BROWSING: IoT

Ayla Networks inks IoT cooperation agreement with China Unicom

Both companies will focus on developing solutions for smart home, connected car and AI Ayla Networks, a global IoT platform for manufacturers has inked a cooperation agreement with China Unicom. Under the agreement, both companies agreed to develop solutions for smart home and other IoT markets....

Enterprise IoT Report: The building blocks of smart cities – IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Webinar: The building blocks of smart cities: IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Webinar: The building blocks of smart cities: IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Editorial Report: The building blocks of smart cities – IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

IoT firm Cubic Telecom gets almost $50 million in financing

The Irish company said the new investment will allow updates in its IoT platform and the expansion of engineering capabilities in its headquarters Global IoT firm Cubic Telecom has announced the close of a 40 million euros ($47.7 million) investment round. The new investment, which...

Kaspersky Lab launches IoT scanner

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...

Researchers call for new wireless infrastructure to support IoT

Academic researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, Princeton and Notre Dame have collaborated to recommend requirements for the wireless infrastructure that will support the internet of things. The researchers said that despite the quality of today's wireless networks "there remain very difficult challenges to...

Accenture develops driving behavior initiative in Japan

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...

UK government allocates $10.4 million for truck platooning trial

The trial will have three phases, and will initially focus on the potential for truck platooning on the UK’s major roads. The U.K. government confirmed it has allocated £8.1 million ($10.4 million) to carry out track platooning trials. Officials explained that the platoonin trials will...

Cisco Jasper enables first IoT offering in Kazakhstan

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...

Osram expands IoT offering through the acquisition of U.S. firm

 The acquisition will allow Osram to expand its business with IoT lighting solutions   German firm Osram has agreed to acquire U.S. company Digital Lumens, which specializes in industrial internet of things (IoT) solutions. The Digital Lumens software platform can be used to run applications covering...

Industry veterans join Edge Velocity as senior advisors

Edge Velocity advisors to help company achieve business goals Edge Velocity Corporation, a provider of intelligent networks, announced industry veterans Jill Wittels and Edna Conway are joining the company as senior advisors. Wittels currently serves as an advisor for several budding technology companies, and Conway as...

VMware collaborates with ADLINK to simplify IoT implementations

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 transformation timeline under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa

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.  He had recently stepped into the role of chairman for Nokia, which at the time...

How is Ericsson enabling smarter cities?

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...

Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine to trial IoT technology

Next step could be blockchain technology for shipping and logistics Korean shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is trialling the use of internet of things (IoT) technology for its refrigerated containers to better monitor temperature-sensitive products during delivery. The shipping company announced that IoT technology will...

Huawei works with Dubai Police as part of smart city plan

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...

IoT security top of mind for smart manufacturing

In a recent blog post Eric Ehlers, marketing manager for manufacturing and energy at Cisco, noting the numerous opportunities for cyber exploitation faced by manufacturers--legacy equipment with dated or no security protocols, an IT/OT disconnect, guidelines laying out responsibilities and access and "never conducting...

ABB opens IoT center in Ohio for its pulp and paper business

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...

Dutch port looks to cut opex with smart lighting system

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,...

AT&T said to explore sale of Digital Life

AT&T may sacrifice its Digital Life business to raise cash as it prepares to purchase Time Warner for more than $85 billion. With consummation of the mega-merger looking increasingly likely, analysts say AT&T may need to convert some of its other businesses into cash...

Smart city case study: Orlando, Florida

Smart city projects touch on transportation, security and public safety The City of Orlando approaches the smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an integrated facility established in 2001 by the mayor after the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The major...

IoT firm Thinxtra gets financing from Australian government

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...