Internet of Things (IoT)

The connected car changes everything Of all the domains IoT has impacted, the automotive industry, with its connected car, seems to be creating the most interest from both enterprises and consumers. Cars are changing at an incredible rate, and industry leaders, …

Nokia will test several applications under this smart city program Finnish vendor Nokia has joined the Bristol Is Open initiative, a program which seeks to implement smart city strategies for the UK city. Bristol Is Open (BIO) seeks to transform the …

Despite the proliferation of endpoints, only a third of enterprises have an endpoint protection strategy, a new survey reveals. The number and nature of critical endpoints in enterprise networks is evolving as employee-owned devices, virtual machines, point-of-sale terminals, Internet of …

Oil and gas refinery leakage costs hundreds of thousands One of the largest oil and gas refineries in the world, working with various types of crude oil and manufacturing various grades of fuel from motor gasoline to aviation turbine fuel (ATF), needed …

With channel bands of several hundred megahertz expected to support 5G deployments, government regulators will need to be creative in providing resources Spectrum remains one of the more challenging aspects on the road to “5G” deployments. With expectations of channel …

Carriers and vendors are solidly behind advances in 5G technology, but the advanced business and use case to support the technology remains elusive Perhaps the most challenging issue surrounding “5G” today is in terms of use cases. Speaking with a …

The telco said more than 30 companies are already hosting trials on the IoT network Swisscom announced that its LoRa-based IoT network already covers 75% of the country’s population. The network uses technology based on the Low Power Wide Area Network …

Keeping vaccines cold Dulas, a renewable energy provider, sought a machine-to-machine (M2M) solution that would allow it to record and report the temperature inside vaccine refrigerators to prevent the vaccines from losing their potency, according to a case study provided by IoT …

Amid growing concerns about IoT devices being used for cyber attacks, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released a 13-step guide for securing IoT products. Internet of Things (IoT) devices were recently used in two massive distributed denial of service attacks …

Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies. Under the …

The smart parking implementation will be the initial step of commercial IoT networks in Norway Sweden-based IoT provider Telenor Connexion aims to carry out a smart parking pilot in Trondheim, Norway, beginning in January 2017. The firm plans to implement …

Languages for IoT developers We have seen a changing of the guard in the past few years as software takes center stage and once-beloved hardware simply becomes a canvas for developers. The ability to code is an important skill for the production of …

Back in August we wrote an article answering the question on everyone’s mind: “What is the internet of things?” We spoke about some of the embedded systems used in the “internet of things,” and how it can transform a number …

Languages for IoT developers We have seen a changing of the guard in the past few years as software takes center stage and once-beloved hardware simply becomes a canvas for developers. The ability to code is an important skill for the production of …

Back in August we wrote an article answering the question on everyone’s mind: What is the internet of things? We spoke about some of the embedded systems used in IoT, and how it can transform a number of industries. As …

By combining data from connected trucks with its lean production know-how, Scania aims to help mining companies boost their productivity. Scania is no beginner when it comes to lean production methods. Already in the 1990s, the Swedish truck manufacturer partnered with …

Volvo to launch new sensor-based monitoring system Volvo Buses unveiled the first pedestrian and cyclist detection system for the bus industry. Launching at the IAA in Hannover, Germany, the system will be on Volvo’s European city bus fleet in 2017. “Accidents involving …

Current long-haul trucking inefficiencies We have all stopped at a rest station during a road trip and parked in the small gaps between the 18-wheeled trucks filled with sleeping drivers. Those drivers are often tasked to drive cross country to …

Current long-haul trucking inefficiencies We have all stopped at a rest station during a road trip and parked in the small gaps between the 18-wheel trucks filled with sleeping drivers. Those drivers are often tasked to drive cross country to …

Berg Insight estimates the autonomous car market will grow at a CAGR of 62% during the 2020-2030 period The total number of new registrations of autonomous cars is expected to reach 24 million in 2030 compared to 200,000 in 2020, …

Volvo to launch new sensor-based monitoring system Volvo Buses unveiled the first pedestrian and cyclist detection system for the bus industry. Launching at the IAA in Hannover, Germany, the system will be on Volvo’s European city bus fleet in 2017. “Accidents involving …

The impact of self-driving cars on passenger rail could be comparable to the impact of automobile itself 125 years ago. Self-driving cars are coming, bringing with them a rather sizable wave of disruption. Traditional automakers must form new alliances as they are …

“5G” is one of the biggest buzz words in the mobile telecom space, but what exactly is it? With true 4G networks now just coming to market, and plenty of runway left in terms of LTE-based 4G development, what is …

Everyone is talking about it, but what will 5G be really like in a commercial environment? Getting beyond the technical specifications, what “5G” will be in practice is nearly as confusing as digging into its planned technical specifications. In fact, …

The internet of beans Thumb-sized “plastic beans” are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices or elaborate moisture monitoring systems, according to an article on …