Thinxtra, the licenced Sigfox LPWAN network operator for Australia, New Zealand and several Asian countries, and its New Zealand partner, Kordia, say they have now established Sigfox coverage of 88 percent of the NZ population, and full coverage of Massey University campuses. They say they are hoping to have one million devices using the network […]
New Zealand IoT industry alliance formed
New Zealand Government and industry bodies have formed a New Zealand IoT industry alliance, although it is not clear what the formal name of the body will be. It was announced by communications minister, Simon Bridges, in a press release headed, rather vaguely, “Digital sector and Government alliance launched,” in which Bridges said he “welcomed […]
Buddy Platform debuts Buddy Ohm building energy management system
ASX-listed, Seattle-based IoT company, Buddy Platform (ASX: BUD) has launched Buddy Ohm, a packaged system to enable enterprises to monitor building energy consumption that it will offer for a flat fee of $U1500 per month. According to Buddy, this is an enormous cost savings compared to traditional capex-intensive resource monitoring solutions that often run to […]
Smart building company Quantify lists on ASX
Perth based smart building company, Quantify Technology Holdings, has started trading on the ASX (ASX: QFY) after raising $5m and making a backdoor listing through WHL Energy. Quantify claims to be a first mover in the IoT market and “primarily a developer of hardware and software devices that enable the monitoring and management of the […]
CCP Technologies adopts Thinxtra’s Sigfox for refrigeration monitoring
ASX listed CCP Technologies (ASX: CT1), which specialises in providing real-time monitoring and analysis of critical control points in supply chains, has adapted its monitoring service for commercial refrigeration systems to use Thinxtra’s Australian Sigfox network. By so doing, CCP says it is now able to offer: a stand-alone solution which is not reliant on […]
Report identifies opportunities and benefits of intelligent transport systems
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia has released a report in the wake of the 23rd World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, held in Melbourne in 2016 saying it has built on discussion at the event to “plot a path forward for the ITS industry in Australia.” In the report, Smart Transport for Australia, ITS Australia […]
NNNCo taps Actility to rollout large scale LoRaWAN network
National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) has contracted French company Actility to rollout a LoRaWAN network, claiming it will be “Australia’s first industrial IoT network.” Actility, founded in 2010, has developed an IoT platform specific for LoRaWAN, ThingPark, that it claims underpins more than half the national LPWA network rollouts globally. ThingPark is described as “a […]
Smart meters ‘first’ for Telstra CAT-M1 network trials
Sierra Wireless has announced that it will supply CAT-M1 modules embedded in Landis+Gyr smart meters, making them what it says will be the first CAT-M1 devices to be deployed on Telstra’s CAT-M1 network. No details of the trial have been announced, such as where it will be conducted and the electricity utility involved. However when Ericsson […]
Ericsson upgrades Telstra network to CAT-M1, nationwide
Ericsson announced at Mobile World Congress that Telstra has deployed its software to upgrade the entire Telstra cellular network to support the 3GPP CAT-M1 technology designed for IoT. The move potentially puts Telstra into head-on competition with companies like Thinxtra and NNN Co that are rolling out LP WAN networks using, respectively Sigfox and LoRaWAN […]
Nokia urges concerted action to make Australian cities smart
Nokia has released a study on smart cities for Australia and called for a concerted political and industry focus on their development saying they will be a key enabler of Australia’s innovation agenda and for future economic opportunity. Nokia says its report A new world of cities and the future of Australia “highlights the risks […]
