The two companies initially deployed an IoT-based solution for the city of Las Vegas
Iteris, a U.S company that focuses on applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, has signed a strategic partnership with Cisco with the aim of promoting the latter’s Connected Roadway solution through...
Vodafone Business and IBM are creating a new venture to target the connectivity, multi-cloud and data needs of enterprises as they more broadly utilize the internet of things.
The "eight-year engagement," as the deal was described, is valued at about $550 million.
The new venture, which...
International carrier services company BICS has gone from a useful clearing house for airtime to a close strategic partner for communications providers of every type. Importantly, the company can bring the rangy 'internet of things' (IoT) market into line for the mobile operator community,...
The new release includes support for smart meters and industrial IoT as well as wearables and automotive
Oracle announced the general availability of Java Card 3.1, the latest version of its open application platform that is used to secure internet of things devices.
Oracle said that...
Note, this is the second part of a feature/interview Sigfox; click the link for the first, about the company's ‘Zero-G’ strategy and global rollout plans.
When it comes to wireless network deployment, US states are like countries, reckons IoT company Sigfox. Of all its achievements,...
A major new internet of things (IoT) project has launched in London to investigate improve the city’s toxic air. The initiative, Breathe London, claims “the world’s most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality monitors”.
The project is a collaboration between the Mayor of London,...
Bsquare selected AWS as it preferred cloud services provider for its DataV suite
Industrial internet of things company Bsquare says it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to meet the increasing demand for IIoT solutions.
Bsquare has selected AWS as its preferred cloud services provider and...
AI will make expense reporting, sales, manufacturing and other work applications a lot more useful—and hopefully less annoying
It’s not just your home appliances that are getting smarter.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way not only into homes via Internet-connected speakers, thermostats, and insert-your-favorite-kitchen-gizmo-here. It is also...
Coexistence is key to ensuring stable and reliable functional performance of your IoT device and is the only way to accurately evaluate and maintain its performance.
To locate and identify interference that may adversely impact your device, review the four steps outlined in this guide.
IoT networking company Sigfox has big plans for 2019. Every IoT company does, of course, but the French firm has set a target to secure 'global' coverage by setting up in China, India, and Russia, finally, and plugging three major gaps in its existing...
The study said that organizations believes blockchain technology would be ideal to solve security concerns in the IoT field
Nearly half of businesses -- 53% -- cannot detect if any of their internet of things devices suffers a breach, according to a recent study by...
The City of Dallas has appointed its first chief innovation officer (CINO) to lead its newly created ‘office of innovation’ and drive “operational and technological improvements” in the city.
The appointment, part of a top-level reshuffle in support of the city’s digital strategy, comes as...
The Swedish company acquired Etalon, a German provider of equipment calibration solutions
Swedish digital solutions company Hexagon has boosted its smart factory capabilities via the acquisition of Etalon, which provides equipment calibration solutions.
Etalon’s solutions continuously monitor and initiate compensation of machine tools, measuring machines, robots...
Israel’s venture capital firm Magenta Venture Partners has announced a new $100 million fund for early-stage Israeli startups focused variously on autonomous vehicles, Industry 4.0, smart cities, and fin-tech, and on artificial intelligence and enterprise software.
The new fund had its initial closing in October...
The industry announcement of the Open Retail Initiative (ORI), (see this blog as well), spearheaded by Intel and Dell, couldn’t have come at a better time. Pithy statements like “Data is the new oil” and “Data is the future” sound great, but the reality...
Further to last week’s sub-polemic on the wrongheaded marketing of 5G services, it is worth considering, again, just how transformational the next generation of mobile technology could be – and why the hype is building so feverishly in the first place.
Of course, the only...
Sprint said the new track will enable the trial of advanced automotive technology
Sprint announced a collaboration project with the city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia for the development of an intelligent vehicle test track using Sprint's 5G technology combined with Curiosity IoT and micropositioning.
"Curiosity Lab at...
IoT company Senet is providing LoRaWAN connectivity for a new range of disposable and rechargeable ID cards for staff and students on college and university campuses. The smart LoRaWAN ID cards will be subsequently rolled out to corporate campuses, hospitals, elderly homes, and construction...
Cubic paid nearly $87 million in cash to acquire Gridsmart
U.S company Cubic has announced the acquisition of Gridsmart Technologies for approximately $87 million in cash.
Gridsmart’s system tracks vehicle trajectory from approach through the center of the intersection to exit. Based in Knoxville, the company says...
The World Economic Forum has expanded its list of the most advanced factories in the world, consolidating Europe’s position as the smartest region for manufacturing. China shores up its second place. The US and Middle East trail behind.
In total, seven new ‘lighthouse’ factories (listed...
“The potential for 5G is awesome,” Verizon chief tech officer Kyle Malady wrote in an open letter this week, in protest at the early marketing of rather middle-of-the-road ‘5G’ services being pushed by the telecoms industry at large.
“The potential to over-hype and under-deliver is...
The City of Sacramento has agreed with two Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) firms to develop high-definition 2D and 3D maps of local road infrastructure to share with car makers in order to make autonomous driving in the city safer.
Sacramento, California’s state capital, will...
The new IoT offering is part of a joint strategic agreement signed by the two companies last year
Bosch and Mojio have unveiled a jointly developed, internet of things-integrated emergency response solution for vehicles.
The new offering adds crash detection and emergency call (eCall) response to...
Las Vegas is working with network operator AT&T and IoT provider Ubicquia to trial a new smart street-lighting solution that makes use of existing lighting infrastructure.
In a flurry of announcements from the city, timed for the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the network operator...
