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First dual-mode DSRC/C-V2X chipset makes the grade with Rohde & Schwarz

Test and measurement firm Rohde & Schwarz has validated a new dual-mode DSRC and C-V2X chipset from Autotalks, as the Israeli chip-maker also claims expansion into China. The lack of regulation around safety-critical vehicle-to-everything connectivity in the automotive sector has seen both dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) and...

Traxens gets involved in IoT project with Valencia port

  The French firm aims to expand the IoT initiative to other terminals within the Valencia port in the future   French firm Traxens, which serves the supply chain industry, said that it is collaborating with the MSC Mediterranean shipping company on a pilot internet of things...

IIoT start-up proclaims “internet moment” after bagging $11.3m Series A funding

The digital transformation of manufacturing is about to break big, reckons US industrial IoT and AI startup MachineMetrics, after raising $11.3 million in Series A funding for its factory analytics solution. “Now is the internet moment for manufacturing,” stated William Bither, the company’s chief executive...

Avnet buys AI specialist Softweb Solutions to bolster its IoT software proposition

Phoenix based electronics distributor and internet-of-things (IoT) developer platform Avnet has struck a deal to acquire Chicago IoT solutions vendor Softweb Solutions for an undisclosed fee. Softweb Solutions specialises in artificial intelligence (AI) software for IoT applications and systems. Avnet, a major partner of AT&T...

EdgeX Foundry ramps up security of open source IoT code for edge devices

EdgeX Foundry has released a new version of its Delhideveloper code for IoT edge devices, with new security and management features, new software developer kits (SDKs), and an updated user interface. The third major code release from EdgeX Foundry, the open source Linux Foundation project,...

“I thought we’d get sucked up; we haven’t been” – Mentor Graphics on life with Siemens (pt2)

Note, this is the second part of an interview with Mentor Graphics; for the first instalment go here. For Siemens, Mentor Graphics' software capabilities with chip and board design, particularly the latter, was attractive, as the German company sought to build its digital-twinning offer as...

BlackBerry targets smart city projects with new offering

  The Canadian firm has launched a security credential management system service to accelerate the development of smart city and transportation systems   Canadian company BlackBerry has announced the launch of a new service to help the private and public sectors accelerate the development of smart cities...

“We’ve broken all-time records” – Mentor Graphics on life with Siemens (pt1)

In a tucked-away corner of a hangar-like exhibition space in Munich, US electronic design automation (EDA) company Mentor Graphics is reflecting on its recent status, as a small but notable function within German mega-corp Siemens. “It probably sounds like a plug but I’ve got to...

Nextivity White Paper: Solving Enterprise Cellular Coverage and Densification Challenges when Off-Air Signal is Weak

Cellular service is increasingly mission critical. Poor coverage is not only inconvenient—whether you’re in a hotel, apartment complex, government building, school campus, or office—it is a source of real frustration and concern for employees and guests. Getting good cellular coverage inside a middleprise venue (up...

South Korea completes works in K-City autonomous driving testing zone

The government said the development of this project required an investment of $11 million South Korea has completed the development of K-City, an unpopulated city for autonomous vehicle testing based on 5G mobile networks, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing a statement from the country's...

Nordic Semi says NB-IoT/LTE-M module will “kick-start new wave” of cellular IoT apps

Nordic Semiconductor’s new cellular IoT module, billed as the world’s smallest and lowest power, according to its maker, could “kick-start a new wave” of cellular IoT applications, including in tracking, metering, industrial intelligence, and smart cities. The Trondheim-based firm said its nRF9160 ‘system-in-package’ (SiP) is...

Women in digital – European countries ranked for gender gap in digital realm

The European Commission (EC) has reviewed and rated countries in Europe for gender equality in the digital economy. Finland, Sweden, Luxembourg and Denmark came top. Italy, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria came bottom. Of the big three European economies, the UK ranked in fifth, just behind...

Top 5 features of 3GPP Release 15

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is a consortium of telecommunications industry companies with varying focus areas that meet regularly to implement cellular communication standards. Contrary to what some understand 3GPP to be, they do not enforce these standards, but merely create them. The...

Verizon Webinar: Light the Way to Future-proof your Smart City Investment

Join Verizon Smart Communities for a conversation on future-proofing your Smart City investments. While LED luminaires and lighting controls help save energy and costs, there's even more that can be done to help maximize savings and expand the life of Smart City solutions. The key...

NNNCo deploys IoT network for Australian cotton farmers

  The company said the IoT network will cover some 3 million hectares across Australia   Australia’s National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo) and Goanna Ag announced the rollout of a publicly available LoRaWAN internet of things network for smart irrigation management solutions to Australian cotton growers. The network...

Operational intelligence, three ways – descriptive, predictive and prescriptive

Data analytics, and the decision-making algorithms that run besides, is the single discipline that will make industry ‘smart’. Everything else – and arguably everything to this point – is just the squally preamble to the giant industrial storm these tools will bring. The most transformative...

Semtech spurs LoRa community with next-gen silicon, stares down cellular IoT carriers

With brand new silicon, a vibrant support network, and a profile burnished in the early IoT rush, LoRa specialist Semtech is looking to spread its wings and rise above the challenge from cellular IoT carriers. Outside of the IoT space, the US semiconductor outfit has...

Las Vegas inks smart city deal with NTT Group

  Las Vegas said that it aims to deploy smart city solutions under this agreement by mid-2019   The state of Nevada, city of Las Vegas and Japan's NTT Group have reached an agreement to advance and accelerate smart technologies, following a smart city proof-of-concept initiative that...

What is Society 5.0? Japan’s model for a digitally-inspired ‘imagination society’

“The kaleidoscope has been shaken, the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for a different time, and another sphere – a generation ago, which seems like a lifetime, to mark a political transformation, which now seems so slight Because the future is...

Europe reveals four-step AI plan, €20 billion AI funding target, €66m robotics fund

The European Commission (EC) has stepped up its strategy to foster AI in the region, with a four-step plan and a target of €20 billion of private and public investments by the end of 2020, and €20 billion per year afterwards. The EC will contribute...

Why the world isn’t truly connected…yet (Reader Forum)

Even though it may seem like we are living in a completely connected world, we’re not. And, as the Internet of Things dramatically expands the number and scope of connected devices, the traditional communications connectivity model no longer delivers the kind of flexibility and...

Kudelski, Pepper IoT ink deal to protect US retailers

  The two companies said they will work together to influence best practices for retailers to minimize risk of cybersecurity threats   U.S. provider internet of things provider Pepper IoT has inked a long-term deal with Swiss digital security firm Kudelski Group to protect IoT service providers...

Siemens contracted to knock out data silos at leading Chinese steel manufacturer

Siemens will overhaul the production system and eliminate data silos at Mintal Group, the largest maker of carbon ferrochrome in China, and one of its biggest steel producers. High carbon ferrochrome is the base material of stainless steel. The deal with Siemens covers the build...

Rolls-Royce launches autonomous ferry off Finnish coast in one-way demo

Engine maker Rolls-Royce and ferry operator Finferries claim to have launched the first fully autonomous ferry, for a one-way trip off the coast of Finland. Finferries’s car ferry, called Falco, used shipping and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to from Rolls-Royce to navigate autonomously the trip...