UK Technology Company ARM Forms First UK Industry Group to Combat the ‘Internet of Silos’

  UK Technology Company ARM Forms First UK Industry Group to Combat the
  ‘Internet of Silos’

   UK Forum will create a technology blueprint for the 50-billion connected
                      devices expected worldwide by 2020

Business Wire

LONDON -- July 26, 2012

ARM, the UK technology leader at the heart of many of today’s electronic
devices, today announced that it has invited some of the UK’s leading
specialist technology companies – EnLight, Neul, Alertme and AquaMW – to
establish the UK’s first industry forum  to help shape the Internet of Things.
The forum aims to combat what they describe as the ‘Internet of Silos’ - an
unconnected world with less value to both consumers and businesses. The forum
will drive a blueprint for how technologies associated with the Internet of
Things should and could work together to support the 50-billion intelligent
devices due to be connected to the Internet by 2020.

This coincides with ARM CEO Warren East speaking on the importance of mobile
technologies and the UK’s role in developing this market at the British
Government’s Business Olympics event in London from 26^th July to 3^rd August.
The event is timed to showcase the UK contribution to international business
during the Olympics, when the world spotlight is on the UK.

In 2020 everything that can benefit from an Internet connection will have one.
In a similar way to people increasingly being online, every object will have a
connection. This has huge potential to help use energy and natural resources
more efficiently, manage our cities, monitor health more effectively and to
improve lives. The Internet of Things represents a big opportunity to drive
growth for both UK and worldwide economies. According to IMS Research*,
governments will play a key role in defining the regulations that will propel
shipments for M2M communications modules to more than 118 million units by
2016, especially in the automotive sector.

The forum’s founding members are all involved in advanced technology and
solutions associated with the Internet of Things, including commercial
infrastructure monitoring, energy-saving street lighting, home automation,
energy monitoring and low power radio technology for sensors. Their aim is to
work together to develop public policies and standards designed to create the
right framework to help governments and others ensure that the Internet of
Things works properly, across the globe, and enjoys the confidence of
consumers and businesses. The first forum will meet 24^th August in the UK and
will be chaired by the Gary Atkinson, who leads the Internet of Things
initiative at ARM.

“In the next five years, over £2.4 billion will be spent in the UK on smart
home energy management devices, ranging from smart meters themselves to
in-home devices that are connected to them. This is a great example of an
Internet of Things application, but is only a fraction of the market that will
open up over the next 15-20 years,” said Gary Atkinson, director of embedded,
ARM. “There are massive opportunities for the UK and the industry as a whole
in this market, but that requires a common approach to infrastructure and
systems to enable the Internet of Things. The UK can lead this thinking and
that’s why we are establishing a forum to create a blueprint for success.
Working with innovative ARM partners, such as EnLight , Neul, Alertme and
AquaMW, is a good place to start.”

*IMS Research – Government Regulations a Key Piece of the Cellular M2M Puzzle

More detail about the members:

Streetlight Revolution – ENLIGHT

  * At a time when many councils are considering turning off one in every 10
    streetlights to save money, the Enlight system delivers savings of up to
    45 percent by improving the efficiency of street lights. If the eight
    million streetlamps in the UK were all to use the EnLight technology, this
    would save the UK one million tonnes of CO2 each year
  * Each EnLight ballast provides soft start to increase lamp life, supports
    all types, makes and wattages of lamp so is truly universal and has an
    overall energy efficiency of 95 percent, compared to 50-60 percent for
    traditional magnetic versions. True linear dimmability in 1 percent
    increments means that the lights can be turned down after midnight –
    rather than off completely
  * The ballast is also connected to the Internet so all the lights in each
    district (which could be a street or a whole village) can be managed from
    a central location. This enables the remote control of all streetlights,
    so they can be lit and dimmed from a central point, and faults can be
    detected and diagnosed from the office rather than an engineer having to
    go to each light

Home Energy Management – AlertMe

  * SmartEnergy helps you identify your home's energy-hungry habits. See how
    much you are consuming, turn appliances off and watch your costs fall
    instantly. Personalised energy-saving tips protect your pocket and start
    reducing your energy costs long before the utility bills hit the doormat
  * Founded in 2006, AlertMe is a Smart Home technology company providing home
    energy management and connected home services both directly to consumers
    and indirectly through partners such as Energy Utilities,
    Telecommunications companies and Retailers
  * Based on a single cloud-based platform and an AlertMe hub in the home,
    AlertMe allows consumers to monitor, control and automate a wide range of
    devices in the home, related to energy consumption, heating & cooling,
    home monitoring and new energy sources like solar PV, online and via their
    Smartphone anytime, anywhere. In addition, AlertMe’s data services provide
    consumers with greater insight into their energy use while providing
    recommendations on how to reduce their consumption or use their energy
    more efficiently

Intelligent Cloud Sensing - AquaMW

  * The technology platform from AquaMW combines the efficiency of low power
    ARM architecture with massive scalability of Cloud computing to deliver
    unique Wireless Sensing Apps. These apps “sense” the physical world
    through real time data acquisition “predict” future events through real
    time analysis and provide tools for businesses and people to “act”
    resulting in improving efficiency and reducing environmental impact
  * Their technology is being used by leading OEM’s like Grundfos and other
    asset owners in commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing sector
    to improve efficiency, implement new business models and transform their
    infrastructure
  * Their vision is to unlock intelligence from the physical world around us
    by incorporating BRAINS to each asset and business process

Recycling the airwaves – NEUL

  * Their vision is to bring about a revolution in the way devices and
    applications communicate. From the predicted 50 billion connected
    Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices, through smart metering to rural
    broadband, transportation and beyond
  * The space that was freed up from the digital switchover is exactly the
    space that Neul recycles as it is licence free TV white space spectrum
    within the existing global TV bands.
  * The costs of spectrum, network infrastructure, back haul, maintenance &
    deployment have been minimised, allowing customers to build & operate
    their own Neul networks. The Neul architecture is based on the royalty
    free, open network standard, 'Weightless'

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products,
from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging,
automotive, security and storage devices. ARM’s comprehensive product offering
includes RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling
software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products,
peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design
services, training, support and maintenance, and the company’s broad Partner
community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable
path to market for leading electronics companies. Find out more about ARM by
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  * ARM website: http://www.arm.com/
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