In this exclusive piece for IoT Insider, Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance discusses what will drive faster smart utility development The demand for cleaner, greener energy and customers’ changing expectations will necessitate a change in the way…
Sequans picked for smart water metering
Sequans Communications has announced that Itron has selected Sequans’ Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT technology to connect its latest Intelis wSource smart water meters, part of its strategy to modernise the advanced metering industry (AMI) with cellular connected solutions. The newest deployment…
How the phrase ‘Internet of Things’ lost its way
In this exclusive feature for IoT Insider, Scott Brenton, Technology Director at Solsta argues that hype can prove a hindrance; and the phrase IoT has become confused Google has more than 5.6 billion hits for ‘Internet of Things’, but what…
Sigfox SA chosen by South Africa to support water meters
Sigfox SA has been chosen to support South Africa’s transition to smart water meters. Sigfox SA was selected by the National Treasury to underpin the new smart water meter system. This tender, referred to as “RT29” and awarded to various…
Q&A: Simon Ford, Blecon, praises the power of Bluetooth
Sometimes it’s the obvious things that open up a whole world of opportunities once realised. That was the message impressed upon by Simon Ford, Co-Founder of Blecon, who spoke to IoT Insider at Hardware Pioneers and makes up part two…
Digital twin for smart and sustainable products
Siemens Digital Industries Software, in collaboration with KU Leuven, has launched the Digital Twin for Smart and Sustainable Products Chair to promote methodological research, stimulate innovations in industrial applications, disseminate results and support educational activities within the field of digital…
Marquardt creates foundations for global robotic charging standard
Robotic charging solutions are set to enable the fully automated charging of vehicles using robotic arms in the future. The prerequisite for a smooth process flow are globally valid norms and standards. Marquardt is contributing the foundations for this as…
Media briefing: u-blox talks through indoor positioning solution
A newly launched indoor positioning solution from u-blox marks the company’s entrance into the end products market, which was born out of this “large demand” u-blox saw coming from customers, according to a recent media briefing hosted by Magnus Johansson,…
5 best practices to overcome EMC challenges
In the growing world of the Internet of Things (IoT), all devices need to work together without interference. Each of them needs to work without disturbing others, Electromagnetic Compatibility, (EMC) and without being disturbed by them (Electromagnetic Immunity). These are…
Bluetooth hailed as transformative for IIoT
The unveiling of Blecon’s Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) solution at Hardware Pioneers last month in London demonstrated an ongoing shift towards embracing Bluetooth as a technology capable of transforming IoT applications. For Blecon, part of the mission is to increase…
