IoT

5G to transform smart grid, transportation, massive IoT and media delivery 5G is billed as the great enabler–ultra high capacity and ultra low latency communications will blow open digital transformation for a variety of industrial verticals. But 5G isn’t standardized …

Almost everyone has heard the projections about billions of connected devices, but we hear less about the billions of dollars (or even millions of dollars) that companies are investing in the internet of things. When companies do invest, they are …

Metro Atlanta Chamber will work with Accenture and other partners to oversee and advise on strategy and direction for smart cities Accenture, AT&T, General Electric and The Weather Company along with Atlanta Committee for Progress have jointly launched IoT.ATL, a …

Bringing the IoT to health care one use case at a time While vaccines save millions of lives each year about 1.5 million children die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the World Health Organization. Some factors that contribute …

The IIoT agreement will allow Yorkland?s customers to have access to IoTium?s NaaS solution   California-based IoTium, a network infrastructure company for the industrial internet of things (IIoT), has expanded its presence in Canada through a strategic distribution alliance with …

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a leading global supplier of the Internet of Things (IoT) modules, showcased the latest Cat M1 developments at MWC Americas 2017, taking place in San Francisco from September 12 to 14. The company brought its multi-mode BG96 …

The IoT platform will allow Tilburg municipal government to manage air and water quality and measure sound levels The Council of the Dutch city of Tilburg has selected Ericsson and Spanish firm Libelium to set up an IoT platform around …

Mayor Andy Berke wants other mid-size cities to leverage fiber for economic development SAN FRANCISCO–The Chattanooga, Tenn., that Mayor Andy Berke grew up in “was a steel and foundry city. It was dying. Downtown was a great place to take …

Through this program, selected partners will be able to operate a free-to-use LPWAN network to test and demonstrate IoT products and services Digital Catapult has announced the expansion of its Things Connected low powered wide area network program in the …

Portugal’s capital Lisbon is currently testing a number of smart city initiatives to improve energy efficiency, sustainability and quality of life in the city as part of the city’s involvement in the Sharing Cities project. Under this smart city project, …

Acquisition of Blue River Technology will allow Deere to bring machine learning to agricultural equipment Deere & Company has inked a deal to acquire California-based Blue River Technology, which specializes in machine learning technology for agriculture. Deere said it will …

According to Navigant Research, smart building technology can aid government operations and services The global smart building market is expected to grow from $3.6 billion in 2017 to $10.2 billion by 2026, according to a recent study by Navigant Research.“There …

Cummins Power Generation has leveraged the Microsoft Cloud and the internet of things (IoT) to remotely monitor power systems anywhere in the world. Cummins Power Generation’s new PowerCommand Cloud, a cloud-based remote monitoring solution built on the Microsoft Azure IoT …

BSNL and Coriant enter MoU that lays the foundation for future 5G deployments in India India telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based networking solutions provider Coriant yesterday in an effort to bring …

Vodafone highlighted that smart devices, cloud-based services and IoT can lead to more effective healthcare U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone claims that new connected solutions based around the internet of things (IoT) will help people to follow their medical treatment programs …

Americas will represent a third of total revenue, GSMA says Mobile network operators globally will benefit from an estimated $1.8 trillion internet of things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of commercial Low Power Wide Area …

LoRa is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated objects in a regional, national or global network. LoRaWAN targets key requirements of internet of things such as secure bi-directional communication, mobility and localization services. …

 At least five additional German cities have already signed smart parking deals with the telco Deutsche Telekom is working with the city government of Bonn, in Germany, to implement a smart parking initiative in the city. The telco said its …

Poles will support IoT, Wi-Fi, autonomous driving and smart lighting A subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate with French lighting company Ragni Group to develop smart lighting poles. The …

The universities will define smart city projects with the aim of improving municipal services through IoT Researchers at the University of Bradford, in the U.K., are working on nine smart city initiatives across Europe to help them save up to …

IoT security alliance advises businesses and customers about cybersecurity measures needed to help create a safer IoT ecosystem Qualcomm Technologies has joined AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic as part of the IoT cybersecurity alliance formed earlier …

The two companies are developing an IoT platform to enable smart manufacturing processes Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics, vehicles, semiconductors and transportation solutions among many other products, is working with Oracle to digitally transform its operations. …

Abbott Labs recall impacts six different pacemaker models The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of nearly half a million pacemakers out of concern that IoT security loopholes could allow hackers to breach the internet of things …

EXFO picks up 33.1% stake in Astellia, plans a friendly takeover Test company EXFO has purchased 33.1% of network performance analysis company Astellia for about 8.6 million Euros (around $10.2 million) and plans to launch an amicable takeover of the …