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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
Aug 27, 20153 min read


Hold that flight, I’ve got Skype!
I remember it well: That crowded airport, the hustle, the bustle, the constant announcements broken occasionally by the sound of frantic...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 25, 20153 min read


5G: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Just a Case of Premature Exaggeration?
“But some of us haven’t even got 4G yet!” – were the first words spoken by my wife when I mentioned this article topic to her. Of course...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 5, 20154 min read


Revisited: What is this Internet of Things, thing?
It’s been a year! Yes, a whole year has passed since I wrote my first piece for Telcoms.com – I know what you’re thinking, “He hasn’t...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 30, 20155 min read


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
Jun 30, 20154 min read


Can the Internet of Things save Edna?
Dear sweet Edna. She’s 84 years young, independently-driven and with an amazingly sound mind. She’s determined, and crikey, she bakes...

Dean Anthony Gratton
May 28, 20154 min read


It’s all about the ‘cell’
In last month’s feature, I mentioned that I planned to speak with ip.access and, as promised, I did catch up with Nick Johnson, Chief...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 21, 20154 min read


50 Shades of Smart!
The ‘Smart home,’ ‘home automation’ or ‘Domotics’ are all comparable notions that have been conjured up in the minds of many. Ultimately,...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 21, 20154 min read


Net Neutrality: The Tainted Agenda
I’m aware that I promised to revisit the Internet of Things (IoT) this month, but I felt I couldn’t resist a follow-up feature on last...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 26, 20154 min read


Wireless Charging: Is Our Smartphone Finally Untethered?
I was watching the Paul Potts biography, One Chance, starring James Corden last month and chuckled at a scene when an older couple...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 16, 20154 min read


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
Feb 23, 20154 min read


The Internet: Should we keep freedom of expression alive and well?
The Internet is an open and free platform. You can find anything and everything on the Internet, but not everyone is entirely happy with...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Feb 17, 20154 min read

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