Australian company Leash It, which provides Bluetooth-based tracking technology for assets and individuals, has evolved its technology to provide contact tracing of workers in places such as construction sites, hospitals and factories. Leash It founder and CEO, Tony Lotzof told IoTAustralia that the technology could avoid a workplace being shut down as the result of […]
QTRS monitors refrigerated trucks with Cumulocity
Victoria based Quality Transport Refrigeration Services (QTRS) is to use Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform to monitor refrigerated food trucks throughout Australia. QTRS has developed its own telematics system, Mitsi Track, for Mitsubishi vehicle mounted refrigeration units to provide detailed, real-time information on unit performance. It uses the data gathered to improve proactive and predictive […]
Cyber Partners partners with Nozomi for managed security services
Nozomi Networks — which specialises in providing security technology across OT and IT networks — has formed a partnership with Australian cyber security specialist Cyber Partners under which Cyber Partners will use Nozomi technology to underpin managed security services for operators of industrial infrastructure. Cyber Partners will offer Nozomi Networks’ full suite of products, which […]
IoT satellite operator Myriota raises $28m in Series B funding round
The Adelaide-based builder of an IoT satellite network, Myriota, has announced a $28m Series B funding round led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, along with In-Q-Tel, Right Click Capital, the South Australian Venture Capital Fund, Singtel’s Innov8, Boeing HorizonX, and Malcolm Turnbull. The funding includes contributions from all those that participated in Myriota’s $US15m […]
Myriota moves into Canada, buying ExactEarth assets
South Australian IoT satellite developer, Myriota is to acquire satellites and ground stations from Canadian company exactEarth, one of its early shareholders and whose satellite it was using to develop its service. Myriota’s wholly owned subsidiary, Myriota Canada will acquire four ExactEarth satellites, a global network of ground station assets and their associated spectrum licenses […]
NNNCo to distribute Sensoterra soil moisture probes
NNNCo has teamed up with Dutch manufacturer of wireless soil moisture sensors Sensoterra to bring its products to the Asia Pacific. Sensoterra’s LoRaWAN soil moisture probes are available on the LoRAWAN AS923 band (923MHZ) enabling the devices to work on LoRaWAN networks across Australia and Asia Pacific. An NNNCo spokesperson told IoTAustralia the company had […]
eSAT Global to provide global connectivity for Smart Paddock’s cattle tags
eSAT Global — a US company planning to use existing geostationary satellites for IoT applications — has scored its first Australian customer: Smart Paddock, developer of a livestock monitoring tag. Together, the two companies say they will seek to provide over $9 billion in benefits to the Australian meat and livestock industry. Smart Paddock’s Bluebell […]
Telstra & Software AG expand Cumulocity IoT platform relationship
Telstra has signed a three-year contract with Software AG under which it will expand the functionality of its IoT offerings based on Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform using Software AG’s Apama streaming analytics and machine learning products. Telstra expects to offer additional features, co-developed with Software AG, during 2020. The latest initiative follows Telstra and […]
OneWiFi and CommScope team to make Footscray smart
Sydney based OneWiFi Australia, which claims to be Australia’s largest independent Wi-Fi managed service provider, has teamed up with global technology company CommScope to expand Footscray’s public Wi-Fi network to support smart city applications. The Footscray Smart City for Social Cohesion Project is a joint initiative between Maribyrnong City Council and Melbourne’s Victoria University. It […]
Simble to make Sylvania lighting smart
ASX listed energy management software company Simble Solutions (ASX: SIS) has signed a three year sales agreement with Sylvania Lighting covering the UK, France Germany, Spain and Italy. Sylvania will incorporate Simble’s SimbleSense energy analytics platform into lighting projects for commercial and industrial and SME customers. Simble said SimbleSense would be offered as a white-labelled […]
