The new smart factory platform aims to improve steel mill’s production efficiency
South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Electric (GE) to develop a smart factory platform that is expected to improve steel mill production efficiency and prevent...
Smart traffic management is a system wherein centrally-controlled traffic signals and sensors regulate the flow of traffic through the cities in response to specific demand levels. This type of implementation allows cities to reduce traffic congestion by smoothing traffic flows and prioritizing traffic in...
Sigfox additions include Hungary, Switzerland, UAE, Malaysia and South Korea
French IoT connectivity service provider Sigfox has expanded its global network to 45 countries, after Hungary and Switzerland became the latest European markets to offer Sigfox’s LPWAN connectivity.
Hungary's Omnicell IoTnet and Switzerland's Heliot will be...
Traditional analog CCTV camera systems are quickly losing favor, and IP cameras are taking their place. This is mostly because analog cameras produce low-resolution video while IP cameras produce high-resolution digital footage. Additionally, an IP camera allows for two-way communication between the camera and...
Billions of devices
The IoT market is undergoing tremendous growth. While predictions and numbers vary, there is an overall trend toward an increase in web-connected devices over the next few years. Research firm Gartner, for example, forecasts the number of IoT devices to hit 20.4...
IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses.
Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry needs as...
"You can't manage what you can't measure," is an adage attributed to management theorist Peter Drucker, and it's especially applicable to the world of heavy industry. Managers need to measure more than their inputs and outputs; they also need to understand how equipment performance...
Orange said the partnership will focus on the development of leisure and entertainment services for drivers and passengers
Spanish carmaker SEAT and mobile operator Orange Spain have signed an agreement with the aim of promoting new advances in the development and use of the connected...
IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must be designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses. Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry...
In today’s world where consumers are continuously bombarded with marketing messages; delivering the right ones, in the right context, and at the right time is essential.
More than ever, marketing teams are expected to drive revenue growth and, in a maturing telecom industry, exceptional customer...
IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses.
Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry needs as...
The year kicked off, as usual, with the big CES show in Las Vegas. Some of the hot trends on display this year were AI, IoT, and Robotics. And while overall, the progress shown at CES is quite impressive, it seems like most of...
Nokia looks to support customer-led testing prior to investment in an IoT solution
As internet of things (IoT) companies look to help enterprise and industrial interests get a better grasp on how IoT fits into creating positive business value, segments including manufacturing, supply chain logistics...
Huawei highlighted the testbed is a step forward towards the commercialization of 5G services
Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and vendor Huawei have completed what the companies claim to be the world’s first proof-of-concept (PoC) testbed for 5G based vehicle communication networks (5G-V2X) in their joint...
NB-IoT will complement existing LTE Cat 1 and Cat M1 network support
The internet of things (IoT) consists of a huge variety of use cases that come with a widely varying set of network capacity and coverage needs. To address this large market, operators around...
Telia Company working with the Finnish postal service to develop a smart mailbox project
The Finnish postal service Posti and Swedish telecommunications group Telia Company have developed a new type of smart mailbox, which claims to be the first in the world to use NB-IoT...
Nokia and Deutsche Telekom testing out 5G applications with the Port of Hamburg
Support for massive internet of things (IoT) is one of the three primary 5G use cases--the other two are enhance mobile broadband and mission critical communications. As the telecom industry works to...
Cisco said one goal of the smart city initiative is to reduce traffic congestion in the city of Adelaide
Cisco announced an investment of $1 million in a smart city project in Adelaide, Australia, with a primary goal of reducing traffic congestion and pave the way...
Software-defined networking, and SD-WAN in particular, is helping to redefine IT strategies for organizations across a number of industries. Companies with distributed operations have been traditionally dependent on resource-intensive, time-consuming and expensive processes to accommodate the networking needs of their business – and their...
The port of Rotterdam has selected IBM as its partner for the digital transformation project
The port of Rotterdam, one of Europe’s largest ports, is working in a digital transformation project with IBM in order to become a smart port.
The Dutch port, which currently employs...
Predictive maintenance brings efficiencies to aircraft, train and elevator operations
As the internet of things (IoT) drives the digital transformation of a variety of industries, predictive maintenance has emerged as a key use case. The ability to use sensor-based monitoring to identify and mitigate mechanical...
Enterprise (not just IT) are finding that mobile is a strategic asset. From the Board to the CEO to all his direct reports and the lines of business, they all require mobility to remain competitive in the marketplace. The tools include enterprise mobility management...
The sensors will be connected via NB-IoT and will allow users to see available parking spaces via an app
German operator Deutsche Telekom started to install a new network of sensors on parking spaces in downtown Hamburg, in Germany.
The telco said that these sensors will...
The Japanese company is also working on a smart city initiative in Denver
Panasonic Corporation of North America is currently collaborating with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Colorado Springs Utilities for the deployment of smart city solutions.
Panasonic, together with Colorado Springs and Colorado...
