Vodafone IoT Director: 'IoT and blockchain are the new power green couple'
Vodafone Business is working with global, nonprofit blockchain organization Energy Web (EW) to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) with power grids using IoT and blockchain technology. The partnership addresses the growing number of IoT...
Company taps 802.16s for mission critical IoT connectivity
Mission critical IoT connectivity specialist Ondas Networks, formerly called Full Spectrum, went through the re-branding process to support its expanded focus on industrial IoT applications for high-value sectors including electric, gas and water utilities, oil and gas...
The goal of Project AirGig is provide 1 Gbps-plus broadband using electrical utility infrastructure
AT&T has been gestating Project AirGig for some time and, today, announced a milestone with trials beginning at an international location and in Georgia in conjunction with utility Georgia Power. The...
Poles will support IoT, Wi-Fi, autonomous driving and smart lighting
A subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate with French lighting company Ragni Group to develop smart lighting poles. The deal was signed by Innogy...
Turin-based water company working with Olivetti on using NB-IoT to digital transform the utility's operations
Italian company Olivetti, which manufacturers a range of electronic devices, and Turin’s water company SMAT have deployed narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) cellular technology for measuring water consumption and optimizing...
IoT firm Freestyle Technology will deploy smart water meters in Gochang municipality under a five-year deal.
Australian internet of things firm Freestyle Technology signed a $4.4 million contract to roll out an IoT water management solution for a municipal government in South Korea.
Under terms...
To create a smart utility, the firms open a working group to develop gas meter reading and gas grid surveillance solutions.
Huawei signed a narrowband "internet of things" cooperation agreement with two compatriot companies, Shenzhen Gas and China Telecom Shenzhen, with the aim of...
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This week Chris Hare with guest Steven Collier, aka SmartGridMan, Director Smart Grid Strategies at Milsoft Utility Solutions.
Most of the focus so far in this series has been the consumer view of IOT, this week we review how the energy/utility industry has to change fast based...
