Walmart debuts ‘largest’ blockchain system for 70 trucking companies in Canada
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWalmart Canada has launched a blockchain-based freight and payment network for 70 third-party trucking companies carrying goods for 400-odd Walmart stores in Canada. The new platform, designed with Toronto-based blockchain …
Hugo Boss on how to make sewing machines sing – and see into the future
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman fashion house Hugo Boss has been applying advanced analytics to its production plants in four ways, it told IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona last week. These variously cover …
Telit intros iSIM software for LTE-M and NB-IoT modules, as revenues climb 8%
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT module maker Telit said revenues climbed 7.8 per cent to $274.5 million in the nine months to the end of September, compared with $254.7 million in the year-ago period. The …
Elisa rolls-out industrial IoT to 100 P&G factories, says ‘world will change’ with 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish telecoms company Elisa is supporting the digital upgrade of around 100 factories owned by US consumer goods company Procter & Gamble, following an initial rollout of IoT monitoring and …
Amazon, Intel and DISH sign up to spread IoT gospel according to LoRaWAN
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAmazon, Intel, DISH, Tata and Arduino, among others, have joined the LoRa Alliance variously as sponsor and contributor members, the group has announced. Amazon has joined as sponsor, along with …
Telit releases twin NB-IoT modules to capture 2G upgrades in metering, cities, agriculture
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT module maker Telit has released two new narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) modules for smart metering, smart city applications, and smart agriculture applications. The firm said they are geared for companies …
Private LTE works for public-safety drones, says Nokia after tsunami trial
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrivate LTE works as a control and communications technology for drones, said Nokia, after concluding a test flight of a drone on a private LTE installation in Japan. The Finnish …
‘5G? My indifference is unbounded’ – IIC on the bigger battles for industrial IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis is just the beginning, says the Industrial Internet Consortium. Preoccupations with technology are only ever fleeting. The stakes are higher; the future is still being mapped out. 5G – …
‘Deep learning won’t work in the real world’ – open-source AI is the only way to ‘reason’, says Dell
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHigher-order analytics tools are being embedded in the industrial space, as data science and data capture practices advance, and as compute power and wireless networking become more flexible. But machine …
What’s the difference between an IoT sensor and an IoT actuator?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has added new definitions of ‘IoT sensor’ and ‘IoT actuator’ to its updated ‘dictionary’ of technical definitions for the industrial IoT (IIoT) sector. These terms …
