UK firm Telensa will provide an intelligent street lighting system in a new smart city development, in the centre of Maroochydore, on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, which covers beach resorts and rural hinterland in southern Queensland.
Telensa, a specialist in connected street lighting, will deploy its...
Codelco, the National Copper Corporation of Chile, has handed Rockwell Automation a contract worth $50 million to supply connectivity, automation, and control systems to the Chuquicamata mine in Chile, the world's largest open pit mine.
The agreement with state-owned Codelco, one of the world’s largest...
Deutsche Telekom said the system will be linked to the IoT for bridges, tunnels, building and other concrete infrastructure at the airport
Düsseldorf Airport, one of the most important German hubs in international air traffic, has teamed with Deutsche Telekom and its partner BS2 Sicherheitssysteme...
United Technologies has bought Atlanta-based predictive analytics software company Predikto for an undisclosed fee. Predikto’s software will be deployed across its business units to drive efficiencies in its manufacturing operations and dynamism in its product design.
United Technologies, based in Farmington, in Connecticut, owns jet-engine...
Another seven states have also greenlighted automated vehicle platooning with certain restrictions
A total of 9 U.S. jurisdictions have already authorized automated vehicle platooning, according to a study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The states that have already given a green light to truck platooning are...
London start-ups are being technical support to develop and scale their artificial intelligence (AI) projects.
The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s centre for data science and AI, will host a series of five-day ‘hackathons’ to help UK innovators, based in the capital, to nail down...
The market’s response to reports of the impending sale of GE Digital combined both regret, that the company’s barnstorming run as a digital-change agent is potentially over, and a distinct lack of surprise, that its parent’s performance and culture has finally told against it.
Reports,...
The autonomous boat measures water depth at the port to guarantee normal operations
The port of Antwerp, in Belgium, is working on a fully autonomous sounding boat to measure water depth in the port.
The vessel, dubbed Echodrone, is a prototype that is currently being developed...
Semiconductor makers are among the best in the business when it comes to employing automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to their factory processes. Intel is a leader in smart manufacturing, even among its peers.
In a detailed use case, it discusses its use...
Semtech’s LoRa technology is being used by Quantified Ag, whose devices are implemented in feedlots in the U.S. and Australia
Semtech said that Quantified Ag, a company specializing in internet of things-based cattle tracking and cattle health solutions, has implemented Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless...
Berg Insights forecast a total of 16.4 million fleet management systems in the region by 2022
The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America reached 8 million at the end of last year, with Verizon leading the market,...
US manufacturers have been slow to adopt digital manufacturing processes, and embrace digital transformation. This is the conclusion of a new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a think tank for science and technology policy.
“For all smart manufacturing’s promise, most U.S....
The smart traffic initiative stipulates the deployment of 450 smart parking sensors
The government of Australia announced the launch of a project to install 450 smart parking sensors to benefit residents in the country’s Central Coast area.
Federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Paul Fletcher...
Orange has completed its acquisition of Basefarm through its subsidiary Orange Business Services.
The deal signifies Orange taking an "important step" towards becoming "a global player" in digital enterprise, following the arrival of CEO Helmut Reisinger, who was brought on board to expand its roster...
The global agriculture sensors market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% during the 2018-2026 period
North America continues to lead the global agriculture sensors market, according to a recent study by U.S. research firm Credence Research.
“Strong government support to increase agriculture production,...
IoT gateway provider Libelium's Meshlium Manager System had web vulnerabilities, which were open to Mirai-style botnet attacks. Libelium said it has corrected the faults.
The Meshlium Manager System receives data from sensors and forwards the information directly to the Internet. The gateway is used for...
Beth Noveck has been appointed as New Jersey’s first chief information officer (CIO). New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said Noveck will “create a 21st century government that makes decisions by tapping high-quality data and diverse collective intelligence.”
Noveck is a professor in the technology, culture,...
The Slovakian firm said the sensors are ready for the NB-IoT network recently launched by T-Mobile US
Sensoneo, a Slovakian provider of smart waste management solutions, has been testing its waste fill-level sensors in several locations across the U.S. for the past few weeks to...
The UK government is offering £20m to drive innovation in smart agriculture, as part of a £90m fund to make it easier for farmers and food businesses to embrace technology and innovation.
Changing food production is a plank in the UK government’s developing Industrial Strategy....
Logistics company Maersk and technology company IBM have introduced an open blockchain platform, called TradeLens, to digitise the global shipping trade. The pair said 94 organisations are already involved, or have agreed to participate, including 20 port and terminal operators across the globe.
TradeLens employs blockchain-based...
British defence technology company Qinetiq, heavily involved in the UK 5G testbed project in Worcestershire, has warned next-generation 5G wireless networks will open businesses up to cyber threats.
The GSMA predicts as many as 1.4 billion 5G connections will be live by 2025, with revenue...
The team of researches have tested smart city systems from Libelium, Echelon and Battelle
A team of researchers from Threatcare and IBM X-Force Red have joined forces to test several smart city devices, with the specific goal of finding vulnerabilities in smart city systems.
Earlier this...
Motor company Ford is using body tracking technology on the production line at its engine assembly plant in Valenica, Spain. It is the same technology professional sports people use to perfect their techniques and replicate moves for video games.
Employees at Ford’s plant in Valencia...
Camden, known for its back-street stalls and alternative night life, has solidified itself as a smart borough using data analytics to save over £63 million over three years. In a bid to improve the lives of Camden’s 240,000 residents, and tattoo-loving tourists, the council...
