Veteran technologist Peter Vogel — who invented the first sound sampling music synthesizer, the Fairlight, and the first personal pendant alarm, the Vitalcall 30 years ago — has developed a new system that is claimed to address shortfalls in the Vitalcall technology. His new technology dubbed CRIS, is completely passive. According to Vogel it does […]
Government maps out IoT-driven NSW future transport
NSW minister for transport and industry, Andrew Constance, has launched a for-comment draft of the NSW Future Transport Technology Roadmap, saying it is designed to “put NSW at the forefront of adopting new and emerging technologies to unlock value in our system, and to customise and personalise transport services for our customers across the state.” […]
Ericsson readies Telstra for IoT with Cat-M1 demo
Ericsson says that, along with Qualcomm it has “executed network and device testing of data communications on Cat-M1,” for Telstra at its headquarters in Sweden. Cat-M1 is a variant of 3GPP LTE standardised in 3GPP Release 13. It will deliver maximum upstream and downstream bandwidths of 1Mbps using 1.4MHz of spectrum. The protocol has […]
Thinxtra offers free Sigfox networks to would-be smart councils
Thinxtra, the company rolling out and operating a Sigfox LPWAN network for IoT in Australia, is offering to provide 50 councils in with Sigfox coverage at no cost “to bring Internet of Things solutions to the community.” Thinxtra says it will invest $5m into the program, which will cover free installation, free development kits for […]
VHA and Nokia to develop mobile edge computing platform
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and Nokia have announced plans for a proof of concept demonstration of how mobile edge computing on an LTE networks can improve public safety. They plan to trial the technology during 2017. VHA has also signed a MoU to join Nokia’s Mission Critical Communications Alliance, a global body made up of […]
Startups strut their stuff at Everything IoT
The Everything IoT event in Sydney on 17 October featured an Australian IoT Innovation Showcase with quick pitches from a handful of Australian IoT startups, several of which also took stands in the accompanying exhibition space. Here’s a roundup of the presenters and what they offer, in alphabetical order. Agersens is developing technology to create virtual […]
Adelaide joins US Gig City ultra-broadband initiative
Adelaide has become the first non-US city to join the US Smart Gigabit Communities program, led by US Ignite, a non-profit organisation that “fosters the development and deployment of advanced networking applications that will profoundly change the way Americans live, work and learn.” The government has created a web site dedicated to the Gig City […]
Lilee Systems poised to tackle Aussie smart transport market
US IoT company Lilee Systems is poised to enter the Australian market with a focus on the transportation sector using its just released TransAir STS Gateway fog computing and communications devices. The company, founded in 2009, says its mission is to create ‘Connectivity in Motion’ by merging multiple wireless connections into a predictable, stable and […]
New Zealand getting super-smart with electricity metering
New Zealand’s Electricity Authority says that more than 70 percent of New Zealand electricity connections now have smart meters, and an increasing number of electricity retailers are exploiting the technology to deliver new customer services. The Authority says its latest data shows over half of electricity retailers have more than 80 percent of their customers […]
Silicon Controls chooses Sigfox and Thinxtra to monitor one million gas tanks
Australian Sigfox network operator, Thinxtra, has scored a contract from Australia tank monitoring company, Silicon Controls, to provide connectivity on Sigfox networks around the world that could see up to one million gas tanks and cylinders monitored over the next three years. Silicon Controls presently monitors about 134,000 LPG tanks and cylinders around the world […]
