Cisco in pole, as Newcastle prepares to pick a partner to make it the UK’s smartest city
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe city of Newcastle in the UK will procure a “technological partner” after the summer to set down the infrastructure to help it develop its connectivity and sensor capabilities and …
Harnessing people-powered data for smarter(er) cities (Reality Check)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailOne of the busiest train stations in the world is New York’s Grand Central terminus. In peak hours around 1,000 people arrive at Grand Central every single minute and head …
The top 10 smart cities – ranked according to their infrastructure and potential
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailNew research by McKinsey Global Institute has evaluated the planet’s smartest cities on both their underlying infrastructure and their over-lying applications, and ranked them in order on both counts. Here, …
IoT project saves busy beekeepers’ time
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailUniversity students win a Thrive X prize for IoT beekeeping concept that helps beekeepers SALINAS, Calif. — A team of engineering students from Santa Clara University was honored by Thrive …
Market for environmental gas sensors to reach $3bn by 2028, says report
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe market value for environmental gas sensors will be worth more than $3 billion by 2028, according to a new report from market research company IDTechEx. Most growth will come …
How LoRaWAN threaded IoT sensors are helping with flooding in Buenos Aires
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailOn January 16, 2017, the Arroyo del Medio river, north of Buenos Aires in Argentina, broke its banks, forcing three quarters of the village of La Emilia to evacuate their …
Michelin, Softbank choose ADLINK IIoT gateway in debut tyre monitoring system
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSan Jose-based ADLINK has said its MXE-110i industrial ‘internet-of-things’ (IIoT) gateway has been selected by Michelin and Softbank as part of the first tyre monitoring system to be deployed in …
Comcast launches IoT solution for water utilities via new partnership
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe new IoT-based solution combines Comcast’s IoT service machine with Neptune LoRa-enabled water meters Comcast’s internet of things service, machineQ, and U.S water technology company, Neptune Technology Group, have announced …
Siemens Building Technologies acquires Californian IoT specialist
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe German firm said the acquisition of Enlighted will be closed during the third quarter German firm Siemens expects to close the acquisition of California-based Enlighted, a provider of smart …
Canadian firm launches LoRaWAN wireless solutions for smart city, enterprise IoT apps
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailEleven-x said the new solutions allow existing sensors to provide real-time data collection and monitoring Eleven-x, a Canadian firm operating a nationwide public low-power network, has launched a new …
