Five years after the WiFi Alliance announced plans for a WiFi variant, 802.11ah (aka HaLow) tailored to the needs of IoT the first products are expected to hit the market. Michael De Nil, founder and CEO of Australian company Morse Micro, which has developed HaLow chips, told IoTAustralia an announcement of the first certified devices […]
Telstra renews agreement for Cisco global SIM management service
Telstra has renewed for a further five years its agreement with Cisco to use the Cisco IoT Control Center. It underpins the Telstra Control Center powered by Cisco, which enables organisations to manage multiple SIMs, globally, across multiple cellular networks. The service was originally the Jasper Control Center and Telstra has been using it since […]
UTS to collaborate with Vietnam on IoT, industry 4.0 and AI
A group of academics from University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has secured a grant worth $200,000 for a project aiming to connect Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with opportunities in Vietnam in industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, IoT, environment engineering, and big data. The grant has come from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s […]
FreeWave (US) and ModuSense (NZ) form JV for remote area IIoT
FreeWave, a US-based provider of radio connectivity and edge computing for the industrial internet of things (IIoT), has formed a joint venture with New Zealand-based IIoT device platform provider ModuSense, to “make global innovation of turn-key IIoT solutions a reality – quickly and cost-effectively.” FreeWave says the joint venture will give it access to a […]
IoT & AI tapped for early COVID-19 detection
A New Zealand data analytics company has created a smartphone app that it says can provide early COVID-19 detection by applying AI to biometric data from smartphones and wearable fitness devices. The company, Datamine says the app, ëlarm, detects changes that occur as the body begins fighting the infection, and claims it has been able […]
Remo 3 promises smartphone command of any infrared controlled device
Japanese IoT company, Nature, has made available in Australia a product, Remo 3, that enables any device operated via an infrared remote controller to be controlled through a smartphone app. The product, Nature Remo 3, comprises the app and a wall-mounted device with inbuilt sensors that communicates to the phone via Bluetooth low energy and […]
Myriota to provide IoT Communications for South Australian satellite
South Australian satellite IoT company Myriota is to provide IoT communications for the South Australian Government’s planned SASAT1 low earth orbit satellite. South Australian premier, Steven Marshall announced SASAT1 on 20 January, describing it as $6.5m project that would provide information to improve state services such as, emergency services, the environment, water quality monitoring, mining […]
Aqua Analytics brings Idrica’s water management to ANZ
Spain based water network analytics company Idrica is to enter the Australian and New Zealand markets in partnership with smart water network management services company Aqua Analytics. Idrica says the partnership will enable it to take its GoAigua suite of water management software to the Asia Pacific water sector and “transform water utilities into smarter, […]
Ceres Tag smart cattle tag to use Globalstar for communication
Australian IoT company Ceres Tag, developer of a smart ear tag for cattle, is to use Globalstar satellite services to provide communications with its tags. The two companies have signed a commercial agreement that follows Ceres Tag partnering with Globalstar in November 2019 to trial the use of Globalstar for communication with its tags. Globalstar […]
Nura Space exploits IoT for workspace management
Melbourne based property developer and construction company, Schiavello Group, has launched an in-house developed system, Nura Space, to monitor and manage workspaces and provide communications for staff around the workspace. Schiavello Group plans to deploy Nura Space across its seven offices with more than 400 staff around Australia, and has set up a new company, […]
