Earlier this year, Geotab announced the launch of its marketplace tool and has recently added more layers of options for users to customize their telematics experience. The program is not aimed at the end-user customers of telematics, but Geotab’s customers – fleet management companies...
IoT, smart cities, STEM education, video delivery and cloud-based security among funding goals
A high-level meeting earlier this month between United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron and Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers yielded a $1 billion investment plan from the networking giant.
Cisco plans to...
I had the opportunity to attend Harman’s Technology Day late last week, with Budii the autonomous car as the event's centerpiece.
The concept car program is led by Rinspeed, with Harman partnering as one of the participants. Unfortunately I didn’t get to go...
The Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great deal of promise for the future on many levels. With projections for anywhere from 20 billion to 100 billion connected things by the year 2020, there is a great deal of revenue at stake over the...
LoJack thinks so. I recently had the opportunity to speak with LoJack about the current state of vehicle theft and the implications of connected vehicles. Although one can’t say with absolute certainty that connected cars pose a higher threat for thieves, you also can’t...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu9RZPTNejY
This week Chris Hare with guest Steven Collier, aka SmartGridMan, Director Smart Grid Strategies at Milsoft Utility Solutions.
Most of the focus so far in this series has been the consumer view of IOT, this week we review how the energy/utility industry has to change fast based...
The mobile Internet presents a new wave of opportunities and challenges to the wireless industry. Dan Hesse, previous CEO of Sprint, shared his thoughts on the changing wireless industry and the mobile Internet in a Forbes article out today. I think his discussion of five...
The new IoT tech will allow companies to monitor real-time operational data
Japanese telecoms operator NTT DoCoMo and GE Energy Japan Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a business alliance to provide a new "Internet of Things" solution. The partnership will combine...
Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, but if you have a cell phone, there is a good chance it is...
Today we speak with Ian Ferguson, VP of segment marketing at ARM, which is known for the hardware in most of our "Internet of Things" and wireless device, though their involvement and ecosystem includes much more than that. Ferguson talks about examples of projects...
When one considers innovation related to connected cars; Iran isn’t a location that immediately comes to mind. But there are efforts underway in that country to better understand how the utilization of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-Internet technologies can save lives.
According to publicly available statistics, more...
Airbiquity recently held a webinar to discuss findings from a Nielsen and SBD study that looked at the implications of infotainment solutions to auto buyers. In other words: Does infotainment actually drive customer loyalty?
Automotive OEMs are working to pack more and more infotainment features into...
Hoffmann-Krippner is working with Guttersberg Consulting to bring its SensoFoil sensing technology to the connected car market. The technology is designed to allow the driver's touch on the steering wheel to be "sensed" and ultimately alert the driver and/or the vehicle itself to take...
Sierra Wireless announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MobiquiThings in a move to expand its presence in the European market. The acquisition is expected to be completed by August.
Although Sierra Wireless is a well-known name in the world of embedded...
Interoperability and making the most of big data analytics are key to realizing full economic potential of IoT
According to a new report from research firm McKinsey Global Institute, the economic value of the "Internet of Things" could be worth between $3.9 trillion and $11.1...
Aeris has announced a new addition to its existing portfolio of machine-to-machine/"Internet of Things" services; AerVoyance – an analytics solution provided from the cloud to help customers manage their connected device programs in a more efficient way.
Aeris collects information from nearly 1 billion IoT events per...
Carrier deployments, like those by Vodafone Netherlands, picking up steam
With carriers betting big on small cell and the Federal Communications Commission examining the potential of LTE-Unlicensed, an industry analyst firm projects that LTE-U small cells will be a $2 billion market by 2020.
MarketResearch.com made that projection...
WASHINGTON – When someone actively uses the Internet, it is a consensual relationship of giving data in exchange for services, but what about the passive collection of data on location, health and activities by devices?
Federal Communications Commission's Commissioner Michael O’Rielly discussed so-called human analytics during a...
Applications have driven a wide range of uses by consumers on Smartphones, what does the App Development Community look like for IOT and how can that drive interest and adoption?
During the episode today we talked with Simon Buckingham CEO and Founder of Appitalism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh3ampyq26A
Following the...
Deployment of small cell technology is an important part of a hetnet solution to expand network coverage by mobile network operators, but finding "real estate" to deploy small cells is not always easy. Due to a lack of space and cost of utilizing the space, obtaining...
Laird has a vision for connected highways with connected cars driving along communicating with each other to ensure the safety of their occupants. The reality is that this vision is easier said than done and requires a great deal of technology to bring it...
Germany' University of Kaiserslautern is partnering with Nokia to study 5G network architecture
Continuing its push to develop next-generation 5G mobile network technology, Nokia announced a research and development partnership with Germany's University of Kaiserslautern.
Nokia is set to underwrite the technical institute’s 5G efforts, which...
California disclosure comes following challenge from media organization
After a back and forth with The Associated Press, the California Department of Motor Vehicles this week turned over data related to traffic accidents involving the self-driving cars being tested on West Coast highways.
The information released by the...
Stuck in the car or video blocked at work? Check out the IoT Innovation podcast:
This week IoT Innovation is hosted by Nicholas Napp, who's joined by guest Richard Banfield, CEO and co-founder of Fresh Tilled Soil, a Boston-based user experience company.
Napp and Banfield discuss the...