State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 4): Buying digital change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article is the fourth instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The …
Sigfox opens radio specifications to capture new IoT markets and use cases
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSigfox has publicly released the specifications of its radio protocol for connected objects. The company said it expects a “boom” in the number of objects, including consumer devices, connecting to …
UK starts testing private 5G for autonomous vehicles at Millbrook proving ground
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe AutoAir consortium has demonstrated the first application of independently operated 5G for connected and autonomous vehicles in the UK. The showcase took place at the Millbrook proving ground in …
Nordic Semi fixes global eSIM into NB-IoT/LTE-M modules to simplify IoT roaming
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNordic Semiconductor is bundling an eSIM with 10MB of data into all its nRF9160 development kits. Network operators buying the company’s dual-mode LTE-M / NB-IoT nRF9160 system-in-package (SiP) can connect …
State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 2): An alternative truth
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article is the second instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The …
Talking heads: What to consider when matching industrial IoT use cases to edge-cloud setups
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJean-Philippe Provencher, vice president, manufacturing strategy and solutions, PTC “The governing factors are the facilities, the cost of downtime, and speed of product development. “Cloud computing could hit a snag …
Itron starts certifying Wi-SUN devices for smart cities, utilities, factories
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLiberty Lake IoT provider Itron has started to certify devices under the Wi-SUN Field Area Network (FAN) 1.0 programme. It follows fellow Wi-SUN leader Cisco to have its products passed …
Digi launches first in new line of ruggedised edge routers for smart cities and utilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigi International has released a ruggedised LTE edge computing router for smart cities and utilities. The Digi IX14 is designed for low-cost, low-bandwidth single-asset applications, its maker said. It contains …
From 50ms to 1ms and 5x9s to 6x9s – Nokia makes case for private industrial networks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this is the second part in a feature about Nokia’snew industrial strategy. The first instalment can be found here. Nokia’s latest results, which saw shares slip on a slow …
Ericsson maps cellular IoT to 5G, with new categories and solutions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has redefined its portfolio and vision for cellular IoT technologies in four categories, including two new segments for Broadband IoT and Industrial Automation IoT. It said the objective of …
