IoT Insider’s exclusive input from industry covers a range of hardware, software and tech-applied applications to keep you abreast of all the technology powering the connected world of tomorrow.

Bridging the digital divide between IT and OT

Andreas Bergbauer, Manager Solution Management at congatec, explains the latest technological developments designed to deliver secure and reliable IT/OT convergence IT/OT convergence is crucial to a company’s success in the age of digitalisation. Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of…

How item tagging delivers full value from medical assets

UHF RFID tagging can help to address medicine waste and more, writes Susanne Hazrati, Global Marketing Manager RAIN RFID Logistics, NXP Semiconductors Around one billion therapeutic drugs are prescribed or provided by physicians in the US each year. Another 360 million…

Transforming water management and municipal services

Smart water metering and IoT sensors are at the centre of transforming water management, writes Vadim Lyu, Managing Director, Netmore UK As the global demand for sustainable water management intensifies, utilities are adopting advanced technologies to optimise water distribution, reduce…

Smart home devices are an easy backdoor for cyber attackers

The discovery of a backdoor in an Internet-connected bed highlights security concerns in smart home devices, writes Zachary Amos, Features Editor of ReHack Magazine Smart home devices are rapidly becoming a staple in UK households, offering convenience, automation and energy…

The future of home Wi-Fi: why standards are critical for IoT

Making Wi-Fi in the home reliable depends on standards, writes Tiago Rodrigues, CEO and President of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) The modern smart home has become a victim of its own success. As households hurtle towards consuming more than…

Messaging, AI tools and global democracies

Messaging and AI tools have all been used for elections in some way or another, reveals Riccardo Amati from the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) In a year where various elections have required half the world’s population to visit polling stations,…

Luminaire Level Lighting Control: the key to smart manufacturing

Fabio Zaniboni, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at BubblyNet writes about how Luminaire Level Lighting Control is the backbone of IoT As the manufacturing and logistics industries move towards automation, efficiency, and sustainability, a new technology is emerging as the…

EU cybersecurity initiative requires broad industry support

Lean on tools to comply with different EU cybersecurity initatives, advises Benjamin Monate, CTO, TrustInSoft The European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which entered into force in December 2024 and becomes applicable in stages from June 2026 through December 2027, is a…

IoT botnet spread: how it works and how to respond

Zachary Amos, Features Editor of ReHack Magazine tackles botnet attacks in this insight on cybersecurity, with recommendations on how to respond While the Internet of Things (IoT) network of devices makes lives easier through automation and monitoring, it also leaves…

The problem with roaming SIMs and the strongest signal myth

David Evans, IoT Solution Architect, Robustel delves into issues with roaming SIMs, the solutions and how smart roaming technology helps “This SIM will go to the best network” This soundbite is one of the greatest fallacies to have propagated throughout…