Sensors

JLL Spark, the Proptech investment arm of JLL, announced that it will invest $1.5 million in San Francisco-based VergeSense, a developer of a smart building sensor-as-a-service office utilization platform. VergeSense?s platform enables building owners and their enterprise tenants to collect …

Wi-SUN has been quietly succeeding in the smart utilities and smart cities markets as an alternative for low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking like LoRa and Sigfox. The open ‘wireless smart utility network’ (Wi-SUN) mesh protocol is based on the IEEE 802.15.4g …

“The kaleidoscope has been shaken; the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for the political age, almost two decades ago. But as an analogy for ground-shaking change, it suits the mad-paced technology market’s face-off with industry particularly …

  EU co-funded ENSEMBLE project aims to introduce multi-brand platooning on European roads by 2021   German company ZF said it is currently working with truck manufacturers as part of the European Union’s co-funded ENSEMBLE project to test programs with …

  Alibaba Cloud is targeting verticals including smart meters, smart cities and smart manufacturing   Semtech has extended its internet of things collaboration with Chinese firm Alibaba Cloud, targeting rapid adoption of IoT solutions across multiple vertical markets and new use …

IBM has released a range of new Watson artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and services tailored for the agriculture, manufacturing, supply chain, building management, and automotive industries. “Tailoring general AI for specific industries and professions is a critical way to enable …

  Ericsson will provide SAP’s HANA in-memory platform for this smart meter project   Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water has announced a new smart meter project which will connect hundreds of thousands of buildings across the Arab country. Under …

  The telco already operates an IoT network based on LoRaWAN technology across New Zealand   New Zealand telecom operator Spark has switched on its second internet of things network, which brings LTE Cat-M1 to the carrier ’s 4G mobile …

The IR sensor is a crucial component in many everyday products, ranging from medical equipment to mobile phones. But the technology is 50 years old and in serious need of an upgrade. The next generation IR sensor 2.0 for IoT …

  Through the new facility, Hitachi aims to foster the adoption of smart factory technology in Asia   Japanese firm Hitachi has opened a digital services hub in Thailand with the aim of helping Asian companies to cut costs through …

Canadian telematics firm Geotab is making available hyper-local weather and environmental data from its fleet of over one million vehicles across the globe. It is offering the live feed of information to city authorities, agencies, and application developers to make …

  The trial took place at the Mercedes-Benz Research and Development Center in Beijing   German companies Daimler and Bosch have announced the completion of a joint, automated valet parking pilot in China’s capital Beijing. The technology, which had been …

AT&T will make IoT modules with integrated SIMs available on its LTE-M network in the first half of 2019. The carrier is working with German internet-of-things (IoT) module manufacturer Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to integrate a next-generation SIM into a chipset by …

The JV with Alibaba Cloud’s IoT unit will allow the US firm to offers IoT solutions for Chinese companies   U.S. firm myDevices has partnered with the IoT business unit of Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce …

Cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks running on LTE-M and NB-IoT technologies will account for three-quarters of the installed base of asset trackers in 2023, according to new research. These will displace non-cellular LPWA solutions, mostly based on LoRa and Sigfox, …

As the summer ends, the weather worsens. For some, the changing seasons bring devastating storms. Their shadows grow ever-longer, and the risk to life grows ever-higher. Last year (2017) saw some of the worst natural disasters on record, with earthquakes, …

According to research done by consulting firm Deloitte, meat consumption in the USA is on the rise. Consumption will reach 545 million tons by 2050 up from 367 in 2015. There will be a continuous demand for ways to help …

Dell Technologies will release a number of pre-integrated and pre-tested computer-vision and machine-intelligence bundles for its resellers to more easily cater to certain edge-computing and internet-of-things use cases. The bundles, billed as secure and scalable, offer storage, security, network and …

Deutsche Telekom said the system will be linked to the IoT for bridges, tunnels, building and other concrete infrastructure at the airport   Düsseldorf Airport, one of the most important German hubs in international air traffic, has teamed with Deutsche …

  The smart traffic initiative stipulates the deployment of 450 smart parking sensors   The government of Australia announced the launch of a project to install 450 smart parking sensors to benefit residents in the country’s Central Coast area. Federal …

  The Slovakian firm said the sensors are ready for the NB-IoT network recently launched by T-Mobile US   Sensoneo, a Slovakian provider of smart waste management solutions, has been testing its waste fill-level sensors in several locations across the …

Research house Strategy Analytics has produced a report, in conjunction with low-power wide-area (LPWA) network provider Actility, that considers the opportunities and the challenges of internet-of-things (IoT) technologies in smart manufacturing, and the broad industrial sector. The benefits of digital …

The team of researches have tested smart city systems from Libelium, Echelon and Battelle   A team of researchers from Threatcare and IBM X-Force Red have joined forces to test several smart city devices, with the specific goal of finding …

Motor company Ford is using body tracking technology on the production line at its engine assembly plant in Valenica, Spain. It is the same technology professional sports people use to perfect their techniques and replicate moves for video games. Employees …

A study by the German Academy of Science and Engineering, known as Acatech, provides the most sophisticated blueprint yet for smart manufacturing, and a methodology for companies to rate their industrial transformation. Acatech’s Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index was written for …