
‘The future bubbles up’ – IIC on the principles and practicalities of industrial IoT
Stephen Mellor picks up where he left off, and where we left him: the challenge with industrial IoT to gain widespread adoption is as much to do with interpretation as …

What’s the difference between an IoT sensor and an IoT actuator?
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has added new definitions of ‘IoT sensor’ and ‘IoT actuator’ to its updated ‘dictionary’ of technical definitions for the industrial IoT (IIoT) sector. These terms …

Differences of trust and security in IT and OT systems – and their interplay in IIoT
Hats off to the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), which continues to publish comprehensive and constructive guides on how to design, deploy, and manage digital change systems in highly individualistic ‘vertical’ …

IIC releases AI contract tool, IIoT security guides and IIoT maturity gauge
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is piloting a contract automation tool that uses artificial intelligence to negotiate between industrial companies, without human involvement, to arrive at contract terms both sides …

The top industrial IoT platforms – and the only three worth considering?
Old familiars Hitachi, PTC, and Software AG ranked top again among industrial IoT (IIoT) platforms in Gartner’s latest ‘Magic Quadrant’ assessment of the sector. But Software AG swapped places with …

Chinese high-tech firms create industrial internet association: report
A group of China’s largest tech companies have formed an association with the aim of accelerating initiatives to foster the industrial internet in the country, Chinese paper China South Morning …

“Utilities don’t need AI yet – they just need better human access to data,” says OSIsoft
One key element that was skirted around in Enterprise IoT Insights’ recent report on digital change in the power sector: the nitty-gritty of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). We …

Nokia and Industry 4.0 country-mates seed private LTE/5G testbed for cargo ports
Three Finnish industrial-change specialists, including telecoms vendor Nokia, have banded together on a collaboration project to construct a private LTE test network for developing industrial IoT applications for shipping ports …

Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung
AT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …

Lufthansa Technik Group selects PTC’s IIoT, PLM platforms
Boston-based tech firm PTC announced that Lufthansa Technik Group has selected the Windchill Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the ThingWorx Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms as the core technology to digitally transform its …