Supply chain unites behind neutral platform to aggregate and augment blockchain data
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe first “neutral aggregating platform” for tracing the provenance of goods in the supply chain has launched, pulling together and making visible data from sundry blockchains. The World Economic Forum …
Digital transformation – four milestones for IIoT success (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAfter leading the early automation revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, manufacturers are once again seeking a technological edge. A whopping 72% of manufacturing companies plan to significantly …
More industrial Wi-Fi 6, fewer IoT platforms, new mMTC entrants – it ain’t gonna happen
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailABI Research has poured water on the idea Wi-Fi 6 will gain mass adoption in the IoT space in the near-term. It has also said a few dominant chipset vendors …
Sprint to launch Curiosity IoT platform in Australia soon
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Sprint announced that its Curiosity IoT platform will soon be available for customers in Australia following a partnership with Australia’s largest mobile network operator, Telstra. Sprint said that the Curiosity IoT service is expected to …
VC roundup: New year deals for industrial IoT providers Seeq, Armis, Machfu, WITRAC
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Industrial IoT firm Seeq raises $24 million from equity sale Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq has raised $24 million from investors, according to a report in Computer Reseller News. …
Digital transformation to go? The 80/20 rule in IT/OT ‘co-creation’, and how to scale IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this is an excerpt from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – co-creation, co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. Go …
Ericsson and Microsoft combine vehicle connectivity and compute platforms
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson and Microsoft are pooling their cloud-based connectivity management and compute-and-analytics platforms, respectively, for connected vehicles. Ericsson will build its Connected Vehicle Cloud, which it claims connects around 10 per …
Why (most) industrial IoT platforms suck – and solve nothing by themselves
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSometimes content gets left on the cutting room floor, and sometimes it does not even make the edit. And often that content is excellent, and deserves a feature all of …
Nippon Gas to upgrade 850,000 gas meters with smart capabilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese utility firm Nippon Gas (NICIGAS) announced plans to upgrade 850,000 gas meters with smart capabilities in 2020 using a retrofitted gas meter reader developed by UnaBiz and Soracom, …
A ‘thin-layer’ OS is the only way to disruptive change in smart cities, says Siemens
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTearing down departmental data silos in cities remains the dream for smart cities, and yet it is still out of reach. German industrial giant Siemens told Smart City Expo World …
