Smart monitoring and IIoT technologies improve onshore wind turbine up-time

Operators of onshore wind turbines are always looking to maximise power output and profitability. Therefore, any tool that can reduce turbine maintenance requirements and improve reliability is incredibly useful. To deliver these benefits, Altra Renewables has employed Industrial Internet of…

45 million 5G small cells will be installed by 2031

After years of waiting, 5G is finally here. 5G not only greatly improves network experiences for mobile consumers, but more importantly, will bring digitalisation into every industry, revolutionising our society. However, this vision will not be realised without small cell…

KNX builds bridge between smart building and e-mobility

For the European Commission, electromobility is a crucial pillar on the way to an emission-free economy in 2050. It can make road traffic and transport cleaner and cheaper. But it can only make an effective contribution to climate protection if…

ETSI releases IoT testing specifications for industrial automation

The ETSI committee on Methods for Testing and Specifications (TC MTS) has recently completed a first set of seven standards addressing the testing of the IoT MQTT and CoAP protocols, and the foundational security IoT-Profile. “These new standards fill the…

Crosser enables IFS customers to create value from their IoT data

Crosser, a low-code platform for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has announced a new partnership with IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications company. The combined solution will empower joint customers to turn machine data into actionable insights. The raw asset…

CyRIC IoT and Kerlink to deploy LoRaWAN networks in Cyprus and offer IoT solutions

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and CyRIC IoT, an IoT end-to-end network and solutions provider in Cyprus, announced that CyRIC is Kerlink’s official distributor for that country. The designation follows several years of collaboration…

The fourth industrial revolution – changes and challenges

Between 1760 and 1840, the first industrial revolution moved from hand production to using steam and waterpower.   From around 1871 -1914, the second industrial revolution came about due to the prolific building of railroads and factory electrification. It was…

Smart building budget shortfalls put sustainability at risk

Building decision-makers list budget constraints and buy-in from senior leadership as the two biggest barriers to their adoption of smart technologies, according to a new research report from Johnson Controls. The report, ‘Thinking Smart: How the foundations of the UK will…

Eurotech achieves IoT security certification

Supplier of hardware and software components to develop and deploy edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, Eurotech has announced its Multi-service IoT Edge Gateway, ReliaGATE 10-14 and Everyware Software Framework have been PSA Certified Level 1. This independent…

IoT solution to transform human waste into lifesaving medical insights
Israeli digital health startup, OutSense extends its Series A financing round to $2.7m, following an investment from  Longevity Venture Partners, an American early-stage venture capital fund specialising in the Silvertech, Healthcare and Wellness sectors. The investment supplements the $2.2m financing…