IoT protocols and communication standards refer to the vast network of devices that are connected to the Internet and can exchange data with each other. Learn more about IoT software development ...

In the previous two articles, I described the hardware and software required to build an IoT device. These devices (the “Things” in the Internet of Things) are an essential part of an IoT system.

Linking all kinds of different sensors and devices together is the overarching goal of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. But the Internet Protocols (IP) required to achieve this goal create ...

A fascinating article from Philip N. Howard at George Washington University asserts that the number of connected devices surpassed the number of people on the planet in 2014 (Fig. 1). The author ...

Without common adopted standards, IoT endpoint interoperability and support will be fragmented, so here’s a standards breakdown to serve as a guide. If the Internet of Things (IoT) is to work, we need ...

As the number of connected devices rises, so do questions about how to optimize them for target markets, how to ensure they play nicely together, and how to bring them to market quickly and ...

Wireless standards are plentiful, but most are not capable of being scaled to the level of a smart city. As a result, such networks have been built application-by-application using proprietary stacks, ...

In today’s interconnected universe, network and sensor outages in one system often have cascading impact on other systems with which they interact. For instance, a communications failure of one of the ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

There’s an often-impenetrable alphabet soup of protocols, standards and technologies around the Internet of Things. Here’s our attempt to wipe away some of the fog, in the hopes of making the language ...