Do we need ‘quick wins’ to build public support for smart cities? Or is it the IoT sector’s job (quietly and invisibly) to provide better, safer, greener lives for today’s smart citizens? Should we be winning hearts and minds with dazzling services, or silently enhancing the quality of life? Jeremy Cowan gets some surprising answers from Francesca Serravalle, Colt’s emerging technologies director, and Magnus Melander, founder of Sweden-based IoT Alliance, SMSE and tech hub THINGS. Plus sport takes over from space programmes as a top tech-driver. And <<SHOCK NEWS>> Bill Gates may have backed a winner in electric-powered aviation!
August 12, 2021
Posted by: IoT global network
What if your everyday eyeglasses became the next media for augmented reality applications? What if every car could display valuable data on the whole windshield to securely guide you through the traffic? The new MEMS* scanner solution from Infineon Technologies AG, comprising a MEMS mirror and MEMS driver, allows completely new product designs. Its miniature size and low power consumption are the basis for making augmented reality (AR) solutions more widely available for consumer applications such as wearables and for automotive head-up displays. (more…)
August 9, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Rail agreed to acquire Thales‘ Ground Transportation Systems business for an enterprise value of €1,660 million. The final purchase price will be determined after customary adjustments typical for a transaction of this nature. (more…)
August 4, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Actility has been playing a key role in driving the LoRaWAN technology development from its creation, as a founding member, to the current days by driving and contributing to the development of its standard and ecosystem. By leading the development of the LoRaWAN roaming standard, Actility successfully run interoperability tests with several other members of the LoRa Alliance.
August 3, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Acronis, the provider of cyber protection, announced a new advanced protection pack for its service provider solution, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. The new Advanced File Sync and Share pack builds on the essential file-sharing capabilities included in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, layering additional data security capabilities such as blockchain-based data notarisation and electronic signatures so service providers can strengthen their workplace collaboration services. (more…)
July 28, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
This article first appeared in Transport 360 magazine.
The past year of immense changes within the transportation industry has catapulted enterprises faster into the digitalisation process than they could ever have previously imagined.
With the radical shift in global demands for transportation, new opportunities and the potential for new use cases that utilise the capabilities of IoT have also opened up, writes Fernando Llobregat, the head of enterprise sales and go-to-market for IoT at BICS
July 5, 2021
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Sierra Wireless, an IoT solutions provider, announced that its EM9190 5G mmWave/Sub-6/LTE New Radio (NR) and EM9191 5G Sub-6/LTE NR embedded modules to be fully certified to operate on Deutsche Telekom’s 5G public network and campus (private) networks in Europe. (more…)
June 30, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
LACROIX, Orange, Sierra Wireless and STMicroelectronics have created the IoT Continuum, a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe and beyond. (more…)
June 28, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, reports that Hawa Dawa, a Munich-based company specialising in air quality management, has made real-time pollutant data available via an API on the HERE Marketplace. (more…)
June 25, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of waste collection points fitted with smart waste sensor technology reached 657,000 worldwide in 2020 (excluding China). (more…)
June 17, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello