BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel.
BlackBerry QNX said it will participate alongside the University...
MQTT and the internet of things.
MQ Telemetry Transport, invented in 1999 by Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM and Arlen Nipper of Eurotech, is an open standard messaging protocol created for constrained devices and low-bandwidth, high-latency or unreliable networks. Its design principles are to...
The IoT market is rapidly encroaching on the cellular world, but steps needs to be taken to make sure the two can work together.
Over the last two decades, we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of devices designed and...
What is Modbus?
Modbus is a serial communication protocol for use with programmable logic controllers. It is typically used to transmit signals from instrumentation and control devices back to a main controller; or data gathering system, for example a system that measures temperature and humidity...
Audi’s Ingolstadt, Germany, factory is its largest and the second largest in Europe, producing 566,646 cars in 2015. It is where the auto manufacturer produces its A3, A4, A5, Q2 and Q5 models and is considered by the company as its "most important location." The...
What is Modbus?
Modbus is a serial communication protocol for use with programmable logic controllers. It is typically used to transmit signals from instrumentation and control devices back to a main controller; or data gathering system, for example a system that measures temperature and humidity...
Audi’s Ingolstadt, Germany, factory is its largest and the second largest in Europe, producing 566,646 cars in 2015. It is where the auto manufacturer produces its A3, A4, A5, Q2 and Q5 models and is considered by the company as its "most important location." The...
The introduction set out a picture of the wireless world, in which many types of spectrum and networks increasingly work together to create a seamless pool of capacity for service providers, enterprises and consumers to use. That may still be a dream, but important...
Ongoing 5G network trials by the likes of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint has North America set to lead the world in initial adoption.
As one of the world’s largest telecom equipment vendors, it’s probably of little surprise Ericsson is boastful on...
Applications of sensors ranging from health care to automotive have introduced innovative approaches of operation, providing safety and convenience.
Sensors have made their way into every aspect of human lives ranging from smartphones to health care. Consumer electronics products are utilizing the devices to...
What is CEP?
Complex event processing is an emerging network technology commonly used in the "internet of things" that uses distributed message-based systems, databases and applications to derive conclusions from data in real time or near-real time. It is a kind of computing in which...
We sat down with Guillaume Houssay, co-founder and CEO of Qowisio North America, to discuss the company's view on providing LoRa-based low power wide area network services in a more targeted basis rather than looking to provide the widest possible coverage. France-based Qowisio offers...
We sat down with Guillaume Houssay, co-founder and CEO of Qowisio North America, to discuss the company's view on providing LoRa-based low power wide area network services in a more targeted basis rather than looking to provide the widest possible coverage. France-based Qowisio offers...
What is CEP?
Complex event processing is an emerging network technology commonly used in the "internet of things" that uses distributed message-based systems, databases and applications to derive conclusions from data in real time or near-real time. It is a kind of computing in which...
Defining digital transformation.
Digital transformation is a term that has reached just about every company in every industry. It has been debated by analysts, thought leaders and executives. Digital transformation is a broad concept for the fundamental transformation of companies to a more technology reliant...
Defining digital transformation
Digital transformation is a term that has reached just about every company in every industry. It has been debated by analysts, thought-leaders, executives – you name it.  Digital transformation is a broad concept for the fundamental transformation of companies to a more...
Fujitsu said that it aims to cut 1,800 jobs in the U.K.
Japanese IT equipment and services company Fujitsu has plans to cut nearly 1,800 jobs from its U.K. operation in a move to improve margins, international press reported, citing the firm’s chair for the...
A multistep smart city initiative
Milton Keynes, England, was founded as a "new town" in 1967. In less than 50 years, it has grown to more than 250,000 people, and between 1981 and 2013 its population grew by 103%, according to City Metric. The rapid influx...
A multi-step smart city initiative
Milton Keynes was founded as a "new town" in 1967. In less than 50 years, it has grown to a population of more than 250,000, and between 1981 and 2013 its population grew by 103%, according to City Metric. The rapid...
Cloud security challenges are only expected to be exacerbated by forecast growth in the internet of things.
A growing security threat in the telecom and cloud space is around the “internet of things," which is forecast to eventually connect tens of billions...
New IoT solutions for age-old problems
The increasing capabilities and awareness of the "internet of things" are providing more avenues for companies and organizations to keep the environment safe. Here are use cases of how IoT can help protect and restore our endangered world.
Animal tracking
Global organizations...
New IoT solutions for age-old problems
The increasing capabilities and awareness of the "internet of things" are providing more avenues for companies and organizations to keep the environment safe. Here are use cases of how IoT can help protect and restore our endangered world.
Animal tracking
Global organizations...
The expense of water recycling
The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency claims to operate the world’s largest water recycling facility designed for raw food crop irrigation, using 25 pumping stations to treat 20 million gallons of wastewater every day. Pumping, treatment and conveyance are...
