IIJ and Hirata's smart factory offering includes predictive maintenance and remote management systems, among other solutions
Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) and Hirata Corporation have signed a partnership to implement smart factory schemes in various industries worldwide through the implementation of internet of things (IoT) technology.
IIJ’s...
Expansion of LoRa IoT network, partnership with HPE mark expansion plans
Indian communications service provider Tata Communications is betting big on the expansion of internet of things (IoT) network and solutions with a planned $100 million investment in the space in the coming years, according...
The funds will be used to expand the firm’s ecosystem of partners and providers
Ayla Networks, a provider of internet of things (IoT) platform-as-a-service (PaaS), has raised $60 million in Series D financing led by Hong Kong-based Run Liang Tai Fund (RLT) and Chinese firm...
Under the 'Thinx’ program, the Spanish telco plans to open IoT labs in Europe and Latin America
Spanish telecom operator Telefonica has launched what it calls "The Thinx," an initiative to promote an open ecosystem for the development of internet of things (IoT) through experimentation...
Vodacom said its network was adding nearly 55,000 new IoT connections per month
South African telecom group Vodacom confirmed its narrowband internet of things network is now operational in Gauteng. The telco said the commercial rollout of NB-IoT is expected to accelerate internet of things...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Mike Krell, head of IoT strategy for James Brehm and Associates, kicked off a panel at Fog World Congress saying, "No one wakes up in the morning and says, 'I wanna go buy me some IoT. I wanna go buy me some...
The telco will offer IoT, M2M services to enterprise customers in Asia and the Middle East
China Telecom signed an IoT business partnership agreement with Bridge Alliance, which would enable the Chinese telco to provide IoT and M2M services to multinational enterprise customers across Bridge...
Vodafone said it will test NB-IoT applications with a number of partners
U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone has confirmed it is working with Dublin City Council (DCC) to test narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) sensors in the Docklands Smart District as part of the wider Smart...
Fostering long-term innovation is key to Barcelona's smart city ambitions
Barcelona has been very active in terms of the deployment of smart city initiatives over the last few years.
One key element of the Spanish city’s smart city plan is the so-called ‘Smart City Campus’ which...
German car manufacturer Daimler AG carried out a demonstration of the application of automated snow removal operations at airports based on a specific customer requirement.
The demo was carried out on the site of the former Pferdsfeld airbase, in Germany.
"We are not just talking about...
Huawei is using NB-IoT and LPWA to improve water metering and improve piping management
Huawei Japan and Japanese firm Aichi Tokei Denki confirmed they will expand their efforts in verifying NB-IoT technologies for smart water metering.
The two companies will utilize NB-IoT and LPWA to realize...
Dallas Innovation Alliance working with Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and more on smart city transformation
The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) continues to work to turn Dallas into a smart city through the use of IoT technologies. The entity is currently testing several uses cases to implement...
The new IoT solution uses Globalstar’s satellite services and chipsets
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has implemented its technology for the development of the SaveMyReindeer solution. Developed by animal tracking specialist FindMy, this IoT solution is designed to prevent trains from colliding with reindeer in Norway’s...
Predictive maintenance improved timeliness and customer satisfaction
Finnish railway operator VR Group has implemented SAS Analytics to get predictive maintenance capabilities in order to provide punctual travel service and improve customer satisfaction.
The Finnish state-owned railway operator said it is key to use the data that...
Learn how the IoT is enabling efficiencies in a variety of high-impact verticals
The internet of things (IoT) is all about using data to bring efficiencies to anything really--municipal government operations, manufacturing, oil and gas, building management, transportation and food production among many other examples....
Apart from this LoRa deployment, Ofo said it will continue to explore additional IoT technologies
California-based Semtech Corporation announced that ofo, a Chinese bike sharing company, is equipping its bicycles with LoRa devices and wireless RF technology to complement its licensed spectrum connectivity options to...
Nube working with Sierra Wireless to improve gas delivery efficiency in North American markets
Sierra Wireless announced that Nube, a provider of end-to-end-internet of things (IoT) solutions, has selected its device-to-cloud IoT solution and Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to improve the firm’s consumer gas delivery...
Logistics, tracking, environmental sensing and automation among target industrial IoT applications
With the high capacity and low latency expected from 5G, industrial applications that can benefit from automation and remote equipment control. To that end, Nokia has partnered with industrial giant Bosch to help develop...
Intel's new IoT offering provides connectivity to health care metrics like blood pressure, glucose monitors and pulse oximeters
Firming up vertical focus, Intel launched its Health Application Platform, dubbed Intel HAP, which is an application software platform that can be used by remote health care...
Bosch is working with government and private stakeholders
The Move UK consortium, led by German industrial giant Bosch, said it has completed the first phase in its three-year research program, designed to accelerate the development of automated driving systems in the U.K.
The project, which is...
The U.S. networking company will work with the city of Southend-on-Sea in a number of smart city initiatives
Cisco has signed a new agreement for the deployment of a number of smart city initiatives in Southend-on-Sea, in the U.K.
Southend-on-Sea said that the primary goal of...
The IoT firm was established in March through a joint investment by French LPWAN specialist Actility and Ginko Ventures
ThingPark China, a LPWA IoT platform and solutions development provider, has opened an IoT ecosystem Lab in Beijing to enable device makers, application providers and customers...
Smart lighting serves as a 'vertical asset' that provides for a platform for further IoT initiatives
CHICAGO--Coming with a clear path to return on investment and capable of serving to support broader smart city and internet of things ambitions, smart lighting is a major driver...
Senet VP: Cellular a potential disruptor of LoRA, but IoT space big enough to support competition
CHICAGO--The internet of things (IoT) market is marked by a variety of competing connectivity types both standardized, like NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1, and those based on access like...
