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Part of a larger EU program, Helsinki smart city projects focus on energy and transportation Finland’s capital Helsinki, along with two other European cities, have reached a three-year implementation stage in the mySMARTLife smart city development project 2016-2021, which aims to cut energy use by...

 Huawei and the City of Weifang also agreed to move forward with the establishment of an NB-IoT innovation center Huawei and the government of Weifang City, in China, have launched "IoT Weifang", an IoT city demo based on NB-IoT technology and Huawei OceanConnect IoT platform. Under...

Samsung said smart sensors, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing will be among the top priorities of the new fund Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund, a new $300 million pool which will focus exclusively on the automotive market. Samsung’s investment will put...

Bringing the IoT to health care one use case at a time While vaccines save millions of lives each year about 1.5 million children die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the World Health Organization. Some factors that contribute to the availability of vaccines...

The IoT platform will allow Tilburg municipal government to manage air and water quality and measure sound levels The Council of the Dutch city of Tilburg has selected Ericsson and Spanish firm Libelium to set up an IoT platform around the area of Puishaven, in...

 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...

The telco said this technology is being used to connect gas and water meters, smart bins and parking meters The Spanish unit of U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has expanded the coverage of its NB-IoT network in Spain. Vodafone Spain said it currently operates 1,000 base...

Next step could be blockchain technology for shipping and logistics Korean shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is trialling the use of internet of things (IoT) technology for its refrigerated containers to better monitor temperature-sensitive products during delivery. The shipping company announced that IoT technology will...

Smart lighting provided by Dutch firm Tvilight in partnership with Dynniq Dutch provider of smart lighting solutions Tvilight and Dynniq, a provider of integrated mobility and lighting solutions, announced today that the companies delivered intelligent street lighting technology and services to the Port of Moerdijk,...

Smart city projects touch on transportation, security and public safety The City of Orlando approaches the smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an integrated facility established in 2001 by the mayor after the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The major...

Honeywell IoT software solution allows airlines to reduce aircraft fuel consumption U.S. firm Honeywell announced it is helping two European airlines to reduce fuel use on 71 aircraft through its connected aircraft GoDirect fuel efficiency software. The technology now being deployed by Brussels Airlines and Air...

CRC studies spectrum using sensor network and big data analytics A unique approach to spectrum monitoring and information about the RF environment is being taken by the Communications Research Centre Canada in Ottawa. CRC has developed a prototype system for advanced spectrum monitoring that relies...

See.Sense will provide light sensors for cyclist as part of U.K’s smart city initiative CityVerve U.K. telecom operator BT announced the launch of a new project with See.Sense, a cycling-focused technology company from Northern Ireland, to provide sensor-enabled and connected bike lights to up to...

Smart lighting helps cities save energy, lower costs and reduce maintenance. Automation and networked control can further increase energy savings and reduce maintenance spending Smart lighting initiatives are playing a key role in the development of today’s smart cities. With digital networks and embedded sensors,...

U.S. firm Aridea Solutions has selected the Spanish firm to deploy sensors for mussel protection Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium is currently involved in a smart water project in the Ohio river, with the main aim of protecting mussels. The Ohio river is home to populations...

Elemental Machines wants to bring the internet of things to the world of scientific research. The company's sensors monitor critical laboratory and production equipment, as well as invisible environmental variables. The goal is to save customers time and money by synthesizing lab equipment performance...

China ended Q1 with 408 million installed smart meter solutions China continues to lead the global smart meter market with approximately 408 million meters installed at the end of the first quarter of the year, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. The study showed...

California-based Econolite expects to start installing the new smart signals next month Miami-Dade County has recently approved a project to install smart traffic signals at some of the county’s roadways. California-based company Econolite Control Products won the $11.1 million contract with Miami-Dade to expand a...

Under the deal, WaterGroup’s IoT-based smart meters will be connected with the Sigfox LPWAN technology Australian smart meters company WaterGroup has inked a five-year partnership with IoT network operator Thinxtra to use IoT to enable large water users to detect water leaks. Under the agreement, WaterGroup’s...

Smart cities are paraded as technological utopias where everything, from traffic management to air quality control, is automated. Although the booming internet of things (IoT) offers a wealth of applications to improve city services, its success is not guaranteed. One of the great worries...

The smart parking service includes indoor-outdoor navigation, smart car finding and capability open service (COS) ZTE has launched its new indoor intelligent navigation, smart car seeking solution, which uses the QCell indoor coverage solution, mobile edge computing (MEC) and IoT terrestrial magnetism detection to provide smart...

Alexander Sehlke, a post-doctoral fellow at NASA Ames Research Center, delivered a presentation titled “Designing for Human Space Flight” at the 2017 Sensors Expo and Conference. Sehlke’s presentation began by noting how NASA’s journey to Mars requires a revolution in the operational and engineer design...

Herbert E. Dwyer, COO/GM at Nanmac Corporation, gave a presentation titled “Tackling the Need for Better Temperature Sensors in Medical Devices” at the 2017 Sensors Expo and Conference. Sensors are becoming increasingly common in healthcare. Fueled by aging baby boomers, spikes in chronic diseases and...

LG said these new technologies will be applied to the firm’s existing technology portfolio Korean company LG Electronics announced the establishment of two new research centers that will focus on developing technologies for key internet of things technologies artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, according to...