NEC is developing a smart waste collection solution for Santander, Spain, which will use M2M sensors and GPS. 

ARM has launched a new software platform and Internet of Things based operating system in a bid to speed up innovation in the sector. 

OneM2M, a global standards initiative for M2M and the IoT, has announced it will showcase its first connectivity specifications later this year. 

Telefónica and Huawei are setting up working groups to explore the possibility of technology including 4G/5G networks, the connected home and virtualisation.

ARM has unveiled its new 32-bit Cortex-M processor targeting IoT devices and smart home applications.

Telekom Austria Group M2M has said it is ready to begin a large-scale roll-out of smart meters in Austria with its Österreich Zähler system. 

Huawei has bought UK-based M2M specialist Neul, a deal it said would give it scope to expand further into the Internet of Things sector.

Orange Business Services has launched a new geolocation offering that allows businesses to track corporate-owned equipment around the world.

Cisco has set up an Internet of Things innovation centre in Berlin, as well as signing a deal to take over cloud operator Metacloud.

Telecom Italia Digital Solutions is offering customers a turnkey Internet of Things platform after signing a deal with Jasper to power its service.

Internet of Things and M2M network provider Sigfox is working with two Spanish companies to deploy a large-scale security network across the country.

The smart home of the future will be a range of competing standards and technologies, with gateways central to how the market will develop, new research has claimed.

Deutsche Telekom and Canyon Bicycles have developed the first “intelligent bike”, featuring in-built emergency call and anti-theft functions. 

The number of M2M devices using 3G and 4G networks is set to double in the next four years, according to a new study.

BlackBerry has announced that its portfolio of technology patents and assets are to be brought together in a new business unit as the company continues to move away from manufacturing devices.

Inflated expectations around the Internet of Things has led research agency Gartner to dub the sector as achieving "peak hype" among various types of technology.

Growth in the Internet of Things sector is being held back a "mess" of competing technologies and standards, new research has claimed.

Operators' role within the Internet of Things market could be threatened by a focus on outdated and overly expensive mobile technology, delegates at Cambridge Wireless' Future of Wireless conference have heard.

A consortium of UK tech companies, including ARM, BT and IBM, has developed a new interoperable IoT specification that allows apps to break out of vertical silos and discover data from a range of other services.

Smart city company Gowex and Cisco are building a smart city for the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority, as the first stage of a new partnership looking to bring M2M to urban areas.