Internet of Things (IoT)

AT&T is adding more radios to its cell sites on wings, or COWs as the company likes to call them. The latest COW tests took place in Houston, where AT&T’s network disaster recovery team worked with first responders to practice …

Sensors are small pieces of hardware which enable the “internet of things” by monitoring processes, collecting huge amounts of data and taking several measurements. The falling prices of these sensors is helping drive down IoT deployment costs and is enabling …

The new offering combines Schneider’s EcoStruxure architecture with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate development of open IoT applications Customers can now gain …

The chip technology architects at ARM, which was acquired by Japan’s SoftBank last year for $32 billion, have created an image signal processor that targets advanced driver assistance systems. The company said ADAS will require not only more cameras inside …

The eLTE smart grid solution is already commercially available in China Chinese vendor Huawei has released its wireless smart grid solution, dubbed the eLTE SmartGrid. The vendor said its new eLTE SmartGrid solution applies advanced 4.5G cellular wireless communication technology in …

Companies say they need a new way to manage smartphones Companies that want to capitalize on the IoT know that connecting their equipment isn’t enough – they also need software to manage connected devices and analyze the data they generate. …

This executive brief provides a toolkit to help map out how Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can offer advantages in business, what frameworks to use and which areas to evaluate.  This toolkit will equip CIOs, CMOs and anyone considering investing …

Even in this digital age, the United States produces roughly 150 million pieces of snail mail each day, and most of it is processed by Pitney Bowes machines. Many of those machines operate 24/7 thanks to sensors and cloud-based software …

Chinese company set up an AI lab in March China’s Lenovo Group said it plans to invest $1.2 billion in the research and development of artificial intelligence, big data, and internet of things (IoT) technology in the next four years, …

British Columbia’s main electric utility, BC Hydro, which provides clean energy to its 1.9 million residential, commercial and industrial customers, has been investing in a scalable technology infrastructure to help automate processes and improve control and access to the information …

NTT’s offering will use Cumulocity; IoT application enablement platform German internet of things (IoT) software platform provider Cumulocity, has signed a partnership with Japanese company NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) to deliver IoT solutions in Japan. The two firms said …

Visual light communications enables precise in-store location and wayfinding – down to an item on a shelf Indoor positioning systems (IPS) can enhance the shopping experience in a physical retail store. As a quick review: IPS technology is similar to …

We’ve read the projections, and analyzed the statistics, and by all measures they are remarkable: In 2008, there were already more “things” connected to the internet than people; by 2020 the internet of things (IoT) will produce $19 trillion in …

The world’s largest maker of agricultural equipment is encouraging software developers to use John Deere’s application programming interfaces to create software that can access the data generated by John Deere’s connected machines. The company has created a cloud-based operations center …

Pantech was once the second largest cell phone maker in South Korea, but as the smartphone market took off the company was one of many manufacturers unable to carve out a profitable niche in the tiny space left between Apple …

Microsoft IoT Central connects to Azure cloud services; Connected Factory announced ahead of Hannover Messe Microsoft has unveiled Microsoft IoT Central, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering aimed at reducing the complexity of IoT solutions. The company bills the solution as …

T-Systems, DT’s enterprise group, will provide IoT services to manufacturing interest Kaeser Kompressoren Germany is a leader in the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector, a combination of federal investment by way of the Industrie 4.0 initiative and the key …

Microsoft Hololens and Azure platform join predictive maintenance industrial IoT solution used by Thyssenkrupp Elevator, escalator and moving walkway manufacturer Thyssenkrupp has been using the predictive maintenance capabilities of Microsoft’s Azure suite, which allows Thyssenkrupp’s service technicians to identify problems …

Verizon launched its nationwide internet of things network on the last day of the first quarter. The carrier added Category M1 technology to its network through a software upgrade, and in the months ahead will likely to start to see …

The Danish capital implemented a number of smart city initiatives with vendor Cisco Copenhagen is well known as one of the most innovative cities in Europe. The Danish capital has been also implementing a number of smart city initiatives to continue driving …

Telefonica has opened three new service operations center to trial intelligent network management Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has deployed three dedicated Service Operations Centers (SOCs) in Argentina, Chile and Germany to test AI-based intelligent network management. The European telco launched …

Butano24 will use LoRa to monitor butane cylinders For fifty years, consumers and businesses in Spain have been buying orange butane cylinders to heat their water and their homes. When users wait until the tanks are empty before requesting a …

The Dutch firm mainly invests in European firms focusing on IoT, cloud technologies, digital health and connected home KPN Ventures, the investment arm of Dutch telecommunications group KPN, has invested in firm nello, a developer of a smart intercom solution. Nello’s …

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 …

LTE is the gold standard of connectivity, but many enterprises do not consider it an option when planning private networks to connect equipment to the internet. That’s a mistake, according to Qualcomm Technologies VP of business development Neville Meijers. Meijers …