Smart homes are back on the agenda in the UK
Consumers in the UK are once again starting to see the appeal of smart home-related technology and it’s not just about smart TVs.
Consumers in the UK are once again starting to see the appeal of smart home-related technology and it’s not just about smart TVs.
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Telefonica has created a global unit, known as the Chief Digital Consumer Office (CDCO), which will champion new digital products and services, paying particular attention to the smart home.
The UK Government has unveiled new rules for the growing consumer connected objects segment, forcing the ecosystem to take a more rigorous and conscious approach to security.
Facebook has reportedly hired ex-Microsoft employee Mark Lucovsky to oversee the development of its own operating system to reduce the dependence on Google’s Android.
Apple, Amazon and Google are joining forces with the Zigbee Alliance to form the Connected Home over IP project to create universal standards for the smart home ecosystem.
The BBC has announced it will challenge Google and Amazon in the digital assistant market, with its own version built to understand regional dialects.
Canalys is forecasting China to be the biggest adopter of smart assistants by 2023, with an install base of 5.8 billion.
The smart home is increasingly becoming normalised in the eyes of the consumer, and Google is leading the way in Europe.
LG has unveiled has developed its own artificial intelligence chip in an attempt to muscle in on this increasingly competitive segment of the semiconductor market.
Internet retail giant Amazon is making a big push into the neighbourhood watch world and now even wants to report on local crime itself.
Smart speakers were only about developing a new dynamic in the relationship between the OTTs and the consumer, and Walmart’s new ‘Voice Order’ feature is a taste of things to come.
Mesh wifi specialist Plume has launched itself onto the UK market, bringing with it a new service which aims to make consumer IOT more secure.
Virgin Media has unveiled a new, ‘intelligent’, router which it claims will bring faster speeds to more areas of the home.
Every telco is attempting to figure out how to survive in the newly-defined digital world and Telefonica’s approach looks to be one of the most interesting attempts yet.
Vodafone has announced the launch of a new smart home network which it hopes will address a frustration of many consumers around the world; suspect wifi.
Revenues might well be booming again at Google, but it seems shareholders are slightly concerned by increased costs, which is one of the fastest growing columns in the spreadsheet.
Orange has announced a new partnership with Groupama, adding another branch to the convergence strategy with a home telesurveillance service.
Digital security vendor Gemalto claims the IoT euphoria might be hitting the UK before its ready, as research shows 58% of businesses are not able to detect a breach.
It wasn’t going to be long before Google stole the show with a horde of updates to the virtual assistant. And in fairness, some of them look pretty useful.
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