The latest update of the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Smart Cities Spending Guide expects spending on technologies that enable Smart Cities initiatives to reach a value amounting to USD $30 billion (€26.10 billion) in 2018 for Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ). (more…)
August 21, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Last month saw two major telecoms and tech events take place in two very different cities, in the space of just two weeks. First came 5G World – part of London Tech Week’s TechXLR8 – which encompassed eight separate events that (more…)
August 15, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Kerlink, a global provider in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Croatia-based AdriNet have joined forces to speed adoption of LoRaTM low-power, wide-area networks across the entire Adriatic region with Kerlink’s products and services. (more…)
August 9, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
A smart home gate capable of opening at the owner’s arrival or transforming your garage into a giant letterbox for online shopping deliveries, a real-time analysis and 3D printing solution to design and produce in-store custom made shoes within a couple of hours, a fully connected and sensorised fire truck capable of measuring resources, (more…)
August 3, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Security takes priority when it comes to the development and deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT), with Gartner predicting that by 2020, IoT security will make up 20% of annual security budgets. (more…)
July 27, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
A research report published has revealed that, despite the many initiatives already in place, less than a quarter of UK consumers claim to be aware of the term ‘smart cities’.
July 10, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
An international alliance of market leaders from across the smart city, smart energy and IoT network sectors joined cities and utilities in announcing they will develop an open source, multi-transport wireless networking technology and data model that will unlock these markets by eliminating the dependency on proprietary solutions. (more…)
June 27, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
ROHM and Kionix, Inc. have introduced the RoKi Sensor Node, a key component in the new RoKi IoT Platform. The sensor node utilizes Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC), (more…)
June 25, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
Why is it that some solution vendors ‘get’ the Internet of Things (IoT) and others don’t? Is it an understanding of what customers want? Jeremy Cowan is hearing conflicting messages as network operators admit IoT is failing to meet their expectations, while solution vendors say it works well. (more…)
June 20, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
The City of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has kicked-off a Smart Lighting project which is expected to save up to 65% of power thanks to the implementation of energy-efficient LED luminaires and an advanced remote control system. (more…)
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde