How multi-net SIMs revolutionise IoT, phones, lift-lines & laptops Multi-network SIMs are set to make an unprecedented impact on the digital landscape for housing providers. Connectivity is a factor that affects every aspect of a modern organisation, with a huge number of applications in the housing sector. As such, the advances offered by multi-net SIMs…
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New technologies to watch
As 2025 begins, Housing Technology interviewed seasoned technologists from 8×8, Access Paysuite, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, NEC Software Solutions and Plentific about which technologies housing providers should be considering for their future business plans. Which technologies should housing providers be looking at? Sue Michaelwaite, housing manager, 8×8, said, “One area that will…
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Aico multi-sensor alarms at Cheshire West & Chester Council
Cheshire West & Chester Council is now fitting Aico’s Ei3030 multi-sensor alarms across its housing stock during all upgrade programmes and where replacements are needed, with the alarm fittings carried out by teams from Liberty Group. With three sensors (optical, heat & carbon monoxide) in one unit to ensure accurate fire and carbon monoxide detection,…
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New social value guides to home sensors
Dr Tim Walker, a research fellow at the University of Exeter, discusses the findings from a research project on the social value of home sensor systems in housing. Sensor systems and housing The quality of indoor home environments has a profound effect on the health and wellbeing of residents, particularly vulnerable groups. Issues such as…
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Guinness gets smart with Aico
The Guinness Partnership is introducing Aico’s HomeLink environmental monitoring system across its properties in the South West of England. The package of work includes IoT-based smart sensors and data analytics software. Tim Lewry, regional head of service, Guinness Partnership, said, “Our collaboration with Aico on its HomeLink system has been exceptional. The expertise and dedication…
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Aico launches HomeLink case management system
Aico has launched HomeLink Case Management (HCM), designed to help housing providers maintain safe and compliant homes, particularly around damp and mould, with fire, carbon monoxide and decarbonisation planned to be covered in future versions of HCM. Based on end-users’ feedback and insights from Aico housing customers, HCM’s development includes identifying and managing cases, analysing…
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