance should be top priorities, according to latest podcast episode

The topic of battery performance and optimisation so that they, in effect, can run for longer, has become more important as battery-powered wireless devices in the IoT space have experienced their own growth. For applications anywhere from smart cities to…

Initiative invites individuals to take part in smart city trial in Seoul

Thames Freeport and the Seoul Digital Foundation (SDF) have announced their collaboration which will address scaling smart city solutions in new markets and have invited innovators from the UK to trial their solutions in South Korea, one of these markets.…

Removing connectivity constraints in robots; ZettaScale chats to IoT Insider

ZettaScale focuses on “removing the connectivity constraints that exist today,” according to Angelo Corsaro, CEO of the company who spoke to IoT Insider about facilitating the growth of mobile robotics through the development of their protocol, Zenoh. Mobile robotics versus…

5G and IoT in the future factories

The question of how technologies like 5G and IoT will shape future factories centres on the advantages these technologies bring, and the subsequent opportunities they open up. These technologies represent a significant shift in how manufacturing operates, creating “smart” factories…

IoT Unplugged – S3:E8 – Battery performance in the age of IoT

Latest to feature on the IoT Unplugged podcast was Brad Jolly, Technical Healthcare Specialist at Keysight Technologies, who was on hand to discuss optimising battery performance in the IoT industry. The conversation centered on the role batteries play in the…