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Verizon Connect’s report highlights fleet technology growth

Verizon Connect has released its fifth annual Fleet Technology Trends Report, conducted in partnership with Bobit Business Media, and based on responses from 543 fleet management professionals. The report highlights how fleet management technology continues to serve as a dependable asset for boosting performance across small, medium and enterprise fleets. (more…)

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November 19, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Inbalance Grid expands into Poland with Stokrotka partnership for EV charging

Inbalance grid has entered the Polish market through a partnership agreement with Stokrotka, a large supermarket chain with 1,000+ locations across the country. The company will install 276 charging points at Stokrotka’s shops in 2024-2025 and will pursue further expansion within Poland and beyond. (more…)

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August 20, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Veea and Tecno deploy Niagara software infrastructure in transit system

Veea has partnered with smart buildings firm Tecno Buildings on the initial commercially deployed use of the Containerised Portable Niagara (CPN) software framework in a mass urban transit system. Veea collaborated with Tridium to develop CPN and is a Tridium partner deploying containerised Niagara at the network edge that helps remove wired connectivity in greenfield and brownfield deployments.

Using the Veea Edge Platform, Tecno Buildings has deployed a pilot program revolutionising how IoT (Internet of Things) data is collected in an urban mass transit system. Tecno Buildings has installed VeeaHubs with CPN at select stations throughout a major urban subway network in Latin America to wirelessly monitor and gather systems data. The move focuses on smart building connectivity experts validating how CPN and LoRaWAN (long-range wide area network) networking revolutionise IoT data collection for improved subway system maintenance and energy consumption.

“The Veea Edge Platform is living up to its stellar reputation for flexibility and ease of deployment in edge-based functionality,” said Alfredo Melnick, founder and general director of Tecno Buildings. “We’re delighted to have Veea as a strategic partner. Veea’s smart edge solutions reduce installation complexity and offer competitive advantages that we can share with our end customers. We look forward to many successful deployments in additional project rollouts.”

The subway pilot program intends to demonstrate that combining the Veea Edge Platform running CPN within a LoRaWAN will reduce energy consumption costs while providing proactive and predictive maintenance alerts for unplanned system downtime.

“It is fantastic to see this deployment of Containerised Portable Niagara on Veea’s Edge Platform in such a unique setting,” said Michael Youngs, global sales director for OEM at Tridium, an independent business entity of Honeywell International. “Tridium values the Veea team and their ability to find innovative use cases for CPN. The transportation network deployment demonstrates a winning combination of containerised Niagara framework on Veea’s Edge Platform and Tecno Buildings design skills. Running Niagara at the edge will reduce downtime and costs for the transportation hubs and allow for use case expansion at the same locations to address other needs.”

The Tridium Niagara Framework is a comprehensive software infrastructure that serves as a central console for connecting real-time operational data to the people and systems that manage workflows in smart buildings, data centers, industrial processes, smart cities and other aspects of business enterprises. With CPN running on VeeaHub products, the Niagara Framework benefits from the full range of wired and wireless networking solutions to connect to electro-mechanical systems onsite, while offering easier installation and maintenance as well as reliability afforded through network redundancy. 

The Veea Edge Platform enables building managers and property developers to experience more efficient deployments, higher speeds and lower latencies with more networking options, wide range of expansion options, less downtime, and significant cost savings, along with the simplicity of remote management and monitoring of IoT devices.

“We couldn’t ask for a better strategic partner in Latin America than Tecno Buildings, with their laser focus on smarter buildings and more sustainable construction,” said Allen Salmasi, chairman and CEO of Veea. “It’s exciting to see our Veea Edge Platform demonstrate the world’s first-ever transit system use case for Containerised Portable Niagara. Veea with CPN has the potential for enabling transformative solutions for a variety of edge use cases in all types of environments requiring reliable monitoring and control of the infrastructure with more options for network connectivity, onsite and remote management, streamlined predictive maintenance and improved energy consumption.”

The two companies are also collaborating on a project extending Niagara Framework beyond buildings, recently installing outdoor VeeaHubs with CPN and LoRaWAN technology at a coastal resort to reduce energy consumption and enable more efficient control of water levels.

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August 13, 2024

Posted by: Anna Ribeiro

City of Lakeland adopts Iteris for smart mobility and safety initiative

Iteris announced its selection by the City of Lakeland, Florida to provide smart mobility infrastructure management technologies to support the city’s Intersection Crash Avoidance Safety Program (iCASP). The initiative will help improve safety at high-impact intersections. 

“We’re thrilled to be supporting FDOT and the City of Lakeland in their Intersection Collision Avoidance Safety Program,” Kevin Exner, regional vice president at Iteris, said in a Wednesday media statement. “This is not only an excellent chance to carry on with our extensive work in the Florida market, but it also combines two of our greatest passions at Iteris: the advancement of ITS infrastructure and the enhancement of road user safety.

The project includes the deployment of Vantage Next, Iteris’ next-generation video detection system and VantageLive!, an easy-to-use, web-based data service that allows users to view activity at their intersections by automatically collecting and analysing vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian data, removing the need for manual, costly data collection efforts. These technologies will enable FDOT and the City of Lakeland to proactively prioritise easy-to-implement red light running countermeasures with the Red Protect safety feature.

Lakeland will also utilise BlueTOAD roadside units at select intersections. BlueTOAD combines real-time and historical Bluetooth detection with vehicle-to-everything (V2X) interconnectivity to enable various connected vehicle applications as well as to provide synchronisation with transportation agency travel-time and performance measures-based systems.

Vantage Next, VantageLive! and BlueTOAD are key components of Iteris’ ClearMobility Platform, the world’s most complete solution to monitor, visualise and optimise mobility infrastructure continuously. The platform applies cloud computing, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, advisory services and managed services to help ensure roads are safe, travel is efficient and communities thrive.

The City of Lakeland initiated this project due to a high number of crashes attributed to red lights running in certain high-impact intersections throughout the city. The deployment of Iteris’ advanced technologies at 19 of these intersections is expected to increase safety for Lakeland’s travelling public.

In March, Iteris announced that it had been awarded a contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation to implement a statewide smart mobility initiative.

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August 8, 2024

Posted by: Anna Ribeiro

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Digi International and Cylus partner for advanced rail cybersecurity

Digi International has announced a collaboration with Cylus. Bringing together the latest innovation from these two companies, the new alliance integrates Cylus’s cybersecurity solutionCylusOne, into the Digi TX64 5G Rail cellular router solution — delivering an unprecedented level of cyber protection for rail networks worldwide. (more…)

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August 6, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Nexxiot and KS&C join forces to digitise Korean shipping industry

Nexxiot has entered into a partnership with KS&C. This collaboration aims to enhance the freight transportation sector in Korea by accelerating the digitalisation of shipping containers, portss and vessels, thereby increasing operational efficiency and significantly improving the experiences of beneficial cargo owners. (more…)

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May 29, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Nozomi Networks and Yokogawa Electric expand partnership for cybersecurity services

Nozomi Networks has announced it has extended its partnership with Yokogawa Electric Corporation to address global demand for managed security services and solutions designed to holistically satisfy the unique OT and IoT cybersecurity requirements of process manufacturers. Yokogawa will offer Nozomi Networks’ advanced solutions for OT and IoT visibility, network monitoring and threat detection to customers worldwide as part of Yokogawa’s OpreX Managed Services. Yokogawa will also resell standalone solutions from Nozomi Networks to customers who manage their security programs in-house. (more…)

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March 28, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Iteris secures $3m contract for transportation projects with TxDOT San Antonio

Iteris has announced that it has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) San Antonio District. The contract has a value of up to USD $3.0 million, representing continued demand for Iteris’ specialised consulting services in the large and forward-thinking Texas market.

This is Iteris’ third IDIQ contract with the TxDOT San Antonio District within the last six years, bringing the total value to $8 million. Work will include developing construction level plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E), and deploying wireless or fibre communications, closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), dynamic message signs (DMS), vehicle detection systems, wrong-way driver systems and low water crossing systems as well as infrastructure support, traffic signal design, traffic signal operations support and signal timing for the twelve-county area.

“We are proud to be selected again by TxDOT to support important infrastructure projects in the San Antonio District,” said Cliff Heise, a regional vice president, mobility professional services at Iteris. “With our deep and proven expertise, we are excited to help TxDOT increase efficiency, reduce fuel consumption, improve air quality and create a better transportation experience for the traveling public throughout the region.”

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March 20, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

Iteris expands Midwest presence with two contracts for regional smart mobility initiatives

Iteris, Inc., announced that it has been awarded contracts for smart mobility, safety and sustainability projects by two agencies in the Midwest: Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organisation (IMPO) and Mid-America Regional Council (MARC). These projects represent expanded Midwest operations due to continued demand in the region. (more…)

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August 7, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Iteris chosen to support intelligent transportation systems project in Mérida, Mexico

Iteris, Inc., a trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, announced it has been selected to modernise public transit in Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, as part of a United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded ITS modernisation project. This project is Iteris’ initial international ITS consulting project funded by USTDA, and one of the large-scale projects in Latin America focusing on ITS solutions and bus electrification as part of modernising public transportation networks.

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August 1, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar