August 28, 2018 The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has handed down a landmark ruling, stating that data collected by smart meters is protected by the Fourth Amendment. The court pointed out that the smart devices, in fact, collect information for a deeper insight which can be obtained by thermal imagining […]
August 27, 2018 Smart gas metering systems market, a rather lucrative vertical of the overall smart metering industry, has recently been bestowed with unprecedented gains driven by the robust product deployment across a myriad range of sectors, according to Global Market Insights. The research firm anticipates the global demand for gas to surge at an […]
August 17, 2018 The global annual revenue from residential IoT device sales will reach $167.2 billion in 2027, according to a new report conducted by Navigant Research. Paige Leuschner, research analyst with Navigant, said: “IoT is a term that has gained mindshare because of the possibilities it presents around connectivity. “There are more connected devices and […]
August 16, 2018 A new study has been released, Smart Lighting in the US, showing the US demand for smart lighting (lighting sources, fixtures and controls) is forecast to increase to $945 million by year-end 2018. By 2025, demand is expected to reach $4.4 billion, driven by: Rapid growth in the broader smart tech and IoT […]
August 15, 2018 Dominic Carlyle looks into the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the part that it can play in putting energy suppliers several steps ahead of the competition and drive down switching volumes. The global energy sector is changing rapidly, and data is the key driver behind this revolution. In the UK, policy […]
August 14, 2018 If you bet your business around natural resources, your costs will invariably go up over time. If you bet on technology, they will go down. A wise product manager once gave me that advice and it’s as applicable today as it was then. The utility and power industry is in the midst […]
August 8, 2018 Market research firm ON World has released new findings highlighting that several segments in the IoT market are experiencing tremendous growth, including connected lighting, smart meters, climate control and comfort automation. Wireless mesh sensor network standards have made 802.15.4 mesh the predominant networking technology for the Internet of Things. Half a billion […]
August 7, 2018 According to a report published by Grand View Research, the South Africa smart electricity meter market was valued at $54.1 million in 2017 and is projected to present opportunity worth over $79.5 million by 2025, growing at a CAGR of about 5.1% from 2018 to 2025. It is an evolving market, providing […]