Sales of outdoor lighting poles and indoor lighting controls to jump 50% and 5%
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAnnual deployments of new smart poles for street lighting, featuring sensors and connectivity, willl increase at a compound rate of more than 50 per cent per year, from just 600 …
Big four cities to blow $1bn each on smart tech – but hope is with sub-$1m spenders
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart city spending will jump by almost a fifth in 2020, with the biggest city protagonists in the space set to spend at least $1 billion each. The big opportunity …
Semtech’s LoRa devices detect abnormal energy use in cities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Semtech Corporation announced that NetOP, a developer and manufacturer of LPWAN-based IoT applications, has developed a new smart energy consumption monitoring solution based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. The …
Dell, STMicro, Software AG unite in Tangle-over-blockchain for industrial IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDell Computers, STMicroelectronics, and Software AG have thrown their weight behind blockchain-rival The Tangle to record and secure transactions and payments between machines in the industrial IoT space. The companies, …
CBRS champ Celona claims private LTE deployments, carrier-beating metrics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCalifornia-based private LTE/5G startup and CBRS champ Celona has announced eight test deployments of its wireless networking solution using CBRS spectrum, along with new partnerships for CBRS-based networks with edge …
Local Washington authority slashes 30% water losses after smart meter rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe City of Walla Walla in Washington state in the US has detected and fixed 2,000 water leaks within 12 months after deploying a new smart metering system, the city …
Startup Skylo promises instant NB-IoT via satellite after Softbank funding
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSatellite connectivity startup Skylo, promising NB-IoT on existing geostationary satellites, has emerged from stealth with $116 million in total funding, including a new $103 million Series B round led by …
Softbank and Nokia test-drive non-standalone 5G for connected cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapanese telecoms group SoftBank claims to have tested non-standalone 5G with connected cars. Nokia, the kit partner for the tests, called it a “world-first trial”. The setup used 3GPP Release …
‘Defcon 1’ for supply chain – how to manage coronavirus and implement digital change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Digital Supply Chain Institute, a US research group focused on the evolution of supply chains in the digital economy, has recommended supply chain companies set up ‘war rooms’ to …
LoRaWAN duo Senet and Objenious fast-track Digital Matter IoT trackers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS LoRaWAN provider Senet and French LoRaWAN provider Objenious have both certified battery-operated tracking devices and telematics software from Australian IoT maker Digital Matter. The certification means ready integration and …
