Dean Anthony Gratton
post-Covid19: The Magic of the Unlicensed Airwaves
In my last year’s column, “20 Years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do without it?” we celebrated 20 years of Wi-Fi and I talked about the new...
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Dean Anthony Gratton
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min
WIWE: A Heart-felt Wake-up Call
I always thought I was pretty much immune and invincible to most things – nothing could phase me, since I could easily shrug of colds,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jun 5, 2019
- 4 min
Artificial Intelligence: I think, therefore I am?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been bandied around for the last few decades or so and, I’m sure, most of us are still wondering: What...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 2, 2019
- 5 min
A smarter way of looking at energy consumption
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change is in the throes of rolling out a smart metering initiative, where all domestic and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Apr 2, 2019
- 4 min
The Story of Smart Data
With the internet of things (IoT) we’ve realized that we can amass data from our sensors, smart objects or “things” that know more about...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Mar 13, 2019
- 4 min
Digitally responsible or digitally intoxicated?
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries cover a broad range of digital sins, which touch upon most, if not all,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Feb 5, 2019
- 4 min
Introducing High-efficiency Wireless with Wi-Fi 6
It’s become second nature – an instinctive behavioral modern-day trait, if you like. Wi-Fi isn't the Internet Yes, we seek ‘Wi-Fi’. Admit...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Aug 25, 2017
- 4 min
The Race to 5G
I attended a major industry innovation day in June at the stunning Grosvenor House in London with the alluring headline, Exploration...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Nov 18, 2016
- 4 min
Will the Real IoT Please Stand Up?
The internet of things (IoT) hyperbole has taken an unexpected twist – very similar to my all-time favourite conundrum, which is, "How...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Oct 16, 2016
- 3 min
Beam me up Alexa: Delivering the Smart Home
I covered a story back in July, “The Smart home: Is this is as good as it gets?” and pondered the state of play with regards to smart...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jul 29, 2016
- 3 min
The Smart Home: Is this is as good as it gets?
The smart or connected home is a notion that has been bouncing around in our noggins since the 1960s according to a former, yet more...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jun 14, 2016
- 4 min
The Smart Agent: Enabling the Internet of Things
Let me take a moment to provide you with my understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT). Empowering ‘Smart Objects’ Firstly, the IoT...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 9, 2016
- 5 min
Who are the beneficiaries of Smart Metering?
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have mandated that all domestic and non-domestic premises are to enjoy the benefits of...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Mar 3, 2016
- 5 min
Mobile World Congress: The Greatest Smartphone Show on Earth!
The largest mobile trade show in the world has once again come and gone. Yes, of course, I’m talking about the 2016 Mobile World Congress...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Feb 18, 2016
- 3 min
ZigBee and the Smart Metering phenomenon
It certainly hasn’t been an easy ride for ZigBee! Its journey has, in fact, been a pretty bumpy one full of the usual potholes and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Nov 30, 2015
- 4 min
The Green Deal: A Smart Choice?
We're all encouraged to minimise our energy footprint and we're certainly aware of the escalating growth in its cost. I've invested in...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Aug 27, 2015
- 3 min
Making your energy meter smart
I mentioned in last month’s post that I was all IoT’d out, yet I find myself looking at ‘smart meters’ this month and, alas, the...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jun 30, 2015
- 4 min
The Connected Car: Is Big Brother at the wheel?
It’s predicted that in as little as five years from now there will be more than 250 million connected cars on our roads, a fact which...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Feb 23, 2015
- 4 min
Is This the End of TV as We Know It?
Perhaps I should start by explaining the premise of TV here in the UK, for my non-UK readers. First and foremost, any viewer of TV in the...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Sep 9, 2014
- 6 min
Has the Hype Killed the White Space Radio Star?
I’m hoping that everyone caught my first feature covering white space radio last month, Where are we with white space radio? as this is...
