National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) has been awarded a contract by the Gold Coast City Council to build and operate what it says will be the largest LoRaWAN network in Australia. It follows NNNCo winning contracts to build LoRaWAN networks for warded contracts to build and operate networks for Newcastle City Council and Lake Macquarie […]
ASX newcomer Security Matters tracks anything with unique chemical
An Israeli company that has developed technology to apply a unique traceable chemical marker to any substance – solid, liquid or gas – is to list on the ASX in September looking to raise $6.5m to further develop and commercialise its technology. Security Matters’ says it is able to create a unique chemical for each […]
Location services: Telstra’s latest IoT foray
Telstra has unveiled its next two forays into the IoT market, flagged by CEO Andy Penn as a key growth area for the company.* Later this year Telstra will launch two asset location services: the Telstra Locator for consumer and small business customers, and Track and Monitor for enterprise customers. They use a combination of […]
ASCA says local government must reform for smart communities
The Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) is urging reform of local government authorities to create a citizen-centred governance model that it says is necessary to realise the full potential of smart communities. ASCA’s future governance model would be driven by advances in analytics, social engagement and big data that would provide the tools to drive […]
MLA and HerdDogg in “largest ever” real-time cattle monitoring trial
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is to partner with US based IoT company, HerdDogg, for what it says will be the largest real-time cattle health pilot ever conducted, on 10,000 animals on several grazing properties and feedlots across NSW. MLA will fund the addition of HerdDogg’s DoggTags to the cattle with the aim of providing […]
AEMC moves to address smart metering problems
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is moving to address problems with the competitive smart metering regime that came in to effect last year and that makes the customer’s chosen electricity retailer responsible for managing installation and maintenance of new meters. The AEMC says there has been a rapid uptake of smart meters under the […]
Large-scale trial for Ceres Tag cattle monitoring tag
Queensland based agricultural IoT startup Ceres Tag is to trial 500 of its cattle-monitoring ear tags on cattle belonging to pastoral company Caason Group on its 400,000 hectare Aileron Pastoral Holdings property 135km north of Alice Springs The two have signed a MoU for the trial, following Caason becoming an investor in Ceres Tag. Caason […]
IoTAA forges links with Industrial Internet Consortium
The Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) has formed a formal liaison with the US based Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC). IIC says that, under the agreement, it and IoTAA will work together to harmonise various aspects of the industrial internet to help improve the digital economy. IIC claims to be “the world’s leading organisation transforming […]
Meet Vector, the little robot that could be your companion
US based robotics company, Anki, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $US0.5m ahead of plans to launch a robot companion for the home, dubbed Vector, and has promised it will go on sale in Australia for $A450 in October. Vector, which resembles a miniature bulldozer, is billed as “a robot who’s alive with personality, […]
Siemens to deploy MindSphere IoT OS at Swinburne University
Siemens has extended its partnership with Swinburne University of Technology, announcing that it will install its MindSphere industrial IoT operating system at the university’s Hawthorn campus. The initiative has also garnered support from Alliance Automation, Globetech, NZ Controls, Centric PA, Spectrum Automation, Nukon, Interlate and Mescada, all of which have signed up to a MindSphere […]
