BROWSING: Internet of Things (IoT)

The new IoT network uses Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless RF technology Semtech Corporation, an U.S. supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced the expansion in China of a LoRaWAN-based IoT network using Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless RF technology. The first stage...

Service targets IoT hardware makers Samsung is adding turnkey internet of things service plans to its cloud-based open data exchange platform. The company said device manufacturers and service providers will be able to use its Artik IoT monetization platform to generate revenue directly from the...

The two companies will apply industrial IoT solutions at Foxconn’s U.S. facility Taiwanese manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) and U.S. company Rockwell Automation have announced a collaborative agreement to implement connected enterprise and industrial IoT concepts for smart manufacturing in Foxconn's new U.S. facilities. The...

In Seattle, transportation, fire, lighting and utilities departments working on smart city projects As urban migration takes it toll not only on municipal services and infrastructure, it also has an impact on quality-of-life for residents. Smart city technologies is an umbrella term but the concept...

Recent years have seen the disturbing convergence of two trends: the explosion in the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the ramp up of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. According to the latest stats from BI Intelligence, 34 billion devices will be...

Executives at equipment manufacturer Flowserve describe the 200-year-old company as a "big iron" manufacturer. Flowserve makes pumps, valves, and seals for the oil and gas, power, and chemical industries. Many of its products are made to move, so adding sensors to measure vibration was...

No longer are businesses challenged by the concept of connectivity. The internet of things (IoT) has paved the way for the future of communications, with more and more devices making up the network which links families, friends and work colleagues together. However, one aspect...

 The partners said the alliance will work to ensure stable communications in smart manufacturing environments where various wireless systems coexist A group of companies and research institutions in Japan have formed the Flexible Factory Partner Alliance (FFPA) in order to encourage the use of IoT...

Europe is home to a large number of smart cities. Regional and municipal governments across the continent seek to implement innovative technologies in different fields such as transport, traffic, energy and environment in order to improve the quality of life of residents. Here, we...

The new smart city alliance will initially focus on the development of ‘smart parks’ The University of Adelaide, in Australia, confirmed it will work with local and state governments, entrepreneurs and industry to help transform the city of Adelaide into a smart city. The initiative...

Cameras that monitor the home environment are seen as both creepy and convenient, but investors and technologists are betting that convenience will win out, as homeowners see the value in keeping a watchful eye on their biggest investment and its inhabitants. The Lighthouse camera...

Learn about how smart parking fits into the IoT ecosystem The smart parking industry continues to grow and has emerged as a major internet of things (IoT) use case that falls under the umbrella of smart transportation. An increasing number of cities around the world...

The company will implement smart city applications for energy management and traffic control in Ridgeland The city of Ridgeland, in Mississippi, announced a partnership with C Spire to carry out a smart city technology trial involving smart lighting and vehicle traffic analytics applications. While the two-month...

Smart city projects are being executed through partnerships between government agencies and private investors, according to a recent study Governments are exploring revenue sources to finance smart cities given the high amount of financial resources needed to implement smart city projects, according to a recent...

Two makers of internet of things software are joining forces in order to make it easier for connected appliances to communicate with one another. Dallas-based Prodea, founded and run by former astronaut Anousheh Ansari, is buying Silicon Valley's Arrayent for an undisclosed amount. Prodea has...

Advances in IoT, broadband mobile with LTE and 5G, and cloud-native computing in scalable, high performance applications have stimulated the development of a new class of edge computing solutions for deployment ‘closer’ to users at the ‘edge’ of service provider networks. This overview is part...

Nearly 25 years after the introduction of mobile phones, it is still disconcertingly familiar to see people leaning against a window, holding phones in the air or rushing around as they search for the elusive indoor cellular signal. The crowds around the windows are...

The German firm said the new offering allows all machines to communicate with each other German company ThyssenKrupp has launched a new IIoT platform dubbed “toii," which is an in-house development that connects machines of different makers. The new IIoT platform allows all machines to communicate...

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 projects. Yinchuan The city of Yinchuan, China, is known to be the...

Intel and ZTE have released a network functions virtualization reference design for a containerized virtual evolved packet core (vEPC) application. The companies said Intel's microservice-based NFV application container solutions will support ZTE in the development of vEPC applications developed, tested and verified in the...

SURE Universal reaches performance benchmark for connecting IoT products SURE Universal, a provider of smart home and internet of things software, is the first client to be software certified by the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF). OCF is an open-source standard for IoT products. It’s aim is...

The Korean telco said the new chips will improve security of IoT products Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom announced the development of a prototype of an ultra-small quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip. SK Telecom said that QRNG generates true random numbers without any kind of...

As cable giant Comcast expands its internet of things network into 12 U.S. cities, industry consortium CableLabs is launching hardware and software for companies that want to build out IoT networks using long range radio (LoRa) technology. CableLabs said it chose the LoRa standard...

Enterprises in multiple sectors such as retail, transportation, healthcare and manufacturing are connecting infrastructures and facilities into their IT environments more completely now than ever before. Municipalities, emergency teams and public-sector agencies are also equipping their vehicles and facilities to provide better services as...