The firm aims to deploy an IoT network in Australia and New Zealand covering 95% of population by the end of 2017
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which manages the Australian government’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested $7.9 million in Thinxtra, an Australian...
The electric utility said nearly 900,000 customers will get the new smart meters during the upgrade program
AEP Ohio, a unit of major electric utility American Electric Power, is rolling out smart meters to nearly 900,000 customers in its area of operation. The smart meter...
According to new projections from technology-focused market research firm TrendForce, the market for solutions that support smart manufacturing initiatives will see a compound annual growth rate of 12.5% between now and 2020, growing from an annual value of a little more than $2 billion...
Eclipse experience is part of AT&T Aria project, which connects visually impaired with a human agent
James Boehm remembers seeing an eclipse when he was in middle school. Then, when he was 30, Boehm lost his sight. Now, using an Aira wearable connected to the...
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. According to the GSMA, NB-IoT significantly improves the power consumption of user devices, system capacity and spectrum efficiency, especially in...
The new offering enables fuel and temperature management, maintenance, logistics and regulatory compliance for refrigerated assets
U.S. provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, Orbcomm launched a cold chain monitoring solution, which is available as a 3G or LTE cellular or dual-mode...
ZTE sees opportunities for smart city technology in China through a public-private partnership model
Chinese vendor ZTE said that its smart city solutions have been already implemented in a total of 160 cities across 45 countries.
In China, ZTE said it is the first company in...
A study commissioned by Inmarsat revealed most energy companies have concrete plans to deploy IoT
New research commissioned by Inmarsat finds that more than a third of energy companies around the world lack the skills they need at both a management and a delivery level...
Huawei views collaboration as key to IoT success
Chinese vendor Huawei has been very active in the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions. The vendor believes that IoT exists in a massive ecosystem that requires joint investment and collaboration between ICT solution providers, enterprises,...
NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime Insight partner on smart energy
New research from Markets and Markets highlights the growing importance of smart energy--bringing IT and IoT technologies to bear on the how energy is sourced and distributed. Covering smart energy distribution management, grid asset management, substation...
Honeywell IoT software solution allows airlines to reduce aircraft fuel consumption
U.S. firm Honeywell announced it is helping two European airlines to reduce fuel use on 71 aircraft through its connected aircraft GoDirect fuel efficiency software.
The technology now being deployed by Brussels Airlines and Air...
The European startup expects its constellation of nanosatellites to provide vertically-targetted IoT andM2M communication platforms
Swiss space start-up Else, which is currently developing the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation Astrocast to provide diverse global industries with an IoT and M2M communication platform, has received...
Platforms and security central to ZTE internet of things strategy
Chinese vendor ZTE has been very active in the IoT field, developing a wide range of services and applications. The company has developed its smart IoT operating system that provides intelligent capabilities for IoT terminals...
T-Mobile US emphasizes IoT as key 5G use case
T-Mobile US made a splash earlier this year announcing it would deploy a mobile "nationwide 5G" network--as opposed to 5G fixed wireless access, which Verizon and AT&T are focused on--following its $8 billion acquisition of nationwide...
Narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. Ratified by the 3GPP, a telecoms standards body which works to develop future generation wireless technologies, NB-IoT will...
Almost 5,000 taxis in the emirate have been already equipped with new smart meters
A total of 4,850 taxis in Dubai have already been equipped with new smart meters, according to Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) The government entity said that 3,000 more taxis...
Singtel said the new network will support CAT-M1 and NB-IoT technologies
Singapore telecommunications company Singtel confirmed that it will roll out its nationwide cellular IoT network by end-September.
The Asian telco said that its new IoT network will enable local enterprises to gain operational and cost...
Ericsson focus is on providing end-to-end solutions for the internet of things
Swedish vendor Ericsson believes the internet of things (IoT) is becoming a key factor in sector after sector, enabling new types of services and applications, altering business models and creating new marketplaces.
Ericsson said...
The transaction, valued at more than $180 million. is expected to be complete by the end of this month
Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corporation confirmed it will acquire the outstanding shares of compatriot company Soracom, a provider of cloud-based communication platforms for the internet of...
Learn how the Nokia IMPACT platform supports a wide-range of IoT connectivity and use cases
Finnish vendor Nokia is very active in the internet of things (IoT) space and its IMPACT platform is at the core of the company’s strategy for the IoT segment.
Nokia's Intelligent...
Sigfox's new facility will allow the French company to expand its local network team
French provider of connectivity for the internet of things (IoT) Sigfox has opened its third U.S. office in Dallas, Texas.
Sigfox has initially launched operations in the U.S. in 2015, with the...
Wisepill Technologies has developed smart pillboxes to provide real-time medication management solutions
Aeris, an U.S.-based provider of end-to-end M2M communications and IoT service provider and Wisepill Technologies, a South African provider of medication adherence management solutions, have announced a cooperation agreement to help pharmaceutical businesses...
U.S. firm Aridea Solutions has selected the Spanish firm to deploy sensors for mussel protection
Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium is currently involved in a smart water project in the Ohio river, with the main aim of protecting mussels.
The Ohio river is home to populations...
Through the new deal, the Canadian telco will offer energy management as a service
Virginia-based GridPoint has partnered with Canadian telecom firm Bell to deliver smart energy management solutions (EMS) to allow Canadian businesses to improve their energy usage.
The new internet of things (IoT) solution...
