Ericsson preps 5G mesh network to break satellite ‘monopoly’ on maritime comms
Ericsson is readying a new ‘maritime mesh network’ solution, based on LTE and 5G, as an alternative to ‘high-cost, high-latency, low-throughput’ satellite-based communication for the shipping industry, which it has …
High-flying Traxens signs deal for pharma and auto-parts tracking to Africa
French IoT firm Traxens has struck deals with logistics and transport providers Inter Transit Pharma (ITP) and Inter Transit et Prestations Logistiques (ITPL) for real-time precision tracking of consignments of …
Orange Business Services connects cargo ships on Northern Sea Route
Orange Business Services, the enterprise division of French carrier Orange, has won a contract to connect cargo ships along the Arctic shipping route, making them “offices at sea” with virtual …
Caterpillar and OSIsoft debut AI platform to reduce costs for shipping industry
The marine division of US machinery and equipment maker Caterpillar has integrated OSIsoft’s data management system into its industrial artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help shipping companies reduce fuel and …
AT&T takes WING with Nokia IoT network to offer global services and slicing
AT&T has agreed with Nokia to use the Finnish vendor’s ‘worldwide IoT network grid’ (WING) to offer enterprise customers global IoT connectivity. Nokia’s WING service covers core network, dedicated IoT …
Hitachi to make Stena Line smartest ‘cognitive shipping’ company by 2021
European ferry operator Stena Line is working with Hitachi to review its digital operations and smarten-up its fleet with artificial intelligence (AI). The pair will combine to review Stena Line’s …
Cisco and IBM finish Kinetic-Watson integration, hook-up Port of Rotterdam
Cisco and IBM have completed the integration of their Kinetic platform and Watson IoT system to improve data processing and intelligence at the network edge. The partnership is being brought …
Autonomous ships will launch before planes and cars, says Rolls-Royce
Autonomous ships will be a reality before robot aircraft or driverless cars, reckons Rolls-Royce, despite the maritime industry’s late start with digital technologies. The British engine maker said it will …
SenseAware is FedEx’s IoT response to supply chain optimization
Chris Swearingen, manager of SenseAware at FedEx, gave a talk titled How Innovations in Manufacturing and Supply Chain are Redefining Mobility and Reshaping the Globe, at Bosch Connected World in Chicago. He spoke …
Big data helps Paramount and Maersk Line adapt to changing times
Paramount tackles big data with analytics Joe Churchill, vice president of analytics at Paramount Pictures, and Chris Twogood, vice president of product and services marketing at Teradata, co-hosted a panel …
