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Aeris partners with Roambee to enhance cold chain monitoring via IoT 

  The combined solution will allow companies to monitor shipments and assets through IoT technologies   Internet of things company Aeris announced it is working with Roambee, an IoT supply chain and enterprise asset visibility company, to help enterprises improve their monitoring of shipments and assets through...

Nokia trial sees Komatsu autonomous mining trucks approved to run on private LTE

Driverless trucks by equipment manufacturer Komatsu are the first in the mining industry to be passed to run on a private LTE network in commercial operations. Komatsu’s ‘autonomous haulage system’ (AHS), which governs unmanned operation of its ultra-class FrontRunner mining trucks, passed qualification after a...

LoRaWAN 100-club claims 60% growth, tech ‘superiority’; stokes battle with Sigfox

The number of LoRaWAN network operators jumped by more than 60 per cent in 2018, according to the LoRa Alliance. It said its global operator count stands at more than 100, as of the end of December. These include operators of both private and...

Xiaomi to invest $1.48 billion in IoT, AI

  The Chinese smartphone maker said these two technologies will be key for the firm’s growth strategy within the next five years   Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced plans to invest over CNY 10 billion ($1.48 billion) in areas related to artificial intelligence and the internet of...

Sigfox claims unique position among IoT operators to introduce battery-less devices

Sigfox reckons is the only network technology in position to support battery-less devices for low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT solutions, at least in early prototype mode today. Speaking with Enterprise IoT Insights, Bertrand Ramé, senior vice president of international operations at Sigfox, said the French IoT...

AI set to drive the global supply chain technology market to $440 billion by 2023

Revenues generated by technology in the global supply chain will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 11 per cent over the next five years, reaching $440 billion by 2023. Among emerging technologies, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will have the most...

HPE opens industrial IoT innovation lab in Geneva to develop edge portfolio, revenues

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new Industry 4.0 ‘innovation lab’ for industrial IoT and edge compute projects in Geneva, Switzerland. The company said the new facility will bring a sharper competitive edge to its ‘converged edge’ portfolio, and commercial gains to partners. “The...

Cisco, Iteris form partnership to target smart city solutions

  The two companies initially deployed an IoT-based solution for the city of Las Vegas   Iteris, a U.S company that focuses on applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, has signed a strategic partnership with Cisco with the aim of promoting the latter’s Connected Roadway solution through...

BICS looks to build bridges between telecoms operators and the IoT market

International carrier services company BICS has gone from a useful clearing house for airtime to a close strategic partner for communications providers of every type. Importantly, the company can bring the rangy 'internet of things' (IoT) market into line for the mobile operator community,...

Oracle announces new version of Java Card to support IoT deployments

  The new release includes support for smart meters and industrial IoT as well as wearables and automotive   Oracle announced the general availability of Java Card 3.1, the latest version of its open application platform that is used to secure internet of things devices. Oracle said that...

Sigfox goes point-to-point with US customers to build national coverage

Note, this is the second part of a feature/interview Sigfox; click the link for the first, about the company's ‘Zero-G’ strategy and global rollout plans. When it comes to wireless network deployment, US states are like countries, reckons IoT company Sigfox. Of all its achievements,...

London intros major IoT project to clean up city’s “filthy air”, tackle “public health crisis”

A major new internet of things (IoT) project has launched in London to investigate improve the city’s toxic air. The initiative, Breathe London, claims “the world’s most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality monitors”. The project is a collaboration between the Mayor of London,...

Bsquare strengthens industrial IIoT capabilities with AWS

  Bsquare selected AWS as it preferred cloud services provider for its DataV suite   Industrial internet of things company Bsquare says it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to meet the increasing demand for IIoT solutions. Bsquare has selected AWS as its preferred cloud services provider and...

Sigfox outlines ‘Zero-G’ strategy to underpin 5G/IoT ecosystem, secure global coverage

IoT networking company Sigfox has big plans for 2019. Every IoT company does, of course, but the French firm has set a target to secure 'global' coverage by setting up in China, India, and Russia, finally, and plugging three major gaps in its existing...

Gemalto finds nearly half of businesses can’t detect IoT device breaches

  The study said that organizations believes blockchain technology would be ideal to solve security concerns in the IoT field   Nearly half of businesses -- 53% -- cannot detect if any of their internet of things devices suffers a breach, according to a recent study by...

Dallas rejigs digital team, as AT&T reveals first proofs of local smart city works

The City of Dallas has appointed its first chief innovation officer (CINO) to lead its newly created ‘office of innovation’ and drive “operational and technological improvements” in the city. The appointment, part of a top-level reshuffle in support of the city’s digital strategy, comes as...

Hexagon strengthens smart factory strategy via acquisition

  The Swedish company acquired Etalon, a German provider of equipment calibration solutions   Swedish digital solutions company Hexagon has boosted its smart factory capabilities via the acquisition of Etalon, which provides equipment calibration solutions. Etalon’s solutions continuously monitor and initiate compensation of machine tools, measuring machines, robots...

Magenta Venture Partners launches $100m VC fund for industrial AI startups

Israel’s venture capital firm Magenta Venture Partners has announced a new $100 million fund for early-stage Israeli startups focused variously on autonomous vehicles, Industry 4.0, smart cities, and fin-tech, and on artificial intelligence and enterprise software. The new fund had its initial closing in October...

Sprint, Peachtree Corners to build smart vehicle test track using IoT, 5G

  Sprint said the new track will enable the trial of advanced automotive technology   Sprint announced a collaboration project with the city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia for the development of an intelligent vehicle test track using Sprint's 5G technology combined with Curiosity IoT and micropositioning. "Curiosity Lab at...

Senet teams up on LoRaWAN smart ID cards for college, corporate, hospital campuses

IoT company Senet is providing LoRaWAN connectivity for a new range of disposable and rechargeable ID cards for staff and students on college and university campuses. The smart LoRaWAN ID cards will be subsequently rolled out to corporate campuses, hospitals, elderly homes, and construction...

Cubic acquires Gridsmart Technologies to expand its smart traffic portfolio

  Cubic paid nearly $87 million in cash to acquire Gridsmart   U.S company Cubic has announced the acquisition of Gridsmart Technologies for approximately $87 million in cash. Gridsmart’s system tracks vehicle trajectory from approach through the center of the intersection to exit. Based in Knoxville, the company says...

Sacramento taps Silicon Valley AI duo to build HD smart-city maps for GM, Tesla, et al

The City of Sacramento has agreed with two Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) firms to develop high-definition 2D and 3D maps of local road infrastructure to share with car makers in order to make autonomous driving in the city safer. Sacramento, California’s state capital, will...

Bosch, Mojio unveiled IoT-based emergency response solution

  The new IoT offering is part of a joint strategic agreement signed by the two companies last year   Bosch and Mojio have unveiled a jointly developed, internet of things-integrated emergency response solution for vehicles. The new offering adds crash detection and emergency call (eCall) response to...

AT&T intros smart lights in Vegas, 5G for Dallas Cowboys, $250k for IoT startups

Las Vegas is working with network operator AT&T and IoT provider Ubicquia to trial a new smart street-lighting solution that makes use of existing lighting infrastructure. In a flurry of announcements from the city, timed for the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the network operator...