BROWSING: IoT

IoT connects ice cream machines for after-sales monitoring

Telenor provided IoT solution set for manufacturer Carpigiani,  an Italian-based manufacturer of machines for gourmet ice creams, had improved some key business processes through the implementation of an IoT solution provided by Nordic firm Telenor Connexion. The company manufactures more than 10,000 ice cream machines every...

Nokia inks smart city agreement in Japan

Nokia and the government of Sendai will focus on public safety and disaster recovery among other smart city initiatives Nokia and the city of Sendai, Japan, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver technology solutions for local businesses as they recover from the...

ThingPark China opens IoT ecosystem lab in Beijing

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...

Cisco kicks off IoT initiative in Hong Kong

Cisco has established a partner-driven IoT digital lab Cisco has launched an IoT-based smart city pilot program in Hong Kong dubbed the Digital Living Lab. Together with a number of partners, Cisco set up a low-power RAN gateway (LoRaWAN) at Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTP)...

The key role of smart lighting in building a smart city

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 seeing traction for LoRa solution in utility sector

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...

NIST looks to help smart city projects scale up

Global City Teams Challenge provides collaborative forum for smart city R&D CHICAGO--“We have a problem in IoT and smart city in general. We’re extremely fragmented," Sokwoo Rhee, associate director of the cyber physical systems program at the National Institute of Standards Technology told attendees to...

Dialog launches first NB-IoT network in South Asia

The telco said the new NB-IoT network required a software update to its existing LTE base stations Asian telco Dialog Axiata has launched a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) in Sri Lanka, what it claims to be the first network of its kind in South...

TIM launches NB-IoT network to cover 5,000 towns in Italy

The new network will fully cover TIM’s LTE footprint by January 2018 Italian telecommunications group TIM has announced the commercial launch of a narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) network which will cover 5,000 municipalities across the European country. The telco said the new cellular-based internet of things...

Cisco: ‘In the IoT space, it’s going to be all about data’

CHICAGO--Boaz Maoz, head of global sales for Cisco Kinetic, said embracing the internet of things (IoT) is an imperative for business success going forward, but it's not easy. "Customers are struggling," he said during a keynote presentation at the Enterprise IoT World event. Maoz laid...

Elevators exemplify internet of things value

Thyssenkrupp North America CEO on IoT digital transformation CHICAGO--The internet of things can do three things for you, Mike Krell, head of internet of things strategy for market intelligence firm James Brehm and Associates, said during his welcoming comments at the Enterprise IoT World event....

Qualcomm partnership to set up smart cars lab in China

The new R&D center will be located in the city of Chongqing Qualcomm has inked a partnership with Chinese tech firm Thunder Software Technology to establish a smart cars lab in mainland China. According to international press reports, the new research and development facility will be...

Agritech businesses to accelerate adoption of IoT, Inmarsat finds

According to a recent study, 62% of large agritech firms have already deployed IoT solutions The internet of things (IoT) will play a key role in helping the agriculture sector become more efficient and productive, according to a recent report commissioned by global mobile satellite...

Seco to improve industrial IoT system with Telenor Connexion

Industrial IoT tools will allow the Italian electronics firm to optimize predictive maintenance Italian embedded electronics supplier Seco has partnered with Nordic provider of IoT systems Telenor Connexion for the development of the former’s new industrial IoT system. The industrial IoT solution integrates Telenor Connexions’ managed...

How IoT systems are improving the operations of German trains

Telent won a contract to deploy IoT technology to improve the operations of railway company Deutsche Bahn German company Telent will supply compatriot railway company Deutsche Bahn with smart multi-channel measurement systems, which will be implement at around 7,000 points over the next three years. Telent...

Dell shares details on IoT business goals

IoT solutions director highlights role of edge computing One day after Dell said it would launch a new IoT division headed by former VMWare CTO Ray O'Farrell, the company's IoT solutions director Kevin Terwilliger shared details about Dell's IoT business. Speaking at the IoT6 Exchange...

Ericsson survey: Operators bullish on enterprise and industrial 5G

78% of 50 operators surveyed in 5G trial phase "Ready or not...5G is coming, and work has started to understand the disruptive change it will bring across industries and societies. Operators have begun to respond to the challenge with creativity by forging new strategies, investing...

Vodafone launches NB-IoT networks in two Australian cities

NB-IoT networks are now live in Sydney and Melbourne Vodafone Australia activated narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network in Melbourne and Sydney. The NB-IoT network is also live in Frankston, Victoria, where Vodafone has been running NB-IoT trials with Huawei for the past year, and...

Asset tracking, fleet management are key IoT use cases

Learn how Sequans leverages LTE connectivity to support vertical applications The internet of things is a crowded market challenged by proprietary and standardized connectivity, as well as long-term interoperability of devices being connected to global networks. But, as the space crystallizes and continues to grow,...

Case study: Oslo using smart lighting to drive sustainability

Smart lighting lays the groundwork for a smart city The City of Oslo needed a street lighting solution to satisfy European directives to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. The Norwegian capital also wanted to lower street light operating costs, ensure driver and pedestrian...

5G and IoT are priorities of Ericsson, Vodafone partnership

Push for capacity includes focus on LTE-M and NB-IoT in addition to 5G  Ericsson and Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo announced they are working together to increase the capacity of the latter’s mobile network in the Netherlands. The agreement will initially focus on the roll-out of NB-IoT and...

Bringing the IoT to the aviation industry

Inseego, Undagrid partnership targets asset utilization for aviation managers Inseego, a global provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and solutions for the internet of things (IoT) and Undagrid, a solution provider for non-motorized assets, have announced a global strategic partnership targeting the aviation industry. This cooperation leverages both...

VMware partners with SAP to accelerate enterprise IoT adoption

The two companies are working to launch a pre-integrated solution to enable quick enterprise IoT deployments VMware said it will collaborate with SAP with the primary goal of creating an integrated enterprise IoT solution that supports the implementation and management of use cases across devices,...

Verizon VP outlines ‘three key issues’ to IoT adoption

Speaking from the Wireless Infrastructure Association's HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., Verizon Vice President of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo highlighted why, after more than a decade of pushing, the internet of things is finally seeing widespread adoption by enterprises of all...