BROWSING: IoT

Qualcomm focuses on IoT security

IoT security alliance advises businesses and customers about cybersecurity measures needed to help create a safer IoT ecosystem Qualcomm Technologies has joined AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic as part of the IoT cybersecurity alliance formed earlier this year. The main goal...

Oracle focuses on smart manufacturing with Mitsubishi partnership

The two companies are developing an IoT platform to enable smart manufacturing processes Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics, vehicles, semiconductors and transportation solutions among many other products, is working with Oracle to digitally transform its operations. The two companies have developed...

IoT security concerns prompt massive pacemaker recall

Abbott Labs recall impacts six different pacemaker models The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of nearly half a million pacemakers out of concern that IoT security loopholes could allow hackers to breach the internet of things (IoT) health care devices. The...

Test and Measurement: EXFO buys stake in Astellia, aims for takeover

EXFO picks up 33.1% stake in Astellia, plans a friendly takeover Test company EXFO has purchased 33.1% of network performance analysis company Astellia for about 8.6 million Euros (around $10.2 million) and plans to launch an amicable takeover of the company. EXFO purchased 25.4%...

Orange Business Services exploring IoT wearables

 The Orange Business Services IoT connectivity service is part of Datavenue, a modular IoT and analytics solution Orange Business Services and Finnish firm Yepzon Group, a developer of wearable technology and smart-clothing applications, have signed a new three-year agreement for worldwide IoT connectivity and SIM...

KPN partners with China Unicom on IoT

Under the agreement, customers of the two telcos will be able to access IoT services in the Netherlands and China Dutch telco KPN and China Unicom have reached a partnership agreement to share their internet of things (IoT) networks. Through this agreement KPN’s local and...

How is Huawei enabling smarter cities?

Huawei has developed multiple technologies for the smart city concept, such as smart government, safe city, smart emergency command, smart education, smart grid and smart tourism, as well as smart hospital. The Chinese company said its smart city solution is now used in more than...

Sigfox deploys IoT network in Buffalo through agreement with a local university

Professors and students at the University of Buffalo will have access to an innovative technology platform The city of Buffalo has deployed an internet of things (IoT) network through a partnership between French IoT company Sigfox and the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and...

Ayla Networks inks IoT cooperation agreement with China Unicom

Both companies will focus on developing solutions for smart home, connected car and AI Ayla Networks, a global IoT platform for manufacturers has inked a cooperation agreement with China Unicom. Under the agreement, both companies agreed to develop solutions for smart home and other IoT markets....

Enterprise IoT Report: The building blocks of smart cities – IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Webinar: The building blocks of smart cities: IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Webinar: The building blocks of smart cities: IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Editorial Report: The building blocks of smart cities – IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

IoT firm Cubic Telecom gets almost $50 million in financing

The Irish company said the new investment will allow updates in its IoT platform and the expansion of engineering capabilities in its headquarters Global IoT firm Cubic Telecom has announced the close of a 40 million euros ($47.7 million) investment round. The new investment, which...

Kaspersky Lab launches IoT scanner

The IoT launch occurs while the FBI is reportedly urging U.S. firms to stop using Kapersky Lab’s security solutions Kaspersky Lab has released a beta version of its solution for the smart home and the internet of things (IoT) - Kaspersky IoT Scanner. This free...

Researchers call for new wireless infrastructure to support IoT

Academic researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, Princeton and Notre Dame have collaborated to recommend requirements for the wireless infrastructure that will support the internet of things. The researchers said that despite the quality of today's wireless networks "there remain very difficult challenges to...

Accenture develops driving behavior initiative in Japan

The data collected from taxis and drivers will be processed using Intel’s IoT platform reference architecture Accenture, together with Japanese insurance company Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and taxi firm Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo are collaborating to build a deep learning algorithm using the Intel IoT platform reference...

UK government allocates $10.4 million for truck platooning trial

The trial will have three phases, and will initially focus on the potential for truck platooning on the UK’s major roads. The U.K. government confirmed it has allocated £8.1 million ($10.4 million) to carry out track platooning trials. Officials explained that the platoonin trials will...

Cisco Jasper enables first IoT offering in Kazakhstan

Local telco KaR-Tel will offer IoT for smart meters, connected cars, retail and agriculture through Cisco Jasper's platform KaR-Tel, a mobile and network service provider in Kazakhstan, has announced a collaboration with Cisco Jasper to deliver internet of things (IoT) services across the country through...

Osram expands IoT offering through the acquisition of U.S. firm

 The acquisition will allow Osram to expand its business with IoT lighting solutions   German firm Osram has agreed to acquire U.S. company Digital Lumens, which specializes in industrial internet of things (IoT) solutions. The Digital Lumens software platform can be used to run applications covering...

Industry veterans join Edge Velocity as senior advisors

Edge Velocity advisors to help company achieve business goals Edge Velocity Corporation, a provider of intelligent networks, announced industry veterans Jill Wittels and Edna Conway are joining the company as senior advisors. Wittels currently serves as an advisor for several budding technology companies, and Conway as...

VMware collaborates with ADLINK to simplify IoT implementations

The two firms are testing their respective IoT products to offer a single-point IoT solution VMware has signed an agreement with ADLINK Technology to provide mutual customers with a pre-integrated internet of things (IoT) solution. The two firms are currently testing and enabling their respective...

Nokia transformation timeline under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa

Nokia's transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent years I first met Risto Siilasmaa five years ago for lunch in Helsinki, Finland.  He had recently stepped into the role of chairman for Nokia, which at the time...

How is Ericsson enabling smarter cities?

Network infrastructure vendor Ericsson has focused on what the company calls the Networked Society, where connectivity and technologies such as big data, cloud computing, smart grids, and the internet of things can enable the sustainable cities of the future. The vendor’s smart city offering includes...