
Huawei inks deal to develop smart city initiatives in Dubai
Smart city initiatives will allow Dubai government to boost its Smart Dubai 2021 initiative Chinese vendor Huawei will develop smart city initiatives in Dubai following a recent Memorandum of Understanding …

LPWAN specialist Actility expands IoT platform via acquisition
The acquisition will allow the French IoT specialist to add GPS (A-GPS) technology to its ThingPark platform French firm Actility, a specialist in low power wide area networks (LPWAN) for …

Focused on AI and drones, Amazon expands R&D
The new Amazon R&D facility will be located in Cambridge and employ 400 people Amazon has announced a significant investment to boost its research and development activities in the U.K. …

Focused on Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing, SAP partners with robotics firm
Bringing digital transformation to the manufacturing sector is a main goal of the partnership Manufacturing is a major economic driver in Germany, and, as such, the sector is drawing considerable …

Ericsson joins Libelium’s vertically-focused internet of things ecosystem
The Spanish internet of things specialist already has 40 cloud platforms integrated with its IoT gateway Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium has added new partners to its internet of things (IoT) …

Nokia gets involved in new smart city initiative in China
The smart city initiatives will be implemented in Tianfu New Area Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia and China’s Tianfu New Area Chengdu Administrative Committee have signed a strategic agreement to develop …

Samsung, KT launch NB-IoT pilot service in South Korea
The two-month NB-IoT pilot will cover areas in Seoul and will initially focus on location tracking services Korean technology firm Samsung Electronics and compatriot telecommunications firm KT have launched a …

10 million smart meters deployed in Japanese grid modernization project
The smart meters are being provided by Swiss firm Landis+Gyr Landis+Gyr, a Swiss firm which specializes in smart meters and smart grids solutions, said that the grid modernization project underway …

Living PlanIT and Halcyon Solutions to support DoT smart city projects
The two firms will combine their expertise to develop technologies for smart city projects across the country Living PlanIT and Halcyon Solutions have inked a strategic collaboration today to support U.S. Department …

Study: China, Japan and South Korea lead smart city initiatives in Asia
ABI Research said most of the projects are related to smart lighting, meters, buildings and transportation The governments in China, Japan, and South Korea are currently leading the deployment of …