Cisco re-org seeks to turn ideas into products, and drive IoT and 5G gains
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCisco has reorganised its innovation team as a function of its engineering department, rather than its strategy unit, to drive commercial results from its more pioneering work around technologies like …
SoftBank completes key connection tests for NIDD technology
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail The new technology enables users to transmit data to IoT devices without the need of an IP address Japanese carrier SoftBank announced that it has successfully completed what …
Platform provider Particle intros new IoT developer kits, Microsoft IoT coding studio
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailPlatform provider Particle has released a round of new internet-of-things (IoT) developer tools and an IoT app design programme based on Microsoft’s coding studio. Particle’s IoT platform underpins offerings from …
IBM mixes AI and IoT in bespoke apps for farming, manufacturing, logistics
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIBM 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 …
T-Mobile US certifies u-blox’s module for its NB-IoT network
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail The U.S. carrier launched a nationwide NB-IoT network in July 2018 Swiss firm u‑blox says that T‑Mobile US has certified its LTE Cat NB1 SARA‑N410 module to run …
Ford, Uber and Lyft pool traffic data in open mobility platform for smart city planners
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailFord, Uber and Lyft have agreed to pool their road traffic data in an open platform available to public and private sector companies to improve mobility in and around cities. …
First ‘robotic supermarket’ to open in Miami; further launches planned for US and Europe
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe first ‘robotic supermarket’ is set to open in Miami, Florida. The facility uses robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to retrieve groceries from closely-stacked shelves and pack them into shopping …
Detroit-based IIoT firm GuardHat secures $20m in financing to fuel growth
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail GuardHat developed a smart hard hat that monitors worker safety at industrial settings Detroit-based industrial internet of things startup GuardHat said that it has raised a $20 million …
Sprint’s IoT platform will be finished and 5G-ready next month, says Ericsson
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailEricsson will have completed construction of Sprint’s new IoT core network and operating system (OS) by next month, it has said. The US carrier will be able to offer ‘internet …
AI solution for food, chemical industries promises deeper insights, bigger savings
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCalifornia-based industrial analytics firm Plutoshift has released a cloud-based AI solution to connect asset and financial data to unearth previously inaccessible insights, trends, and revenues. The new artificial intelligence (AI) application …
