BROWSING: Internet of Things (IoT)

BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel. BlackBerry QNX said it will participate alongside the University...

Huawei and South African telco MTN launch smart water metering solution using NB-IoT connectivity. South African telecommunications operator MTN and Huawei jointly launched a smart water metering solution in the South African market. The Chinese company said the launch represents the first narrowband...

MQTT and the internet of things. MQ Telemetry Transport, invented in 1999 by Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM and Arlen Nipper of Eurotech, is an open standard messaging protocol created for constrained devices and low-bandwidth, high-latency or unreliable networks. Its design principles are to...

What is Modbus? Modbus is a serial communication protocol for use with programmable logic controllers. It is typically used to transmit signals from instrumentation and control devices back to a main controller; or data gathering system, for example a system that measures temperature and humidity...

Audi’s Ingolstadt, Germany, factory is its largest and the second largest in Europe, producing 566,646 cars in 2015. It is where the auto manufacturer produces its A3, A4, A5, Q2 and Q5 models and is considered by the company as its "most important location." The...

What is Modbus? Modbus is a serial communication protocol for use with programmable logic controllers. It is typically used to transmit signals from instrumentation and control devices back to a main controller; or data gathering system, for example a system that measures temperature and humidity...

KT looks to reach 85 cities with NB-IoT services by March 2017. South Korean telecommunications operator KT expanded its partnership agreements with Samsung Electronics, Ericsson-LG and Nokia, with a focus of deploying a nationwide narrowband "internet of things" network by the first half...

Audi’s Ingolstadt, Germany, factory is its largest and the second largest in Europe, producing 566,646 cars in 2015. It is where the auto manufacturer produces its A3, A4, A5, Q2 and Q5 models and is considered by the company as its "most important location." The...

What is CEP? Complex event processing is an emerging network technology commonly used in the "internet of things" that uses distributed message-based systems, databases and applications to derive conclusions from data in real time or near-real time. It is a kind of computing in which...

We sat down with Guillaume Houssay, co-founder and CEO of Qowisio North America, to discuss the company's view on providing LoRa-based low power wide area network services in a more targeted basis rather than looking to provide the widest possible coverage. France-based Qowisio offers...

We sat down with Guillaume Houssay, co-founder and CEO of Qowisio North America, to discuss the company's view on providing LoRa-based low power wide area network services in a more targeted basis rather than looking to provide the widest possible coverage. France-based Qowisio offers...

What is CEP? Complex event processing is an emerging network technology commonly used in the "internet of things" that uses distributed message-based systems, databases and applications to derive conclusions from data in real time or near-real time. It is a kind of computing in which...

Defining digital transformation. Digital transformation is a term that has reached just about every company in every industry. It has been debated by analysts, thought leaders and executives. Digital transformation is a broad concept for the fundamental transformation of companies to a more technology reliant...

Defining digital transformation Digital transformation is a term that has reached just about every company in every industry. It has been debated by analysts, thought-leaders, executives – you name it.  Digital transformation is a broad concept for the fundamental transformation of companies to a more...

To create a smart utility, the firms open a working group to develop gas meter reading and gas grid surveillance solutions. Huawei signed a narrowband "internet of things" cooperation agreement with two compatriot companies, Shenzhen Gas and China Telecom Shenzhen, with the aim of...

Clothing retailer looks for lighting savings at distribution center. We have all seen a pair of jeans with an eagle stitched in them, or at least seen that iconic Americana logo during a trip to the mall. American Eagle Outfitters is a U.S.-based clothes...

Clothing retailer looks for lighting savings at distribution center. We have all seen a pair of jeans with an eagle stitched in them, or at least seen that iconic Americana logo during a trip to the mall. American Eagle Outfitters is a U.S.-based clothes...

A multistep smart city initiative Milton Keynes, England, was founded as a "new town" in 1967. In less than 50 years, it has grown to more than 250,000 people, and between 1981 and 2013 its population grew by 103%, according to City Metric. The rapid influx...

Cisco launches smart city cloud to collect, analyze and share data The smart city vision involves enriching quality of life by gaining data insight from interconnected sensors, devices and people. Perpetual urban issues like security, waste management and traffic can be addressed by using data...

OPC, standards for the IIoT Making data actionable by moving it away from machines and onto software is a fundamental challenge for the industrial "internet of things." Looking to tackle that challenge is the object linking and embedding for process control standard, which is a...

A multi-step smart city initiative Milton Keynes was founded as a "new town" in 1967. In less than 50 years, it has grown to a population of more than 250,000, and between 1981 and 2013 its population grew by 103%, according to City Metric. The rapid...

Nestlé will use Telefonica IoT platform in more than 50 countries Telefónica Business Solutions signed an agreement with Nestlé to provide "internet of things" communications in more than 50 countries for the the company's coffee-related businesses.  With Telefonica’s IoT solutions, Nestle is looking to monitor the coffee...

OPC, standards for the IIoT Making data actionable by moving it away from machines and onto software is a fundamental challenge for the industrial "internet of things." Looking to tackle that challenge is the object linking and embedding for process control standard, which is a...

New IoT solutions for age-old problems The increasing capabilities and awareness of the "internet of things" are providing more avenues for companies and organizations to keep the environment safe. Here are use cases of how IoT can help protect and restore our endangered world. Animal tracking Global organizations...