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Oracle snaps up data science platform to boost machine learning capabilities

Oracle has agreed to buy California-based data analytics specialist DataScience.com for an undisclosed fee to boost its machine learning capabilities. DataScience.com offers a one-stop data analytics platform, providing self-service access to open source data science tools, and related projects and infrastructure. The platform allows customers,...

HPE deploys IoT, AI and analytics at Gatwick Airport in tricky “open-heart” IT surgery

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has completed a $15 million 18-month overhaul of Gatwick Airport’s IT systems, which it has compared to performing open-heart surgery while the patient is running. The work has covered the introduction of an ‘internet of things’ (IoT) network, a 30mbps public...

Rain, cloud and the ‘Windy City’: How IoT is helping Chicago fight flooding

Sometimes you need indisputable proof to act upon even the clearest assumptions. If you’re a city council, spending public money on infrastructure to save local communities, this burden of proof is everything. The idea the natural environment can be harnessed in urban infrastructure to manage...

Five IoT embedded design best practices

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises big market potential and infinite opportunities, but success is not guaranteed. A study done by Cisco showed that only 26% of all IoT projects come to fruition. By applying these five best practices in embedded design, you will...

Cradlepoint Webinar: LTE Solutions for Utility Vehicles

  Mobile workforces present unique connectivity challenges when compared to a traditional office environment. Traveling along bumpy roads, traversing service areas, and powering devices using a vehicle battery are factors requiring special considerations and planning. A total solution should take into account all aspects of virtual...

Nearly 250,000 US farmers already using IoT technology, study finds

  The study highlighted that over 1 million farmers in the country have expressed interest in the implementation of IoT tools   Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are already being used by nearly 250,000 farmers across the United States, according to a recent study by agricultural technology...

Once more (with feeling): what’s the difference between LoRa and LoRaWAN?

LoRa and LoRaWAN are related but distinct. Despite their burgeoning reputation as the go-to technologies for internet-of-things (IoT) based systems, and their increasing familiarity among low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN) operatives in any number of sectors, they are also often confused. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights...

Editorial Report: Meeting the public safety communications imperative

AT&T is moving forward with its nationwide build of a public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet, equipped with priority and preemption -- but the move to a broadband cellular network for first responders isn't the only technology evolution...

GDPR threatens public safety companies, as facial recognition tech fails UK police

Europe’s incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could take public safety companies by surprise, and even force them to shut down. This was the view, as technology companies at Critical Communications World (CCW) in Berlin showed facial recognition technology (FRT) and biometric solutions for...

Ericsson adds ThingWorx to IoT Accelerator to ease IoT market’s growing pains

Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson has added PTC’s Thingworx platform, offering tools for developing industrial ‘internet of things’ (IoT) and augmented reality (AR) services, to its cloud-based IoT Accelerator platform, designed to make it easier for developers to launch IoT applications. It is the latest...

Comcast lights up “epicentre of IoT” with brand new machineQ LoRaWAN network

Comcast has hooked up the “epicentre of IoT” by making live its LoRaWAN-based machineQ service in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. The launch, one of 10 new machineQ networks to go live in recent weeks, will stimulate local start-ups and developers to...

Three smart city projects in APAC

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region has several smart cities under development, mainly grouped in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Here we describe three of the region’s most developed smart city initiatives. Singapore In 2014, the government of Singapore launched its Smart Nation...

Motorola Solutions talks up “mission critical intel” with AI deal, but voice is the killer app

The role of the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in public safety technologies is increasing, but two-way private (PMR) or land mobile radio system (LMRS) based communications remains the go-to technology for emergency services, said Motorola Solutions chief technology officer Paul...

Computer Vision Sees A Bright Future

Computer vision is powering advances in automotive, medical, consumer, and agriculture markets. Because the world of computer vision coupled with machine learning evolves so quickly, teams need a way to design and verify an algorithm while the specifications and requirements evolve without starting over...

Vodafone posts 7.2% jump in IoT revenues, as total profits climb and sales slip

Vodafone’s group revenue from ‘internet of things’ (IoT) services stood at €747 million for the 12 months to March 31, up 7.2 per cent from €697 million the previous year. The increase was down to higher IoT SIM connections in the period, up 31.2 per...

EC offers cities Wi-Fi vouchers in €120m drive for free public internet access

The European Commission (EC) is inviting municipal authorities to apply for €15,000 vouchers to finance Wi-Fi equipment and installation in public spaces. Vouchers worth €17.75 million in total will be made available to 1,183 municipalities in European Union (EU) member states in the next...

USDOT selects 10 US smart cities to figure out drone applications and regulations

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has selected 10 smart city authorities and regional government agencies to explore the implications of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, into US national airspace. The initiative variously involves state, local and tribal governments, in partnership with private...

Verizon intros ThingSpace Ready alliance to simplify IoT development

Verizon has introduced a new ‘internet of things’ (IoT) programme, ThingSpace Ready, to help IoT module makers to build, certify and manage IoT devices more easily and cheaply. Quectel, Sequans and u-blox have already joined the scheme; cellular design houses Bittium and Mobilogix and...

Three enterprise IoT verticals most at risk from Europe’s GDPR and ePrivacy rules

Healthcare, smart cities and connected vehicles will be the three enterprise IoT ‘verticals’ most impacted by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force next week. Analysts suggest these market sectors, outside of the consumer internet of things (IoT) market, will be under...

How Honeywell helped the Burj Khalifa become a smart building

Honeywell piloting its Outcome Based Service (OBS) solution across the mechanical components of the HVAC system Honeywell has been working with management of the world?s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, to implement several connected building and internet of things (IoT) projects in the marquee venue in...

Barcelona and Bristol selected as Europe’s first 5G smart cities

The European Commission (EC) has established 5G test-beds in Barcelona in Spain and Bristol in the UK to trial of consumer oriented 5G applications. A further €2.2 million has been readies to fund new 5G test-beds in further European ‘smart cities’ over the next...

Industrial IoT and CBRS coalitions want compromise rules for 3.5 GHz band

Non-carrier interests push FCC for parity in access to CBRS spectrum In the U.S. mobile operators aren't the only businesses who can make beneficial use of spectrum. For operators tasked with delivering more and more capacity to keep up with consumer usage, more spectrum is...

Drive.ai to launch on demand self-driving cars pilot in Texas

  Californian company says the pilot will take place in the city of Frisco in July   California-based self-driving car company Drive.ai has launched a pilot program to bring an on-demand, self-driving car service to Frisco, Tex. The company said that the pilot will be launched in July...

Microsoft promises to “up Houston’s tech game, starting from the grass roots”

Washington-state tech giant Microsoft will set up house in Houston, Texas, as part of a long-term effort with the city authority to drive grass-roots innovation, stimulate the local economy, and develop new smart city solutions. Houston said it was the first US city to be...