BROWSING: IoT

Comcast to launch enterprise IoT service in 12 U.S. markets

Comcast's enterprise IoT service was initially launched in October 2016 in Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area Comcast announced plans to expand its enterprise internet of things (IoT) service, dubbed machineQ, to 12 major U.S. markets. MachineQ is an enterprise IoT network service and...

Dell highlights customer wins as it look to the future of the IoT

Dell dedicated IoT unit claims 'industry's broadest" internet of things solution portfolio Armed with results from several sweeping internet of things (IoT) projects, Dell Technologies, in a new report, sees a future totally reshaped by the combination of software, big data, compute power and smart,...

Peoples Electric Company launches smart building solutions

The smart building offering includes smart lighting and building automation solutions U.S. company Peoples Electric Company, an electrical and building controls contractor, has launched its Unity Connected Building Intelligence smart lighting and smart building automation solution. The company said the new solution offers a single...

Comcast to launch enterprise IoT service in 12 U.S. markets

Comcast's enterprise IoT service was initially launched in October 2016 in Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area Comcast announced plans to expand its enterprise internet of things (IoT) service, dubbed machineQ, to 12 major U.S. markets. MachineQ is an enterprise IoT network service and...

Edge solutions to power IoT video apps (Reality Check)

Realizing the full promise of the internet of things (IoT) means creating an environment where tens of billions of devices can communicate in real-time, transforming industries. It’s been a long time coming, but application developers, enterprises and vertical industries are taking steps to make...

Actility bringing new vehicle tracking solution to the U.S.

The new offering combines Abeeway tracker hardware with Actility IoT platform and Cisco gateways Actility, a French company which specializes in low power wide area networks (LPWAN) and location solutions, has launched a vehicle tracking solution for the U.S. market. The offering combines Abeeway Master Tracker...

SK Telecom targets Chinese IoT market with smart metering deal

The telco expects to launch a remote smart metering system in partnership with Chinese companies Korean telecom operator SK Telecom is planning to enter the Chinese internet of things (IoT) market with the launch of a remote smart metering system for a gas utility, Korean...

Edge solutions to power IoT video apps (Reality Check)

Realizing the full promise of the internet of things (IoT) means creating an environment where tens of billions of devices can communicate in real-time, transforming industries. It’s been a long time coming, but application developers, enterprises and vertical industries are taking steps to make...

Aussie utility to deploy smart meters with IoT operator Thinxtra

Under the deal, WaterGroup’s IoT-based smart meters will be connected with the Sigfox LPWAN technology Australian smart meters company WaterGroup has inked a five-year partnership with IoT network operator Thinxtra to use IoT to enable large water users to detect water leaks. Under the agreement, WaterGroup’s...

PTC, Tech Mahindra launch industrial internet of things center

The new industrial internet of things facility in Bangalore will focus on digital transformation U.S. company PTC and Indian system integrator Tech Mahindra have announced the opening of an industrial internet of things (IIoT) center at Tech Mahindra’s campus in Bangalore, India. The industrial internet of...

U.S. water utilities to invest $8.3 billion in IoT in next decade

According to a recent survey, 80% of respondents said they are already investing or looking to invest in smart water infrastructure U.S. water utilities expect to invest $8.3 billion in smart infrastructure over the next ten years, according to a study of Washington, DC-based smart...

U.S. water utilities to invest $8.3 billion in IoT in next decade

According to a recent survey, 80% of respondents said they are already investing or looking to invest in smart water infrastructure U.S. water utilities expect to invest $8.3 billion in smart infrastructure over the next ten years, according to a study of Washington, DC-based smart...

Japan’s NEC secures smart city contract in Portugal

Under the contract, NEC will implement smart city infrastructure in Lisbon Japanese company NEC announced that its Portuguese subsidiary has won a contract with the city of Lisbon, Portugal, to implement a smart city infrastructure project. NEC Portugal said the smart city project has the primary...

AT&T data centers report performance boost with new chip

Carrier says Intel's new Xeon platform cuts server count Intel has launched a new data center solution that the chipmaker says can support up to 5 times more transactions per second than systems created just four years ago. The company is trumpeting "the biggest data...

Smart transportation case studies: Planes, trains and automobiles

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), or smart transportation, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These intelligent systems are being implemented by automobiles, public transport systems, train operators, airports and airlines, among others, in order to make transportation...

Libelium targets smart city projects in the U.S, Europe

 Libelium said U.S smart city projects represents 30% of the firm’s turnover Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium announced that its IoT sensor platform Plug & Sense! and IoT gateway Meshlium are available for smart city deployments using 4G networks in the U.S, Europe and Australia,...

Ericsson set to manage IoT networks

When it comes to connecting millions of low-cost remote devices to the internet, many mobile network operators find themselves in uncharted territory. Ericsson is hoping to offer some guidance by extending its managed network services business to the internet of things. The company describes...

Ericsson set to manage IoT networks

When it comes to connecting millions of low-cost remote devices to the internet, many mobile network operators find themselves in uncharted territory. Ericsson is hoping to offer some guidance by extending its managed network services business to the internet of things. The company describes...

LTE smart meters set for large deployment in the Netherlands

French firm Sagecom to provide smart meters with mobile LTE Cat1 technology to utility companies Dutch power networks operator Enexis Netbeheer has started to deploy French firm Sagemcom’s smart meters with mobile LTE Cat1 communication technology. The French firm said this massive rollout follows achievements in...

WISekey wins connected car contract with European manufacturer

The Swiss company will integrate its products in the manufacturer’s connected car solutions Swiss cybersecurity and internet of things (IoT) company WISeKey announced a contract with an unnamed European car manufacturer for development of connected car technology. The agreement includes the integration of the WISeKey IoT...

ZTE uses edge computing and IoT for smart parking solution

The smart parking service includes indoor-outdoor navigation, smart car finding and capability open service (COS) ZTE has launched its new indoor intelligent navigation, smart car seeking solution, which uses the QCell indoor coverage solution, mobile edge computing (MEC) and IoT terrestrial magnetism detection to provide smart...

China Telecom launches IoT open platform in partnership with Ericsson

The companies say the new IoT platform will allow enterprises to launch IoT through partnerships China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection management platform to enable companies to accelerate the deployment of internet of things solutions and...

Vodacom opens NB-IoT lab in South Africa

Through the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT laboratory at its Vodaworld campus to incubate and commercialize machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things...

How to secure the IoT

More than 50 billion devices are predicted to be used by consumers by the year 2020, according to industry analysts and high-tech companies. However, this forecasted boom in the internet of things (IoT) will require the implementation of security measures to protect the entire...