BROWSING: Internet of Things (IoT)

Eclipse causes major traffic issues; fleet software keeps track Major traffic snarls are expected today across the country, as eager eclipse watchers don their glasses and vie for the best view in the "path of totality" that extends from Oregon to South Carolina. This poses...

Greenville, South Carolina is one of the U.S. cities that has seen its population spike this weekend ahead of today's solar eclipse. The town of 68,000 people expects as many as half a million visitors today. First responders have been preparing for months, and...

As the internet of things increases the amount of data that needs to be stored and analyzed at the network edge, Cisco wants to supply much more than network equipment. The company has been investing for years in platform software, and today Cisco announced...

Smart city projects touch on transportation, security and public safety The City of Orlando approaches the smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an integrated facility established in 2001 by the mayor after the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The major...

The firm aims to deploy an IoT network in Australia and New Zealand covering 95% of population by the end of 2017 The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which manages the Australian government’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested $7.9 million in Thinxtra, an Australian...

The electric utility said nearly 900,000 customers will get the new smart meters during the upgrade program AEP Ohio, a unit of major electric utility American Electric Power, is rolling out smart meters to nearly 900,000 customers in its area of operation. The smart meter...

According to new projections from technology-focused market research firm TrendForce, the market for solutions that support smart manufacturing initiatives will see a compound annual growth rate of 12.5% between now and 2020, growing from an annual value of a little more than $2 billion...

Eclipse experience is part of AT&T Aria project, which connects visually impaired with a human agent James Boehm remembers seeing an eclipse when he was in middle school. Then, when he was 30, Boehm lost his sight. Now, using an Aira wearable connected to the...

Scyfer has developed AI solutions for verticals including manufacturing, healthcare and finance U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies announced the acquisition of Dutch firm Scyfer, an affiliate of the University of Amsterdam focused on machine learning techniques. Scyfer has built artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for companies worldwide...

The partnership will initially focus on providing estimated route times to travelers Kritek, a provider of intelligent transportation services and Skyline Products, a provider of dynamic message signs, announced a strategic partnership to offer turnkey smart city solutions Kritek and Skyline will initially focus on...

Smart manufacturing hinges on turning granular operational visibility into money- and time-saving efficiencies For companies in the business of making any sort of product--whether it's a book, a car, cleaning products or food-packaging materials--efficiency in the production process directly relates to more income. Human error,...

Smart manufacturing is on the rise throughout the U.S. as companies use sensors and software to save time and cut costs. Some states are clear centers of gravity for smart manufacturing, and Tennessee is one of them. This week Chinese industrial giant Haier, which owns...

Connected cars are gathering steam as automakers not only need to provide the latest in infotainment technologies, but also deliver a wealth of useful vehicle data to automobile owners. But these new capabilities come with a new set of challenges — with all the...

Most homes have a room where everyone tends to congregate, and soon offices may follow a similar pattern. As work spaces become more open and fluid, some rooms will be used much more heavily than others. Sensors and software give building managers a way...

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye are collaborating to bring solutions for highly automated driving and fully automated driving into production by 2021 BMW Group, Intel and Israeli firm Mobileye have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) through which Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will become the first...

Cybersecurity specialists will focused on protecting infrastructure as Dallas pursues various smart city initiatives The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA), a public/private partnership focuses on the design and execution of a multi-phased smart city strategy for Dallas, announced Entegra Technologies has joined the alliance a its...

The words "Unknown caller" on a ringing cell phone may no longer be a sign that the call is going straight to voicemail. Soon those calls may come from friends or family members who have Google's smart home assistant. The company is adding free...

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. According to the GSMA, NB-IoT significantly improves the power consumption of user devices, system capacity and spectrum efficiency, especially in...

The new offering enables fuel and temperature management, maintenance, logistics and regulatory compliance for refrigerated assets U.S. provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, Orbcomm launched a cold chain monitoring solution, which is available as a 3G or LTE cellular or dual-mode...

Wifx using Semtech devices and wireless RF technology for its new LoRaWAN-based gateways Semiconductors supplier Semtech Corporation announced that Wifx, a supplier of gateways and integrated solutions, is using the Semtech LoRa devices and wireless RF technology for its LORIX One gateways targeting LoRaWAN deployments...

GE Digital, which specializes in software for industrial internet of things (IIoT) use cases like smart manufacturing, is adding a new service to its digital transformation offerings, this one with a focus on helping customers achieve return on investment more quickly. Dubbed Acceleration Plans,...

Accurate modeling of NB-IoT design is vital to understand the complex analog and digital components of the communication system and the overall device behavior. Now you can explore RF transceiver, advanced modem and more modeling examples using a new simulation method in a combined multi-domain...

Accurate modeling of NB-IoT design is vital to understand the complex analog and digital components of the communication system and the overall device behavior. Now you can explore RF transceiver, advanced modem and more modeling examples using a new simulation method in a combined multi-domain...

ZTE sees opportunities for smart city technology in China through a public-private partnership model Chinese vendor ZTE said that its smart city solutions have been already implemented in a total of 160 cities across 45 countries. In China, ZTE said it is the first company in...