BROWSING: IoT

Verizon outlines IoT device design

Verizon senior manager for embedded IoT solutions Joe Cozzarelli outlined the architecture of IoT devices on an Enterprise IoT Insights webinar this week. He said that at the highest level, an IoT device will include processing power (microcontrollers or microprocessing units), a cellular or...

Verizon outlines IoT device design

Verizon senior manager for embedded IoT solutions Joe Cozzarelli outlined the architecture of IoT devices on an Enterprise IoT Insights webinar this week. He said that at the highest level, an IoT device will include processing power (microcontrollers or microprocessing units), a cellular or...

Platforms and software key to digital transformation

Digital transformation is a broad concept for the fundamental transformation of companies to a more technology-reliant approach for operating business processes, activities, models and competencies. The digital transformation process include the use of analytics, mobility, social media and smart embedded devices for improving on...

Canadian city adopts smart metering from IoT firm Sensus

Sensus deployed its iPERL smart metering  solution and the FlexNet network for the city of Okotoks, Alberta The town of Okotoks, in Alberta, Canada, has selected Sensus to replace and upgrade the city’s water infrastructure with a smart metering system, a key IoT vertical use...

GE Aviation, AT&T enable aircraft monitoring with IoT system

AT&T’s IoT solutions connect the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS) GE Aviation and AT&T's internet of things (IoT) solutions group are connecting the onboard and off-board portions of the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS) on the Gulfstream G500, G600, G650 and...

Autonomous drone plays with kids in Dutch hospital

Drone uses Visible Light Communication (VLC) to navigate indoors Philips Lighting, which has been making moves in the IoT space by leveraging its connected lighting platforms, is working with drone manufacturer Blue Jay to develop new uses for drones, as well as a lighting-based navigation...

Enterprise IoT Webinar: Embedded IoT Design – The Basics

Low-cost sensors and modems are enticing more and more enterprises to explore embedded connectivity for a wide range of devices and systems. But there are many choices to be made. The internet of things is a wild west of competing standards, networks, platforms, modems,...

Enterprise IoT Webinar: Embedded IoT design – The basics

Low-cost sensors and modems are enticing more and more enterprises to explore embedded connectivity for a wide range of devices and systems. But there are many choices to be made. The internet of things is a wild west of competing standards, networks, platforms, modems,...

Feature Report: Embedded IoT design – The basics

Low-cost sensors and modems are enticing more and more enterprises to explore embedded connectivity for a wide range of devices and systems. But there are many choices to be made. The internet of things is a wild west of competing standards, networks, platforms, modems,...

Enterprise IoT Report: Embedded IoT design – The basics

Low-cost sensors and modems are enticing more and more enterprises to explore embedded connectivity for a wide range of devices and systems. But there are many choices to be made. The internet of things is a wild west of competing standards, networks, platforms, modems,...

Orange targets international roaming for LoRa network

The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...

From sheep to ships, Telia Company is pushing IoT connectivity

In Norway, the telco will connect 1,000 sheep with NB-IoT while it will also deploy IoT solutions for luxury yachts in Finland The Norwegian subsidiary of Swedish mobile telephony operator Telia Company has launched a pilot project where 1,000 sheep will be equipped with Narrowband...

Orange targets international roaming for LoRa network

The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...

Fleet management a key IoT use case

Fleet management solutions continue to gain traction in the internet of things (IoT) space According to a recent report from Swedish research firm Berg Insight, fleet management and mobile resource management is the most popular use case for major cellular IoT deployments globally in terms...

Verizon global lead, IoT security: ‘We live in an insecure world’

Verizon and AT&T execs talk IoT security In a new interview with Mobile World Live, Verizon Global Lead of IoT Security and International Strategy Harm Jan Arendshorst highlighted the security challenges associated with the explosion of network endpoints as the internet of things (IoT) continues...

10,400 new smart meters coming to India in major enterprise order

The smart meters will be deployed by Indian utility Tata Power in Mumbai U.K. firm CyanConnode Holdings, a specialists in narrowband radio mesh networks that enable internet of things (IoT) communications, has won a new purchase ordersfor 10,400 smart meters from Larsen & Toubro (L&T),...

Alliant Energy, Sensus use IoT for smart grid modernization

Under the deal, the utility will add Sensus’s FlexNet solution to create a smart grid for power and natural gas in Iowa Power company Alliant Energy Corp. has signed an agreement with Sensus to add the latter’s FlexNet communication system to Alliant Energy’s power and...

Verizon global lead, IoT security: ‘We live in an insecure world’

Verizon and AT&T execs talk IoT security In a new interview with Mobile World Live, Verizon Global Lead of IoT Security and International Strategy Harm Jan Arendshorst highlighted the security challenges associated with the explosion of network endpoints as the internet of things (IoT) continues...

What is smart manufacturing?

Sensors and data analytics underpin smart manufacturing initiatives Smart manufacturing is a process that utilizes internet-connected machinery to monitor the overall production process. The main goal of smart manufacturing is to identify opportunities for automating manufacturing operations and use data analytics to improve the overall...

How IoT is improving road safety and driver behavior

With the advanced capabilities offered by internet of things (IoT) technology, a number of companies around the world are using this technology to improve road safety by minimizing car accidents and improve drivers’ behaviors with the main aim of saving lives. One of these firms...

Nationwide IoT network coming to Canada as Actility expands LPWAN

Actility CEO calls LoRa the LPWAN tech of choice for industrial IoT Low power wide area network (LPWAN) provider Actility has announced a deal with local network provider IoTCAN to deploy a nationwide network in Canada, beginning in Toronto, to support the internet of things...

5G will embolden IoT, but LTE supports variety of use cases

LTE-M and NB-IoT enable capabilities for asset tracking, smart meters and other key IoT applications; plus drones controlled over commercial LTE networks Many industry watchers, including me, have referred to massive-scale internet of things (IoT) as the killer app for forthcoming 5G mobile networks. But...

The key role of IoT device testing

Testing internet of things (IoT) devices is critical for companies deploying a large number of small IoT devices as failures in the devices could lead to significant losses. “The main value add of the internet of things comes essentially from application software that relies on...

Smart manufacturing vs. lights out manufacturing

In a smart factory, the manufacturing process will certainly be more intelligent, dynamic and flexible compared to current models. The smart factory concept means the industrial or manufacturing processes will be organized in a different way compared to the traditional standards. In the era...