IoTNews

Retail industry’s installed base of cellular M2M devices to reach 49.2m by 2020, says Berg

The number of cellular M2M connections in the retail industry reached 33.7 million worldwide in 2016, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. (more…)

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March 31, 2017

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Smiths Detection Inc. partners with Duke University in deep learning research for airport screening

Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) announced that it is partnering with the Duke University Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in a “deep learning” digital solution project to advance airport checkpoint x-ray system screening capabilities. (more…)

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Operators see importance of identity and interoperability in unlicensed IoT networks in new WBA report

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has launched a new white paper outlining the key priorities for operators and technology vendors, and the monetisation potential for unlicensed technologies for IoT. (more…)

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March 30, 2017

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Telensa shifts production from Asia to the UK – Begins manufacturing smart city technology with Sony

Telensa, global provider of connected street lighting and Smart City applications, announced that it is moving its manufacturing back to the UK. After a strategic review of facilities across the world, the company selected the Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, Wales. (more…)

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A new category of IoT devices

Moore’s law has been famously increasing the computing power at our behest, and has helped power the third industrial revolution of information technology and digital services. Many suggest that we are now at the beginning of a fourth industrial revolution, powered by connecting ‘things’, other than just computers and phones. (more…)

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Next generation telco strategies for IoT

One of the key trends emerging in the telco space right now is technology agnosticism, an approach that puts the need to connect a device ahead of the technology that connects it. It sounds like a small (and obvious) shift, says Jim Morrish, but actually it’s a huge change. (more…)

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March 29, 2017

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ZTE and CLAA reveal large-scale commercial use of LPWAN IoT, and unveils Smart Street 2.0 solution

ZTE Corporation, has announced a shared and co-built carrier-class IoT solution in conjunction with the China LoRa Application Alliance (CLAA). ZTE has simultaneously unveiled its Smart Street 2.0 – Highlights Your City solution. (more…)

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Inmarsat Maritime secures Fleet Xpress commitment from Hapag-Lloyd

Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed a five-year contract with Hapag-Lloyd to migrate all ships directly managed by the shipping line to services enabled for Fleet Xpress. (more…)

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Software AG acquires Cumulocity for undisclosed sum to extend its IoT technology leadership

Software AG, announced the acquisition of Cumulocity GmbH, based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Cumulocity develops innovative solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) offering connectivity for networked digital devices and sensors through a cloud-hosted IoT device management and application enablement platform. (more…)

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‘Real-world’ vehicle emissions monitoring service linked to automatic number plate recognition by Ricardo

Vehicle emissions are the primary cause of air quality standard excesses in the majority of UK Air Quality Management Areas. Increasing pressure to reduce the impact of pollution from vehicles has led to growing interest in the introduction of ‘Clean Air Zones’ and ‘Low Emission Zones’. (more…)

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March 28, 2017

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