18 of the smartest factories in the world – featuring Hitachi, Infineon, Renault, Unilever
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe World Economic Forum has named 18 new factories, mostly from Asia (and mostly in China), as part of its ‘global lighthouse network’ of advanced manufacturers. They join the existing …
BMW puts 5G in driving seat at CES with in-car and between-car connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBMW is pushing in-car 5G connectivity at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas. The German car marque reckons its forthcoming iNEXT electric crossover, scheduled for launch in …
Walmart intros pick-and-pack robots to automate drive-thru grocery collections
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWalmart has put automated pick-and-pack robots to work at a so-called ‘supercenter’ in Salem, New Hampshire. The new system, called Alphabot, is live in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse-style extension at its …
Verizon and HERE join 5G, edge, mapping in new traffic collision avoidance system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS carrier Verizon and Dutch mapping company HERE are pairing 5G connectivity and multi-access edge computing (MEC) with location data and autonomous vehicle knowhow as part of a co-innovation exercise …
VC roundup: New year deals for industrial IoT providers Seeq, Armis, Machfu, WITRAC
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Industrial IoT firm Seeq raises $24 million from equity sale Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq has raised $24 million from investors, according to a report in Computer Reseller News. …
Itron on 2020: Easier funding, higher priority, better data integration for smarter cities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Itai Dadon, director of smart cities and IoT, Itron: 1. The finance industry takes an interest “Cities continue to grow at a fast pace; at the same time, they …
FogHorn on 2020: The year edge-AI helps industry finally make sense of ‘things’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOrganizations will move IoT projects from proof-of-concept to proof-of-value Ramya Ravichandar, vice president of product management, FogHorn: “During proof-of-concept deployments in the last few years, many organizations have confirmed the …
Sierra Wireless on 2020: IoT integration, sub-6GHz 5G, Industry 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Cloudification of IoT accelerates Philippe Guillemette, chief technology officer, Sierra Wireless: “The complexities that companies experience building out and maintaining IoT infrastructure has hindered growth of the sector, leading to the …
Sigfox on 2020: Three key areas for growth and democratization of IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Ajay Rane, vice president for global business development, Sigfox: The IoT, and the networks that devices run on, are poised for growth and maturity in 2020. Key to this …
Verizon on 2020: “IoT is a generational aspiration – the future is now and it’s exciting”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Steve Szabo, head of global products and solutions for IoT, Verizon Business: “Digital transformation is a hot topic, but it is not a new topic. And it is, itself, …
