Rotterdam recruits Traxens to handle IoT data for Container 42 smart-port project
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrench IoT firm Traxens has joined the Port of Rotterdam’s new smart container project, Container 42. It will provide the sensors in the container, to measure various physical and environmental …
Verizon signposts ‘massive forward steps’ in industrial 5G with Corning factory trial
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVerizon has installed millimeter wave 5G at Corning’s fibre optic cable factory in Hickory, North Carolina. The pair will build a “factory of the future” to take “massive steps forward …
Seven start supply chain consortium to standardise blockchain for mining industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSeven mining and metals companies have joined a World Economic Forum initiative to design and deploy blockchain solutions for the whole industry. The seven founding companies are Antofagasta Minerals, Eurasian …
Qualcomm shows C-V2X ‘readiness’ in China trials with Ford et al, ahead of 2020 launch
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailQualcomm is working with over 30 Chinese automotive companies, including the China-based joint ventures with European and US car makers, to showcase the commercial viability of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology …
Siemens to buy US edge software startup Pixeom to expand digital factory offer
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany industrial giant Siemens has announced a deal to acquire US startup Pixeom for an undisclosed fee, in a move to boost its industrial automation and digitalization division. Pixeom, responsible …
Three UK tests NB-IoT and LTE-M ahead of nationwide rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThree UK has said it is piloting NB-IoT and LTE-M as a first step in a nationwide rollout of cellular-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology in support of wholesale customers including …
Surveillance cams to take 70% of 5G IoT in 2020; C-V2X to take 94% by 2028 – Gartner
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOutdoor surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G internet-of-things (IoT) solutions over the next three years, according to analyst house Gartner. They will represent 70 per cent of …
Making Industry Smarter Report Series: Metals & Mining
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigging for gold. The digital transformation of the metals and mining sectors – a review of the strategies, technologies and stakes in play as the mining industry seeks more sustainable …
Vodafone selects Taoglas’ edge-compute antenna for Invent IoT development kit
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has selected the Taoglas Edge hardware and firmware connectivity solution from Irish IoT antenna company Taoglas for its new Invent application development platform. Vodafone’s Invent platform allows enterprises to …
ABB and Microsoft set up cybersecurity alliance to tackle threats to OT systems
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA new global alliance has been established by ABB and Microsoft, alongside a cross-section of industrial technologists, to tackle cybersecurity threats to operational technology (OT), as it is increasingly connected …
