by Chris Cooper | Jun 4, 2019 | Smart City, standards, Technology
The case for an open access 5G network The hype surrounding 5G is growing out of all proportion – 5G will not solve the world’s problems nor make us any smarter than we already are. To realise the true benefits, we need to change our approach. Unfortunately, this is...
by Chris Cooper | May 17, 2019 | Launch, Startup, Technology
Interview with Sally Thompson reference Launch & KnowNow A case study from a customer that has used the KnowNow Approach. This is an interview conducted with Sally Thompson from Launch International in Autumn 2018. 1) What business problem does Launch solve? ST:...
by Chris Cooper | May 17, 2019 | Innovation, Marketing, Open Data, Startup, Technology
Got a new Business Idea? Where does a business go when it has a new idea that it wants to realise. This could be outside its current expertise. Or it could be that the existing team is simply not skilled in this new domain. Or it could be that the rate of change...
by Chris Cooper | May 26, 2017 | Privacy, Smart City, Social Media, Technology, TRUST, Uncategorized
Smart Cities can be Citizen Centric Having presented at TM Forum in Nice about “Humanising Smart Cities” I wanted to follow up with my thoughts from the event and discuss what happens next. The takeaways from the event are: Nice is a really cool city. ...
by Chris Cooper | Aug 26, 2015 | Big Data, Innovation, Open Data, Smart City, Technology
Smart City Design Our simple mission is to bring smart city data to a useful conclusion, in a safe, secure and sustainable manner. KnowNow provides this design service today to customers globally. How? The world around us is swamped with data. ...
by Chris Cooper | Aug 24, 2015 | BeatHouse, BlueMix, IBM, Innovation, IoT, Smart City, Smart Home, Startup, Technology
Demo Time KnowNow will be undertaking a mini tour of its IoT demonstrator in September. The story kicks off with an update to the demo we already have showcasing IBM Bluemix at the IoT Lab in Hursley. The demo is a bite-sized version of BeatHouse. We then take the...