BROWSING: IoT

ECI launches hybrid virtualization platform

ECI new platform seeks to bring service agility closer to the edge ECI, a global provider of the "elastic network" technologies , announced its Hybrid Virtualization Platform Thursday, created to support an array of network functions virtualization (NFV) use cases. NFV architecture serves as the backbone...

Top 3 smart cities in Europe

Europe is home to a large number of smart cities. Regional and municipal governments across the continent seek to implement innovative technologies in different fields such as transport, traffic, energy and environment in order to improve the quality of life of residents. Here, we...

New smart city consortium kicks off in Australia’s Adelaide region

The new smart city alliance will initially focus on the development of ‘smart parks’ The University of Adelaide, in Australia, confirmed it will work with local and state governments, entrepreneurs and industry to help transform the city of Adelaide into a smart city. The initiative...

Smart parking is emerging as a key IoT use case

Learn about how smart parking fits into the IoT ecosystem The smart parking industry continues to grow and has emerged as a major internet of things (IoT) use case that falls under the umbrella of smart transportation. An increasing number of cities around the world...

C Spire to carry out two-month smart city trial in Mississippi

The company will implement smart city applications for energy management and traffic control in Ridgeland The city of Ridgeland, in Mississippi, announced a partnership with C Spire to carry out a smart city technology trial involving smart lighting and vehicle traffic analytics applications. While the two-month...

SK Telecom develops quantum cryptography chip for IoT security

The Korean telco said the new chips will improve security of IoT products Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom announced the development of a prototype of an ultra-small quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip. SK Telecom said that QRNG generates true random numbers without any kind of...

IBM launches new services for automotive IoT

The new automotive IoT offering will be delivered alongside IBM’s Watson IoT platform IBM Security has launched two new security testing practice areas focused on automotive security and the internet of things (IoT). The company said the new services will be delivered via a team...

5 smart lighting case studies

Cities and companies around the world are taking advantage of the implementation of smart lighting solutions. These innovative lighting solutions allows firms and city governments to reduce energy costs as well as to implement a wide range of new solutions. Chicago U.S. company Ameresco has recently...

Study finds China dominates global smart meter market

China ended Q1 with 408 million installed smart meter solutions China continues to lead the global smart meter market with approximately 408 million meters installed at the end of the first quarter of the year, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. The study showed...

The role of MulteFire in industrial and enterprise IoT

MulteFire delivers the reliability and security of LTE without licensed spectrum and addresses key internet of things use cases The internet of things (IoT) is seen as a key driver of digital transformation in a wide range of enterprise and industrial segments, but IoT success...

A discussion with RaGaPa about guest Wi-Fi

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gagandeep Singh, CEO of RaGaPa, to update us on where they are with their guest Wi-Fi solution. Enjoy.  Question: Give us a background about who RaGaPa is for those readers who are not familiar with you? Answer: We are...

Rogers Communications launches connected car offering

The Canadian telco’s connected car offering is built by Chinese vendor ZTE Canadian communications firm Rogers Communications has launched a connected car product in the local market. Built by Chinese vendor ZTE and powered by Mojio's open platform for connected cars, the Rogers Smart Drive...

Bosch, Daimler demo driverless parking in Germany

The demo took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttgart German companies Bosch and Daimler have carried out a demonstration of driverless parking at the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttgart, Germany. The two companies said that the pilot solution is the world’s first-ever...

Projections support fleet management as key IoT use case

 According to Berg Insight, the number of active fleet management systems in the region had reached 6.7 million at end-2016 The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 6.7 million at the end of the 2016, according...

Rogers Communications launches connected car offering

 The Canadian telco’s connected car offering is built by Chinese vendor ZTE Canadian communications firm Rogers Communications has launched a connected car product in the local market. Built by Chinese vendor ZTE and powered by Mojio's open platform for connected cars, the Rogers Smart Drive...

Five edge computing use cases

Get ahead with the edge Internet-connected devices for phones, tablets, sensors, security cameras and vehicles have produced a mountain of data to mine and analyze. On a global scale, the cloud is an indispensable part of this process. Unfortunately, as the distance between the cloud...

Miami-Dade approves projects to deploy 300 smart traffic signals

California-based Econolite expects to start installing the new smart signals next month Miami-Dade County has recently approved a project to install smart traffic signals at some of the county’s roadways. California-based company Econolite Control Products won the $11.1 million contract with Miami-Dade to expand a...

Siemens launches digitalization, IoT hub in Singapore

The new digitalization hub will develop IoT solutions and help the country become a smart nation German company Siemens announced the establishment of a digitalization hub in Singapore to develop innovative products in the internet of things (IoT) space. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development...

Baicells simplifies small cells by solving for power and backhaul

Meet Baicells. A former Huawei fellow started the company in 2014, and gained significant traction with carrier China Mobile, the largest service provider, by subscribers, in the world. Now, Patrick Leary, president of Baicells North America, is ready to take on the lucrative U.S....

Five edge computing use cases

Get ahead with the edge Internet-connected devices for phones, tablets, sensors, security cameras and vehicles have produced a mountain of data to mine and analyze. On a global scale, the cloud is an indispensable part of this process. Unfortunately, as the distance between the cloud...

SoftBank invests in IoT platform for energy sector

SoftBank said the company will provide its IoT platforms based on big data analysis and predictive technologies Japanese telecoms group SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement of investment in Encored, a provider of energy IoT platforms. The Japanese firm said that following the investment the...

Samsung inks agreement with America Movil to develop IoT, 4.5G

The new agreement will cover initiatives in Mexico as well as other Latin American markets Korean company Samsung Electronics and Latin American mobile telephony giant America Movil have signed a letter of intent to develop a series of projects across Latin America including initiatives in...

Arrow Electronics partners with IBM to grow IoT business in APAC

The firm has integrated IBM's Watson IoT platform and IBM Cloud services into its service offering Arrow Electronics has integrated IBM's Watson internet of things (IoT) platform and IBM Cloud services into Arrow's ideation-to-production services. With this new offering, Arrow's customers in Asia Pacific will...

SoftBank invests in IoT platform for energy sector

 SoftBank said the company will provide its IoT platforms based on big data analysis and predictive technologies Japanese telecoms group SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement of investment in Encored, a provider of energy IoT platforms. The Japanese firm said that following the investment the...