Siemens made its case this week as the global leader for Industry 4.0 at a pre-show meet ahead of Hannover Messe 2019. The German industrial powerhouse suggested it has the form, momentum, and strategy to deliver industrial transformation on a grander scale than rival...
American enterprises rule for IoT, and the transport industry leaves the automotive sector for dust when it comes to connecting 'things'. These are the conclusions of a new study by Vodafone, which nevertheless finds higher adoption, higher confidence, and higher urgency among global enterprises.
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Rich NB-IoT applications, urging outstanding networks
The booming of IoT is involving more and more vertical industries. The applications are gradually being diversified and differential:
From public utilities to different industries, such as smart home appliances, wearable devices, smart logistics, intelligent transportation;
From fixed deployment...
Sequans Communications has introduced a new version of its Monarch chip platform, combining LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity. The backward-compatible Monarch 2 chip brings a new secure element, a 60-percent boost in power efficiency, higher levels of integration, and lower costs.
Sequans called it the “most...
A number of pre-MWC announcements from variously-aligned IoT vendors, including Spanish and US IoT firms Libelium and Senet, have revealed a truth about the manic IoT sector and a sub-theme of this year’s summit: that the IoT market has gone unchecked, and its protagonists...
As part of the $5.3 billion initiative, the company aims to add more than 800,000 smart electric meters through 2023
Utility provider Ameren Missouri announced the company’s Smart Energy plan, which includes more than 2,000 electric projects over the next five years that will modernize the...
Eight further organisations have joined the Charter of Trust for cybersecurity, an initiative launched by Siemens last year to raise security in the internet of things (IoT) market. Membership of the charter now stands at 17. Siemens said the group’s first task is to...
Operational intelligence does not come just by connecting machines; it requires advanced analytics to sort the data and recommend a course of action. Many critical use cases at the edge can’t wait for the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisioning at the source,...
A cohort of MWC stalwarts led by Spanish operator Telefónica is preparing a 5G showcase for Barcelona next week that will make use of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and edge technologies, and seek to establish the Catalan capital as a “reference 5G hub” in Europe....
Itron has signed a contract with the Tampa Electric Company to connect and make ‘smart’ new LED street lights in the West Central Florida district.
Tampa Electric will install more than 260,000 Itron smart photocells in the next five years, according to Itron. The new...
VITAS also aims to use AT&T's 5G technology and Magic Leap headsets to help provide comfort for hospice patients
AT&T and end-of-life care provider VITAS Healthcare have jointly launched a study that intends to explore whether the use of 5G-based virtual reality and augmented reality...
For industry, many critical applications cannot wait for artificial intelligence (AI) in the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisions at the edge -- closer to the source, where the real action is. A new report by Enterprise IoT Insights considers the balance enterprises are...
A new smart cities incubator has been launched in the Dallas Fort Worth region. It will focus on smart cities related technologies. Big-name collaborators on the project include AT&T, Cisco, and Microsoft, as well as local academic institutions.
The new Innov8te incubator, led by the...
The mapping services firm will provide funds of more than $28 million to establish the new facility
Mapping and location services company HERE Technologies is establishing a new artificial intelligence research center.
The International Institute for Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence (IARAI), to be located in...
The two companies have been testing the use of NB-IoT in Italy since 2017
Italian carrier TIM, along with compatriot company Olivetti, has unveiled a range of services for narrowband internet of things technology.
The operator said that its expansion of NB-IoT connectivity to cover all...
This article is the fourth instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018.
The report tells the story of smart manufacturing in four chapters. The first two examine...
Operational intelligence does not come just by connecting machines; it requires advanced analytics to sort the data and recommend a course of action. Many critical use cases at the edge can’t wait for the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisioning at the source,...
Operational intelligence does not come just by connecting machines; it requires advanced analytics to sort the data and recommend a course of action. Many critical use cases at the edge can’t wait for the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisioning at the source,...
Operational intelligence does not come just by connecting machines; it requires advanced analytics to sort the data and recommend a course of action. Many critical use cases at the edge can’t wait for the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisioning at the source,...
China and South Korea are the top markets in terms of IoT adoption within the region, according to the study
Spending on the internet of things in the Asia/Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ) is forecasted to reach $381.8 billion by 2022, according to a new...
Sigfox has publicly released the specifications of its radio protocol for connected objects. The company said it expects a “boom” in the number of objects, including consumer devices, connecting to its network as a result.
The release of its radio specifications means any manufacturer, developer,...
This article is the third instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018.
The report tells the story of smart manufacturing in four chapters. The first two examine the...
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to commit certain federal government resources to the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and services.
Trump stopped short of putting a financial value on the investment; instead, he promised wider availability of...
Companies already testing 5G in industrial environments are Worcester Bosch and Yamazaki Mazak
The U.K.’s first live 5G factory trials have been launched at the Worcestershire 5G Testbed, according to the U.K.-government-backed Worcestershire 5G Consortium.
The smart factory trials allow manufacturers to test the potential of...
