Integrated RF front end and certification from operators like Verizon and AT&T creates powerful development platform
The internet of things (IoT) space is a dynamic market that lends itself to disruption given the relatively low-cost and collaborative development community. To take advantage of the myriad...
Artificial intelligence (AI) will enable earlier diagnosis of diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and dementia, British Prime Minister Theresa May has said in a speech on industrial strategy at Jodrell Bank, the UK centre for physics, astro-physics and astronomy, in Manchester.
In the latest in...
Customers using Samsung’s ARTIK IoT platform for manufacturing, remote asset monitoring and smart buildings
Smart factories, intelligent buildings and asset managers are currently using Samsung Electronics’ ARTIK IoT solutions to achieve return of investment through improved operational productivity, the South Korean company said.
“Better asset management,...
Japan-based Toyota has taken a stake in data analytics firm ALBERT, also from Japan, to bring new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies in house, and develop its own autonomous driving capabilities.
Toyota said the pair have struck a “business alliance” that will see...
Commercial and public safety companies are moving inexorably away from TETRA based communications and embracing LTE-based technologies, Chinese vendor Huawei company told Enterprise IoT Insights following the launch of its new eLTE Multimedia Critical Communications System (eLTE MCCS) at Critical Communications World (CCW) in...
Many ‘internet of things’ (IoT) providers are failing to factor installation costs into their business proposals, and both suppliers and customers are coming unstuck as a result. This is the view of IoT specialist Digi, which suggests the IoT market at large still takes...
37 operators have launched commercial NB-IoT
A total of 48 commercial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M had been launched worldwide as of the end of April, according to recent statistics by the GSMA.
Some of the 37 operators that have launched NB-IoT include: Three (Hong Kong),...
The White House hosted 100 government officials, research academics, and business leaders to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of funding, regulation, workers and “military advantage” last week.
The Artificial Intelligence for American Industry summit, on May 10, was organised around two breakout sessions....
Vendors Nokia, Huawei and Motorola Solutions variously talked up next-generation command centres at Critical Communications World (CCW) in Berlin this week. The trio offered multi-media public safety packages that variously make use of ‘internet of things’ (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, and seek...
The ‘internet of things’ (IoT) market is moving towards new value-based and event-based pricing, led by smart cities and industrial operatives, according to Cisco.
Until now, device-as-a-service, and latterly anonymised data sharing with third-parties, have thrived as business models in the nascent IoT space. However,...
Oracle has agreed to buy California-based data analytics specialist DataScience.com for an undisclosed fee to boost its machine learning capabilities.
DataScience.com offers a one-stop data analytics platform, providing self-service access to open source data science tools, and related projects and infrastructure. The platform allows customers,...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has completed a $15 million 18-month overhaul of Gatwick Airport’s IT systems, which it has compared to performing open-heart surgery while the patient is running.
The work has covered the introduction of an ‘internet of things’ (IoT) network, a 30mbps public...
Europe’s incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could take public safety companies by surprise, and even force them to shut down. This was the view, as technology companies at Critical Communications World (CCW) in Berlin showed facial recognition technology (FRT) and biometric solutions for...
Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson has added PTC’s Thingworx platform, offering tools for developing industrial ‘internet of things’ (IoT) and augmented reality (AR) services, to its cloud-based IoT Accelerator platform, designed to make it easier for developers to launch IoT applications. It is the latest...
Comcast has hooked up the “epicentre of IoT” by making live its LoRaWAN-based machineQ service in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. The launch, one of 10 new machineQ networks to go live in recent weeks, will stimulate local start-ups and developers to...
The role of the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in public safety technologies is increasing, but two-way private (PMR) or land mobile radio system (LMRS) based communications remains the go-to technology for emergency services, said Motorola Solutions chief technology officer Paul...
Vodafone’s group revenue from ‘internet of things’ (IoT) services stood at €747 million for the 12 months to March 31, up 7.2 per cent from €697 million the previous year.
The increase was down to higher IoT SIM connections in the period, up 31.2 per...
The European Commission (EC) is inviting municipal authorities to apply for €15,000 vouchers to finance Wi-Fi equipment and installation in public spaces. Vouchers worth €17.75 million in total will be made available to 1,183 municipalities in European Union (EU) member states in the next...
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has selected 10 smart city authorities and regional government agencies to explore the implications of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, into US national airspace.
The initiative variously involves state, local and tribal governments, in partnership with private...
Verizon has introduced a new ‘internet of things’ (IoT) programme, ThingSpace Ready, to help IoT module makers to build, certify and manage IoT devices more easily and cheaply. Quectel, Sequans and u-blox have already joined the scheme; cellular design houses Bittium and Mobilogix and...
Honeywell piloting its Outcome Based Service (OBS) solution across the mechanical components of the HVAC system
Honeywell has been working with management of the world?s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, to implement several connected building and internet of things (IoT) projects in the marquee venue in...
The European Commission (EC) has established 5G test-beds in Barcelona in Spain and Bristol in the UK to trial of consumer oriented 5G applications. A further €2.2 million has been readies to fund new 5G test-beds in further European ‘smart cities’ over the next...
Californian company says the pilot will take place in the city of Frisco in July
California-based self-driving car company Drive.ai has launched a pilot program to bring an on-demand, self-driving car service to Frisco, Tex.
The company said that the pilot will be launched in July...
Washington-state tech giant Microsoft will set up house in Houston, Texas, as part of a long-term effort with the city authority to drive grass-roots innovation, stimulate the local economy, and develop new smart city solutions.
Houston said it was the first US city to be...
