LoRa Alliance drives LoRaWAN usage in utility meters with closer DLMS integration
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe LoRa Alliance and the DLMS User Association (DLMS UA) have signed a liaison agreement to define a new DLMS communication profile for LPWAN technologies such as LoRaWAN. The two …
Microsoft and BMW corral industry around open platform for digital factory solutions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMicrosoft and the BMW have combined to foster easier, cheaper, faster innovation in the manufacturing sector. The pair have launched an ‘open manufacturing platform’ (OMP) to “break down” barriers with …
Bosch: The only fixed assets with industrial 5G will be the floors, walls and ceilings
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Bosch has set out a vision for a 5G-enabled factory where every part of the production environment is fluid, except for the floors, walls, and ceilings. Industrial …
Industrial control will not come just by waiting for 5G, says Nokia
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The telecoms community and the industrial space must engage more closely if they are to achieve the kind of heightened control and intelligence in factories and warehouses that 5G …
“Industry needs both public and private networks,” says Deutsche Telekom
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe operator community has been widely criticised for its failure to serve industrial markets with high quality connectivity, acknowledged Deutsche Telekom at Hannover Messe 2019. The German operator has addressed …
Sigfox operator WND hits 85% UK population coverage, targets ports and airports
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSigfox operator Wireless Network Developments (WND) has covered 85 per cent of the UK population with it Sigfox network, having deployed 1,500 Sigfox base stations. The deployment has been on …
L-SPARK, TELUS launch accelerator for Canadian IoT ventures
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCanadian firms BlackBerry and Solace are also participating in the IoT acceleration initiative Canadian software-as-a-service (SaaS) accelerator L-SPARK and compatriot telecommunications services company TELUS have inked a partnership to launch …
Infineon unveils new TPM module as “answer to digital factory security”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailInfineon Technologies has released a new ‘trusted platform module’ (TPM) to protect data in industrial PCs, servers, industrial controllers, and edge gateways. Its new OPTIGA TPM SLM 9670 controls access …
Bosch targets €1bn gains on the blood-rush of 5G to its factory nervous system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBosch has raised more than €1.5 billion in revenue from the implementation of Industry 4.0 techniques in its own factories, as well as its customers’ factories, during the past four …
Kontrol Energy, Toyota Tsusho target North American smart factory market
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe two companies aim to pilot the initial smart factory solutions next month Canadian firm Kontrol Energy and Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. (TTCI) have signed an agreement to implement smart factory …
