Enterprises will soon be able to deploy small cells that can be configured for any of the major U.S. LTE bands, and/or for the internet of things. SpiderCloud Wireless is shipping an enterprise-grade LTE small cell that can be software configured to support LTE...
Three companies are currently carrying out smart parking pilots in five areas across the city
The city of Milwaukee announced plans to replace old parking meters with new smart parking meters, which will allow authorities to implement different parking rates, the local CBS affiliate reports. The...
The U.K. telecommunications firm signed an IoT agreement with Matooma's connectivity management offering
French internet of things (IoT) company Matooma recently signed an agreement with U.K. telecom operator Vodafone for the provision of IoT connectivity. Under the terms of the deal, the new partnership will...
ServiceMax leverages PTC ThingWorx platform to digitally transform field services
At a high-level, field services refer to any action an enterprise takes that put staff out of the office and in front of customers or assets; examples include municipal waste pick and hauling, house calls...
Google affiliate Waymo and ride sharing service Lyft have confirmed that they are teaming up to work on self-driving cars. The deal was first reported by the New York Times.
Waymo noted Lyft's commitment to the smart city ideal, and said the partnership will help...
SEAT and Saba will work to provide new smart parking related functions
Spanish carmaker SEAT and compatriot urban mobility solutions provider Saba have signed an agreement to provide new services to the vehicle mobility ecosystem including smart parking.
Under the terms of the agreement, SEAT will add Saba...
The IoT-Ready Alliance will focus on the creation of a common standard for IoT-enabled lighting fixtures
A group of internet of things (IoT) companies, lighting and LED driver manufacturers and other industry groups have established the IoT-Ready Alliance with the main aim of creating a common...
To leverage its scale, Dell is looking for "replicable" IoT solutions rather than "snowflakes"
LAS VEGAS--In an interview with Enterprise IoT Insights during the recent Dell EMC World event, Ron Pugh, Dell EMC OEM Solutions vice president/general manager, discussed the need to move from highly-customized...
KDDI and Nokia pushed 1 Gbps throughput in Tokyo MDU using 28 GHz band
Building on a 5G partnership, Nokia and Japanese operator KDDI this week shared details of a recent trial designed to test next generation mobile services in the context of an ultra-dense,...
Cloud computing has become a concept that most people in technology recognize and at least partially understand, so it's no surprise that the cloud is no longer the cutting edge. Instead, the edge is the edge -- innovators are moving cloud compute capabilities to...
Under the new contract the firm will provide its IoT offender monitoring and tracking solution Onmilink
U.S. firm Numerex, a provider of enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the renewal of a multi-year contract with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Under the terms...
Philips will work with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority to focus on smart lighting initiatives
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Philips Lighting Export to implement smart lighting initiatives in the emirate.
"This MoU will provide the...
LAS VEGAS--Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of the eponymous computing hardware giant, fielded questions from the media, analyst and influencer community during Dell EMC World. Topics covered included the future of the internet of things, augmented and virtual reality and what 5G will...
Italian utility Enel is expanding smart meter initiatives to Romania
Italian utility Enel announced plans to expand its smart meter program in Romania with the expected roll out of more than 150,000 smart devices in the country during 2017.
The European firm had rolled out a...
Modernization of legacy IT infrastructure and harnessing cloud computing and software are priorities for Jaguar Land Rover
LAS VEGAS--Jaguar Land Rover CIO Simon Bolton discussed the automaker's approach to digital transformation, including a focus on the move toward electric and autonomous vehicles, as well as...
Digital transformation specialist Happiest Minds Technologies acquired IoT firm Cupola Technology
Indian IT company Happiest Minds Technologies has announced the acquisition of IoT specialist Cupola Technology. Happiest Minds Technology focuses on next generation digital transformation, infrastructure, security and product engineering services. The firm said that...
Michael Dell: IoT is 'at the heart of a cycle of continuous innovation'
LAS VEGAS--Airplane manufacturer Boeing, like many other leading industrial players, is actively working to combine its long history of engineering with new digital and IoT solutions in an effort to transform its...
VMware said that the new IoT tool will be commercially available during this year
VMware has unveiled a new IoT infrastructure management solution dubbed VMware Pulse IoT Center.
The firm said that this new IoT solution will help customers to efficiently manage, operate, scale and protect their...
The Linux Foundation's EdgeX Foundry looks to bring component interoperability to industrial internet of things edge computing components
LAS VEGAS--Much like William Faulkner's character Vardaman, who famously said in As I Lay Dying, "My mother is a fish," the internet of things is an octopus.
A...
Dell IoT Solutions Director discusses open source IoT, fog versus cloud and partner ecosystems
LAS VEGAS--Kevin Terwilliger, Dell’s IoT Solutions Director, Client Solutions, works with customers to identify IoT “blueprints” meant to accelerate return on investment. In a departure from the predominant thinking, Terwilliger explained...
Cognizant is in the business of helping companies automate their operations, a process which can lead to job cuts and/or create opportunities for new kinds of work. Now Cognizant itself is reportedly cutting jobs as some IT work previously done by humans is performed...
Dell founder says IoT, cloud, workforce and security are all part of digital transformation
LAS VEGAS--Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of the Austin-based tech powerhouse, shared key takeaways of his regular conversations with the CEOs and CIOs of customers during his opening session at...
Dell CMO: 'Digital transformation is a business-level conversation'
LAS VEGAS--Digital transformation is a major focus of the programming at Dell EMC World 2017, but the process also requires major shifts in organizational approach to IT, workforce and security processes. That was the message Dell Chief...
Sprint said its new Magic Box small cells could be a foot in the door for future IoT solutions in the home. The carrier's COO for technology, Günther Ottendorfer, said the internet of things is "certainly something we are thinking about" in the context...
