Care News

As a member of the TSA, the leading industry body for technology-enabled care in the UK, Onics is at the forefront of the digital transformation of the UK care industry. We are glad to reaffirm this commitment by renewing our membership and continuing to work with UK-based care companies to improve care for both residents and care professionals.

Today, Onics is launching a new and improved version of our entry sensors, the Entry Sensor 2 Pro. The Entry Sensor 2 Pro is a secure and reliable sensor based on many years of development experience, making it ideal for your IoT solution.

For the third year in a row, we are exhibiting at the industry-leading TSA conference ITEC (International Technology Enabled Care conference) in Birmingham 17-18 March. Meet us at stand 16 to discover the open and interoperable Squid.link platform – the ideal technology platform for wireless and future-proof TEC solutions.

Smart technology in insurance solutions is gaining traction – and for good reason. Meet us at Insurtech Insights Europe 2025 in London to learn how you can leverage smart technology in a proactive home insurance solution.

In the fast-moving IoT industry, it is crucial to quickly bring a new solution to the market to not be outpaced by competitors. By partnering with a white label technology provider, you can cut down the time to market of your solution remarkably and launch it within a third of the time.

After acquiring the Norwegian IoT solutions provider Datek Smart Home last October, we are excited to announce that Develco Products will soon unite with Datek Smart Home under the common name Onics.

With the constantly evolving IoT landscape influenced by new technologies and societal changes, it is crucial for providers of IoT solutions to keep up to date. We have selected 3 key trends that will impact IoT solutions in 2025.

We are looking forward to the event as part of our membership with the Smart Home Initiative Deutschland and exploring the possibilities our white label IoT platform offers for the energy as well as care and security industries.

As the aging population continues to grow, there is a pressing need for innovative solutions to help elderly and vulnerable individuals live independently while ensuring their safety and well-being. When integrated with IoT (Internet of Things) devices, AI is emerging as a game-changer for home care, offering a range of benefits that enhance the quality of care for those living at home.

Choosing reliable and durable devices in your IoT-based solution is crucial for maintaining high quality and longevity of your solution. But it is not only the reliability of the device’s performance that is important for the quality of your solution – so is the durability of the hardware you are using.

We are proud to be working with some very innovative and dynamic companies who value our partnership as much as we do. Learn what some of our customers think about working with Onics.

In many IoT solutions, it is crucial that they are running continuously and reliably to make sure the building and its residents are protected. By choosing products with easily replaceable batteries, you can minimize downtime in your solution.

What is the state of the care market in Europe? Hear our CEO Karsten Ries answer this question.

Are you looking for a highly stable and compact motion sensor that can detect movement, light, and temperature – and that is not triggered by the presence of pets? Then Onics now has the ideal product for your solution.

The care and housing sector in the UK is undergoing a digital transition as the analog phone networks many traditional solutions are based on are being turned off. The deadline for this switch has now been extended from the 31st of December 2025 to the 31st of January 2027 as many providers are behind schedule in digitalizing their solutions.

Develco Products is a member of multiple alliances and industry bodies enhancing industry collaboration, and we are now also a member of WDTM, the Dutch industry body for technology enabled care and healthcare innovation.

We are very pleased to announce that Develco Products has won ‘Best IoT Home Care Solutions Provider – Europe’ at the Social Care Awards 2024 by Global Health & Pharma – our second Social Care Award win a row.

We are now launching a new product manual service that lets you offer online, interactive manuals with your products – ensuring a much better product onboarding experience for your customers and easier manual maintenance for you.

This year’s ITEC conference in Birmingham earlier this week brought together care companies, technology providers, and care personnel to showcase and explore the possibilities technology offers for the care sector. Discover 3 market insights from the event that will shape the care industry in the upcoming months.

The new Audio Assistant gives more possibilities to care solution providers and enables them to verify alarms to provide the optimal response. Via a Squid.link gateway and optional SCAIP connection, the Audio Assistant can connect to any Alarm Receiving Center.

The Squid.link gateways from Onics make it easy for you to integrate 3rd party medical devices (e.g. blood pressure meters, glucose monitors, or fall detectors) in your solution. The gateways can communicate with devices via Zigbee and Bluetooth as well as custom protocols.

With the constantly evolving IoT landscape influenced by new technologies and societal changes, it is crucial for providers of IoT solutions to keep up to date. We have gathered 6 key trends that will impact IoT solutions in 2024.

At Onics, we are constantly looking for new ways to improve our offerings and products for our customers. This also means minimizing the carbon footprint our activities are leaving behind. We are therefore excited that our new product packaging has less plastic.

We are introducing Fleet Management Services – a range of software services that make it significantly easier for you to monitor, maintain, and debug the gateways and devices across your IoT solution. This reduces your maintenance costs and shortens time-to-market for your solution.

Did you know that you can include a programmable and waterproof wireless control button ideal for a broad range of purposes such as home care, security, or simply as a smart home control button, in your solution?

The white label Motion Sensor can detect motion, temperature, and light at once giving it various uses across industries as for example smart energy, security, or home care solutions.

Meet the Smart Plug Mini 2, a small Zigbee-based smart plug with energy-monitoring functionality. The Smart Plug Mini 2 is the ideal smart plug for any home care, security, or energy management solution.

New technologies and the increased uptake of these technologies continue to define the newest trends in the healthcare industry. However, pressured healthcare systems in many countries are also affecting priorities outlining the importance of connected health and telecare solutions. Explore 3 healthcare trends for 2023.

With the Internet of Things expanding continually, a wide range of business opportunities in providing care at home opens. When building a home care solution including IoT technology, there is the option to build every part of the system from scratch. Another option is to use white label products. Explore the latter option further.

The growing number of elderly people in western societies and the growing shortage of care professionals pose a challenge to the healthcare industry. By monitoring seniors and enabling them to live at home independently and safely for a longer time, home care solutions can help relieve pressure from the care industry.

When including a motion sensor in an IoT system, there’s the option to develop the device from scratch. Another option is using a market-ready device to avoid a lengthy development process. If you prefer to get a market-ready motion sensor, there are several benefits of choosing a white label product.

Many current home care solutions are becoming outdated. Together with a rising demand for care, this creates a new market for intelligent home care solutions. Find out how to enter this market with a white label home care solution and start your successful telecare business today.

As populations age and technology advances, new opportunities to improve quality of care come into fruition. With these growing opportunities, demand for state-of-the-art technologies such as IoT solutions is increasing, as they allow caregivers to do their jobs more efficiently.

Looking for a door and window alarm for your wireless system? Have you considered a white label product? A white label door and window alarm offers you the possibility to save time and get a fast return on investment. Take a look at how it works with a white label door and window alarm and why you should include these in your wireless system.

Studies have shown that many seniors do not want cameras installed in their homes. With an intelligent home care solution based on IoT devices, you can offer reliable monitoring of elderly people without using security cameras.

With a white label IoT gateway, you can get a mature gateway for your wireless system without using in-house development resources. This way, you will save a large amount of time in getting your system on the market. Explore how white labeling works and the benefits of including a white label gateway in an IoT system.

White labeling is when a company offers non-branded products to other companies who sell them to end customers as if they were their own. Explore the benefits of white labeling, examples of white label products, and how to choose a white label partner. 

The Smart Siren is now certified for use in North America. With its loud alarm sound, it can be used to scare away intruders. The voice prompt functionality can indicate alarms or confirmations of actions making it ideas for use in security or home care solutions. It also functions as a range extender.

Here's how you can save time on the development of the application for your IoT solution. With the Squid Smart App, a middleware application, you only need to configure the application on top of the Squid.link platform instead of programming it.