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Mika Salonen appointed as Chairman of BaseN`s Board of Directors

::: news ::: BaseN is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Mika Salonen as new Chairman of the Board of Directors. The appointment follows the retirement of Mr. Karl-Erik Palin, who held the position since 9th of June 2003. Mr. Salonen has worked as a partner from 1997 to 2015 at Borenius Attorneys Ltd broad experience in […]

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Internet-of-Stars

::: nBlog ::: Quite a few years ago I bought a relatively large Meade telescope in order to gaze nearby planets and stars. Artificial light in the Helsinki metropolitan area made my initial observations quite poor, but now living in the countryside things are better, also in this sense. I initially used just different eyepieces, but soon […]

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Saving More with Less: Vantaan Energia and BaseN bring effortless energy awareness and real savings

::: news ::: With construction and energy companies striving to offer increasingly sustainable, smart and safe living options to residents, BaseN paves the way for them to roll out sophisticated energy management systems cost efficiently. The latest implementation took place in the two Spinelli apartment buildings constructed by NCC, one of the leading construction companies […]

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Black Box Code

::: nBlog ::: In discussions with our customers and prospects, especially with those related to the public sector, notions like ‘open APIs, ‘open standards’, ‘non-proprietary architecture’ are often brought up. Some governments even insist on using ‘open source’. A popular challenge from customers to vendors is to label them as ‘black box’ solutions, with vendor lock-in as […]

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BaseN appoints Erik Bunn as Chief Technology Officer

::: news ::: BaseN, Global Internet of Things Operator, appoints Erik Bunn as Chief Technology Officer and member of the management team. Mr. Bunn is one of the founders of BaseN and previously held the position of Chief Architect. This appointment as Chief Technology Officer is effective immediately. “Erik planned, designed, and implemented our distributed computing system, […]

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Preside

::: nBlog ::: Our former SVP Sales Jukka Veteläsuo once told me a simple management aid for important decisions: Take company core values, stare at them for a while and think how the the decision resonates with each one. After some 5 minutes, the matter seems a lot clearer. I’ve used it now for almost 10 […]

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Digital Health for the Aging Population – TM Forum awards “Most Innovative Catalyst”

::: events ::: The Digital Health catalyst, where BaseN cooperates with Ericsson, Verizon and Orange has won the award “Most Innovative Catalyst“. BaseN and partners have suggested a genuinely new approach to taking care of senior citizens at home, utilizing environmental data for tracking the wellbeing of senior citizens in a non-intrusive way. The catalyst team explored how the myriad of data […]

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Internet of Substances

::: nBlog ::: Today’s Internet-of-Things/Industrial Internet buzz is mostly centered around traditional and tangible physical objects, such as smart wristbands, environmental sensors or vehicles. This is all good and incrementally beneficial, but in order to truly innovate we need to look beyond Things.  Already now, substances like paper and oil can be infused with sensing particles, which can […]

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Living in a BaseN enabled energy efficient smart apartment building: Adjutantti resident review

::: news ::: Three years after the first of its kind energy efficient apartment building Adjutantti was constructed, BaseN visited one of the residents, Mr. Sven Wikberg, to find out how the advanced energy management system running on BaseN Platform has helped him and his family to optimise their energy and water usage. Watch Mr. […]

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Nuclear IoT in Brussels

::: nBlog ::: In the European IoT Summit two weeks ago I had the pleasure joining a crisp panel discussion with Telefonica, Microsoft, Fujitsu and Libelium. We concentrated on manufacturing, and the effects IoT will impose upon it in the near future. According to the snap poll, 53% of the 250-odd audience thought that manufacturing will undergo the biggest change due to IoT. […]