BROWSING: Internet of Things (IoT)

The world's largest maker of agricultural equipment is encouraging software developers to use John Deere's application programming interfaces to create software that can access the data generated by John Deere's connected machines. The company has created a cloud-based operations center to analyze data harvested...

Pantech was once the second largest cell phone maker in South Korea, but as the smartphone market took off the company was one of many manufacturers unable to carve out a profitable niche in the tiny space left between Apple and Samsung. Two years ago...

Microsoft IoT Central connects to Azure cloud services; Connected Factory announced ahead of Hannover Messe Microsoft has unveiled Microsoft IoT Central, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering aimed at reducing the complexity of IoT solutions. The company bills the solution as enabling "powerful IoT scenarios without...

T-Systems, DT's enterprise group, will provide IoT services to manufacturing interest Kaeser Kompressoren Germany is a leader in the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector, a combination of federal investment by way of the Industrie 4.0 initiative and the key role manufacturing plays in the...

Microsoft Hololens and Azure platform join predictive maintenance industrial IoT solution used by Thyssenkrupp Elevator, escalator and moving walkway manufacturer Thyssenkrupp has been using the predictive maintenance capabilities of Microsoft's Azure suite, which allows Thyssenkrupp’s service technicians to identify problems with elevators. Combined with the...

Verizon launched its nationwide internet of things network on the last day of the first quarter. The carrier added Category M1 technology to its network through a software upgrade, and in the months ahead will likely to start to see revenue from that network. Already,...

The Danish capital implemented a number of smart city initiatives with vendor Cisco Copenhagen is well known as one of the most innovative cities in Europe. The Danish capital has been also implementing a number of smart city initiatives to continue driving innovation in different areas. The local...

Telefonica has opened three new service operations center to trial intelligent network management Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has deployed three dedicated Service Operations Centers (SOCs) in Argentina, Chile and Germany to test AI-based intelligent network management. The European telco launched the new centers using Chinese vendor...

Butano24 will use LoRa to monitor butane cylinders For fifty years, consumers and businesses in Spain have been buying orange butane cylinders to heat their water and their homes. When users wait until the tanks are empty before requesting a refill, almost every call to...

The Dutch firm mainly invests in European firms focusing on IoT, cloud technologies, digital health and connected home KPN Ventures, the investment arm of Dutch telecommunications group KPN, has invested in firm nello, a developer of a smart intercom solution. Nello’s smart solution enables keyless, remote access...

Turin-based water company working with Olivetti on using NB-IoT to digital transform the utility's operations Italian company Olivetti, which manufacturers a range of electronic devices, and Turin’s water company SMAT have deployed narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) cellular technology for measuring water consumption and optimizing...

LTE is the gold standard of connectivity, but many enterprises do not consider it an option when planning private networks to connect equipment to the internet. That’s a mistake, according to Qualcomm Technologies VP of business development Neville Meijers. Meijers said enterprises should consider...

CommScope is latest vendor to join council as a lead partner The market for smart city solutions will soon be worth more than $1 trillion, according to Frost & Sullivan, and the wireless industry will be ready. Companies from almost every part of...

AUSTIN, Texas – We all want to live in smart cities, but are we willing to pay higher taxes to build them? City planners charged with moving municipalities into the digital age say there are several sources of funding available, but without some kind...

Mississauga, Ontario, has been adopting a number of smart city initiatives and fostered the reputation as one of Canada’s safest cities. The municipal government improved services with a private fiber network and a citywide wireless network using Cisco solutions. The city decided to deploy a...

IoT firm Freestyle Technology will deploy smart water meters in Gochang municipality under a five-year deal. Australian internet of things firm Freestyle Technology signed a $4.4 million contract to roll out an IoT water management solution for a municipal government in South Korea. Under terms...

  IoT applications span from consumer usage such as smart homes, connected cars and wearable devices, to industrial applications covering energy systems, agriculture, mining, transportation, healthcare and more. Keysight’s IoT poster maps out the various wireless protocols being used and evaluated to build out the...

Learn how JMA Wireless is hiding equipment in plain site to speed up adoption of smart city and IoT solutions In 2015, 54% of the global population lived in cities, but, according to projections from the United Nations, that figure will dramatically increase--up to 70%...

As the internet of things continues to drive digital transformation in numerous industrial and enterprise vertical markets, leading IT vendors are continuously adapting product lines to better serve new use cases. For example, Dell recently introduced three variants of its Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Series...

Austin, Texas is the first of the five winners of the Smart Cities Council's challenge grant winners to host a readiness workshop and begin working actively with the Smart Cities Council. Stuart Cowan, chief scientist of the Smart Cities Council kicked off Austin's workshop...

Silver Spring Networks said NRTC will offer its Gen5 platform to the 1,500 electric utilities it represents. Roughly 50 million Americans get power or telephone service from a rural utility represented by NRTC, and the company claims to have deployed almost 3.5 million endpoints....

Mars Drinks, part of global manufacturer and distributer of food and beverage products Mars Incorporated, is using internet of things technologies to improve the performance of its vending machines. The company initiated a pilot project in Germany with its KLIX vending machines. Initially, the primary...

The European aircraft manufacturer will work with IoT firm Sensolus on geolocation and asset tracking services. Airbus selected the Stickntrack geolocation and asset tracking services from Belgian startup Sensolus to optimize its supply chain. The move is set to allow the European aircraft...

IoT testing takes center stage as China Telecom looks to deploy a nationwide IoT network. U.S. firm Keysight Technologies announced its cellular-based internet of things testing solution was selected by China Telecom to help accelerate its narrowband IoT chipset and module certification process. Based...