Metro Atlanta Chamber will work with Accenture and other partners to oversee and advise on strategy and direction for smart cities
Accenture, AT&T, General Electric and The Weather Company along with Atlanta Committee for Progress have jointly launched IoT.ATL, a new initiative to attract internet...
Bringing the IoT to health care one use case at a time
While vaccines save millions of lives each year about 1.5 million children die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the World Health Organization. Some factors that contribute to the availability of vaccines...
The IoT platform will allow Tilburg municipal government to manage air and water quality and measure sound levels
The Council of the Dutch city of Tilburg has selected Ericsson and Spanish firm Libelium to set up an IoT platform around the area of Puishaven, in...
According to Navigant Research, smart building technology can aid government operations and services
The global smart building market is expected to grow from $3.6 billion in 2017 to $10.2 billion by 2026, according to a recent study by Navigant Research.“There is a growing market opportunity...
Vodafone highlighted that smart devices, cloud-based services and IoT can lead to more effective healthcare
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone claims that new connected solutions based around the internet of things (IoT) will help people to follow their medical treatment programs more closely.
This is the main...
Americas will represent a third of total revenue, GSMA says
Mobile network operators globally will benefit from an estimated $1.8 trillion internet of things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of commercial Low Power Wide Area Networks in licensed spectrum, the...
 At least five additional German cities have already signed smart parking deals with the telco
Deutsche Telekom is working with the city government of Bonn, in Germany, to implement a smart parking initiative in the city.
The telco said its Park and Joy app will enable...
Poles will support IoT, Wi-Fi, autonomous driving and smart lighting
A subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate with French lighting company Ragni Group to develop smart lighting poles. The deal was signed by Innogy...
The universities will define smart city projects with the aim of improving municipal services through IoT
Researchers at the University of Bradford, in the U.K., are working on nine smart city initiatives across Europe to help them save up to 50 million euros ($59.5 million)...
IoT security alliance advises businesses and customers about cybersecurity measures needed to help create a safer IoT ecosystem
Qualcomm Technologies has joined AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic as part of the IoT cybersecurity alliance formed earlier this year. The main goal...
The two companies are developing an IoT platform to enable smart manufacturing processes
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics, vehicles, semiconductors and transportation solutions among many other products, is working with Oracle to digitally transform its operations. The two companies have developed...
 The Orange Business Services IoT connectivity service is part of Datavenue, a modular IoT and analytics solution
Orange Business Services and Finnish firm Yepzon Group, a developer of wearable technology and smart-clothing applications, have signed a new three-year agreement for worldwide IoT connectivity and SIM...
Under the agreement, customers of the two telcos will be able to access IoT services in the Netherlands and China
Dutch telco KPN and China Unicom have reached a partnership agreement to share their internet of things (IoT) networks. Through this agreement KPN’s local and...
The agreement with MESA will focus on interoperability, portability and security for the industrial internet
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a global organization seeking to accelerate the industrial internet of things (IIoT), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association...
Huawei has developed multiple technologies for the smart city concept, such as smart government, safe city, smart emergency command, smart education, smart grid and smart tourism, as well as smart hospital.
The Chinese company said its smart city solution is now used in more than...
The IoT launch occurs while the FBI is reportedly urging U.S. firms to stop using Kapersky Lab’s security solutions
Kaspersky Lab has released a beta version of its solution for the smart home and the internet of things (IoT) - Kaspersky IoT Scanner. This free...
The data collected from taxis and drivers will be processed using Intel’s IoT platform reference architecture
Accenture, together with Japanese insurance company Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and taxi firm Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo are collaborating to build a deep learning algorithm using the Intel IoT platform reference...
Local telco KaR-Tel will offer IoT for smart meters, connected cars, retail and agriculture through Cisco Jasper's platform
KaR-Tel, a mobile and network service provider in Kazakhstan, has announced a collaboration with Cisco Jasper to deliver internet of things (IoT) services across the country through...
The two firms are testing their respective IoT products to offer a single-point IoT solution
VMware has signed an agreement with ADLINK Technology to provide mutual customers with a pre-integrated internet of things (IoT) solution. The two firms are currently testing and enabling their respective...
Nokia's transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent years
I first met Risto Siilasmaa five years ago for lunch in Helsinki, Finland. Â He had recently stepped into the role of chairman for Nokia, which at the time...
Network infrastructure vendor Ericsson has focused on what the company calls the Networked Society, where connectivity and technologies such as big data, cloud computing, smart grids, and the internet of things can enable the sustainable cities of the future.
The vendor’s smart city offering includes...
Huawei is working with Dubai Police on a long-term initiative for the implementation of public safety technology
In May last year, Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai to collaborate on a long-term initiative for the implementation of public safety technology. Under the terms...
The new IoT center will leverage ABB’s pulp and paper expertise to provide data-driven solutions for its customers
Swiss company ABB announced it has opened a new IoT center in Westerville, Ohio. The new facility will function as the central focal point for resources and...
Smart lighting provided by Dutch firm Tvilight in partnership with Dynniq
Dutch provider of smart lighting solutions Tvilight and Dynniq, a provider of integrated mobility and lighting solutions, announced today that the companies delivered intelligent street lighting technology and services to the Port of Moerdijk,...
