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 …
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 …
‘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 – …
SMEs can ‘punch above their weight’ with carrier-IoT as-a-service, says Vodafone
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmall and medium sized enterprises can “punch above their weight” in global markets by taking IoT as-a-service from mobile operators. Where large organisations will go it alone, and develop their …
Killer questions in IoT: Should enterprises wait for 5G to start IoT?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIt seems, almost, like a daft question, except the hype around 5G is so all-consuming it threatens to eat complementary IoT technologies alive – most of which have the distinct …
Nokia and Microsoft bundle private LTE and Azure IoT for operators
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMicrosoft and Nokia are offering a private LTE and IoT bundle for operators and enterprises. UK based BT is the first operator to resell the package, offered as a managed …
There are only three IoT use cases, and one doesn’t exist yet – simplicity, scale, and the state of ‘things’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT Solutions World Congress, in its fifth year (2019), has the whiff of MWC about it. It’s in Barcelona, at the same venue, and the faces are familiar — with …
Deutsche Telekom launches blockchain trading platform for German enterprises
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom has launched a blockchain marketplace for German enterprises. The new German blockchain ecosystem (GBE) will enable customers to “map” different applications using blockchain. The service, from Deutsche Telekom …
Sierra Wireless bundles devices, connectivity into ‘full-stack’ IoT platform for OEMs
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSierra Wireless has released its new Octave IoT platform, first announced in June as an integrated offer with Microsoft’s Azure IoT cloud solution. It claims the platform is “unique” as …
