Orange expects LoRa coverage nationwide in France by year end
Internet of things (IoT) connectivity specification LoRa, which has seen widespread interest from carriers, has already seen good uptake from enterprise and industrial users in France, according to service provider Orange, which is planning nationwide...
Sprint has certified new IoT modules designed to help customers migrate internet of things devices onto the carrier's LTE network. The carrier currently has 13.4 million connected IoT devices, and about 90% of them use CDMA technology, according to Mo Nasser, general manager of...
Michigan road agencies and General Motors R&D division are collaborating in the connected and automated vehicle space by demonstrating smart signal technology
In collaboration with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Macomb County Department of Roads, the GM development vehicles were able to...
ITT Inc. and Weather Telematics will targets verticals in North America and other territories including China
Canadian company Internet of Things (ITT Inc.) has signed a letter of intent to acquire Ottawa-based Weather Telematics, which specializes in predictive artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicle solutions.
Weather Telematics...
For Target, keeping it fresh is about more than the produce aisle - the company purposely changes its store layouts on a regular basis.
"To remain relevant to its guests over time, Target continually reinvents its stores, including layout, presentation and merchandise assortment, to create...
Smart lighting is the current killer app for smart cities, Silver Spring Network exec says
Sean Tippett, director of business development and IoT for Silver Spring Networks, said that the deployment of an smart lighting and control system provides an ideal platform for multiple smart...
The global spending on the internet of things (IoT) is forecasted to grow 16.7% year-over-year in 2017
By 2021, global internet of things spending is expected to total nearly $1.4 trillion as organizations continue to invest in the hardware, software, services, and connectivity that enable...
Back in the day when BlackBerry (aka RIM) was at the cutting edge of mobile technology, Ryan Hickey was technical director for RF firmware and Fraser Gibbs was technical director for cellular development. Now Hickey and Gibbs are focused on building a nationwide, low-power...
Sierra Wireless is focusing its IoT device-to-cloud solutions to help enterprises develop and launch new services and business models
According to PwC Canada’s 2017 Global Digital IQ Survey, 73% of organizations are making substantial investments in the IoT space. The IoT is creating new service-oriented...
Manufacturing industries will lead investment in the internet of things, according to the analysts at IDC, followed by transportation and utilities. Cross-Industry IoT investments in technologies such as connected vehicles and smart buildings are projected to total $86 billion this year, second only to...
Real estate professionals may soon have a new way to inform customers about ambient air quality in homes and condominiums. Bosch has introduced a compact and portable air quality monitoring system in partnership with Intel.
Intel said its Quark processor and software will power...
Swiss IoT platform Octonion will join Actility’s ThingPark ecosystem
French firm Actility, which specializes in in LPWA networks for the IoT has signed a partnership with Swiss end-to-end IoT software platform Octonion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Octonion will join the ThingPark ecosystem, providing its...
The research firm said V2X still needs a credible installation strategy
ABI Research said V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communicaitons is finally gaining momentum in the smart mobility industry, with a growing number of initiatives, trials and product launches.
The search firm said the cellular technology, which is being...
Multi-dwelling units are prime candidates for smart building technology, according to the Continental Automated Buildings Association. Building owners often have the capital and the control needed to purchase energy management systems that use sensors, processors and switches to connect equipment to the internet and...
Global automakers may be breathing a collective sigh of relief today after Apple CEO Tim Cook responded to a reporter's question about self-driving cars. Cook said Apple is focused on autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, but stopped short of saying the iPhone maker is...
Already a part of Cisco's partner program, French low power wide area network firm Actility, which provides an internet of things (IoT) solution that covers networking and data management with its ThingPark product, has raised $75 million in Series D funding, which includes participation...
Senet said it will offer a turnkey solution to communication service providers that want to deploy low power wide-area network services on their physical assets. The company said its portfolio of cloud-based managed network services includes security at the core as well as carrier-grade...
Industrial internet of things leader GE has named John Flannery as its incoming CEO. Flannery is set to take over on August 1 when current CEO Jeffrey Immelt steps down. Flannery is currently president and CEO of GE Healthcare, and has written and spoken...
Verizon has been very active with drone technology, using drones as flying cell sites and for network testing. The carrier has also purchased a drone management firm. But Verizon knows that drones can have a dark side as well.
For example, at a fire in...
The IoT network is expected to cover 94% of the U.K. population by end-2018
French IoT specialists Sigfox has signed an agreement with U.K. operator WND to deploy a nationwide IoT network in the U.K. before the end of 2018.
The LPWA network is expected to...
Teenagers looking to earn cash cutting grass this summer could find themselves displaced by robots. Robot lawnmowers are gaining ground, and now an Italian company says its model is greener than ordinary lawnmowers. Zucchetti Centro Sistemi says its electric Ambrogio Robot recycles grass clippings...
SoftBank said that one of its subsidiaries will buy Alphabet's Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed amount. Boston Dynamics develops humanoid robots with names like Atlas, Spot and Handle. The intelligent robots have demonstrated agility, dexterity, and perception.
"Smart robotics are going to be a...
The grass is always greener at the edge of the network, according to Amazon. Greengrass is an Amazon Web Services platform that allows customers to run code at the network edge in the same way they do on the AWS cloud. This week Amazon...
Indian company Tata Communications expects to launch 50 million IoT devices by 2022, Indian press reported.
By that time, Tata aims to capture approximately 10-15% of the local IoT market, according to a recent report. The Indian firm has already earmarked $100 million for its...
