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IoT alliance: Arm teams up with OSIsoft

The company that's expected to deliver a trillion chips for internet of things devices is teaming up with the software provider that delivers operational intelligence to two-thirds of the industrial companies in the Fortune 500. Chip developer Arm will work with OSIsoft to help...

ThingPark China opens IoT ecosystem lab in Beijing

The IoT firm was established in March through a joint investment by French LPWAN specialist Actility and Ginko Ventures ThingPark China, a LPWA IoT platform and solutions development provider, has opened an IoT ecosystem Lab in Beijing to enable device makers, application providers and customers...

Cisco kicks off IoT initiative in Hong Kong

Cisco has established a partner-driven IoT digital lab Cisco has launched an IoT-based smart city pilot program in Hong Kong dubbed the Digital Living Lab. Together with a number of partners, Cisco set up a low-power RAN gateway (LoRaWAN) at Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTP)...

The key role of smart lighting in building a smart city

Smart lighting serves as a 'vertical asset' that provides for a platform for further IoT initiatives CHICAGO--Coming with a clear path to return on investment and capable of serving to support broader smart city and internet of things ambitions, smart lighting is a major driver...

Senet seeing traction for LoRa solution in utility sector

Senet VP: Cellular a potential disruptor of LoRA, but IoT space big enough to support competition CHICAGO--The internet of things (IoT) market is marked by a variety of competing connectivity types both standardized, like NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1, and those based on access like...

NIST looks to help smart city projects scale up

Global City Teams Challenge provides collaborative forum for smart city R&D CHICAGO--“We have a problem in IoT and smart city in general. We’re extremely fragmented," Sokwoo Rhee, associate director of the cyber physical systems program at the National Institute of Standards Technology told attendees to...

TIM launches NB-IoT network to cover 5,000 towns in Italy

The new network will fully cover TIM’s LTE footprint by January 2018 Italian telecommunications group TIM has announced the commercial launch of a narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) network which will cover 5,000 municipalities across the European country. The telco said the new cellular-based internet of things...

Cisco: ‘In the IoT space, it’s going to be all about data’

CHICAGO--Boaz Maoz, head of global sales for Cisco Kinetic, said embracing the internet of things (IoT) is an imperative for business success going forward, but it's not easy. "Customers are struggling," he said during a keynote presentation at the Enterprise IoT World event. Maoz laid...

Elevators exemplify internet of things value

Thyssenkrupp North America CEO on IoT digital transformation CHICAGO--The internet of things can do three things for you, Mike Krell, head of internet of things strategy for market intelligence firm James Brehm and Associates, said during his welcoming comments at the Enterprise IoT World event....

Data streams deliver new revenue to Coke

The internet of things is new territory for many companies, but one brand that millions of people interact with each day has been relying on the IoT for years. Coca-Cola started connecting vending machines to computers long before its customers ever heard of the...

Qualcomm partnership to set up smart cars lab in China

The new R&D center will be located in the city of Chongqing Qualcomm has inked a partnership with Chinese tech firm Thunder Software Technology to establish a smart cars lab in mainland China. According to international press reports, the new research and development facility will be...

Agritech businesses to accelerate adoption of IoT, Inmarsat finds

According to a recent study, 62% of large agritech firms have already deployed IoT solutions The internet of things (IoT) will play a key role in helping the agriculture sector become more efficient and productive, according to a recent report commissioned by global mobile satellite...

Seco to improve industrial IoT system with Telenor Connexion

Industrial IoT tools will allow the Italian electronics firm to optimize predictive maintenance Italian embedded electronics supplier Seco has partnered with Nordic provider of IoT systems Telenor Connexion for the development of the former’s new industrial IoT system. The industrial IoT solution integrates Telenor Connexions’ managed...

As a global tourist hub, smart city transformation key in Orlando

Inter-departmental coordination is imperative for smart city success Hospitality industry nonprofit Visit Orlando figures around 68 million people visited the Central Florida theme park destination in 2016. In a metro area with more than 2.3 million residents, the addition of tourists can create issues ranging...

Dell shares details on IoT business goals

IoT solutions director highlights role of edge computing One day after Dell said it would launch a new IoT division headed by former VMWare CTO Ray O'Farrell, the company's IoT solutions director Kevin Terwilliger shared details about Dell's IoT business. Speaking at the IoT6 Exchange...

Thales investing in artificial intelligence for verticals

Artificial intelligence center will be located in Montreal and will focus on the development of AI implementations across Thales’ portfolio French company Thales, which designs and builds electrical systems and provides services for the aerospace, defense, transportation and security markets, is building a center focused...

KT investing in autonomous cars supported by 5G

New facility will use 5G to further test autonomous car use case Korean telecommunications operator KT has secured a license to build what it claims to be the world's first autonomous car cluster in Pangyo, in Gyeonggi Province. KT’s plans to deploy a core telecommunications...

Panasonic focuses on cybersecurity for autonomous cars

The Japanese firm said the system detects and prevents cyber attacks in connected and autonomous cars Panasonic Corporation announced the development of an automotive intrusion detection and prevention systems to prevent cyberattacks in autonomous and connected cars. Panasonic said its newly developed system will ensure safe...

Vodafone launches NB-IoT networks in two Australian cities

NB-IoT networks are now live in Sydney and Melbourne Vodafone Australia activated narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network in Melbourne and Sydney. The NB-IoT network is also live in Frankston, Victoria, where Vodafone has been running NB-IoT trials with Huawei for the past year, and...

Dell to invest $1 billion in IoT R&D with dedicated division

Projects emphasize the role of distributing compute power to the network edge, and taking a vertically-focused approach to IoT solutions development The marriage of the internet of things (IoT) with artificial intelligence-powered data analysis is the animating principle of Dell Technologies' IoT strategy, which, as...

VMware partners with SAP to accelerate enterprise IoT adoption

The two companies are working to launch a pre-integrated solution to enable quick enterprise IoT deployments VMware said it will collaborate with SAP with the primary goal of creating an integrated enterprise IoT solution that supports the implementation and management of use cases across devices,...

Verizon VP outlines ‘three key issues’ to IoT adoption

Speaking from the Wireless Infrastructure Association's HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., Verizon Vice President of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo highlighted why, after more than a decade of pushing, the internet of things is finally seeing widespread adoption by enterprises of all...

Samsung Electronics to launch IoT system for smart buildings

Samsung said it will initially implement the system in a building in Poland and two corporate centers in Korea Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics plans to launch an internet of things (IoT) system that can incorporate artificial intelligence into the management of buildings, Korean press...

Aeris targets internet of things market in India

Aeris partnered with telco BSNL to offer internet of things solutions to enterprise and public sector Indian telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has partnered with internet of things (IoT) solutions provider Aeris to jointly target the IoT market in India. The two companies...