The Australian Government has followed the UK’s lead, producing a voluntary code of practice for suppliers of consumer IoT devices. Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton said the code of practice, had been developed drawing on the technical expertise of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), aligned with guidance provided by the United Kingdom and was […]
Sydney drops, Melbourne rises in innovation ranking
Sydney has dropped five places and Melbourne risen five in the latest ranking of smart cities. The Innovation Cities ranking has been produced since 2007 by 2data analysis company 2thinknow — which is based in Melbourne. It is claimed to be the world’s largest and longest running ranking of cities for innovation. The 2019 ranking […]
And the winner of the Melbourne Cup was…IoT
Not exactly, but equinITy Technology, the developer of a horse monitoring system, says its technology was used by trainers of six winners, six second and five third place getters in the Spring Racing Carnival, including the trainer of the Melbourne Cup winner. According to the company, Danny O’Brien, trainer of Melbourne Cup winner Vow and […]
Motherson Innovations to make ground comms modules for Myriota IoT satellite network
South Australian company Motherson Innovations is to manufacture the modules that will transmit user data to the IoT nanosatellites being deployed by Adelaide based Myriota. The Myriota Module is as credit card sized device that accepts input from sensors and communicates direct to Myriota satellites. According to Myriota’s web site the units sell for $50 […]
Sierra Wireless buys M2M Group
Vancouver based Sierra Wireless is to acquire Australian IoT company, M2M One to expand its IoT Solutions business in the Asia-Pacific region. Sierra Wireless announced the acquisition only in a footnote to Q3 2019 results released on 5 November, saying it had paid $C18.8m in cash, plus approximately $C1.0m for the retirement of certain obligations. […]
Ceres Tag teams with Globalstar to trial cattle monitoring
Ceres Tag, an Australian company that has developed a smart ear tag for monitoring cattle, has formed a partnership with US based satellite operator Globalstar to conduct the final stages of large-scale commercial trials of its technology for the provenance and management of livestock. Globalstar said the trials would be a significant scale extension of […]
Three Aussies cities, two in NZ vie for intelligent community gong
Three Australian cities and two in New Zealand have made the short list produced by the New York based Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) for recognition as being the world’s smartest community. The think tank has named Adelaide, Prospect (SA), the Sunshine Coast, Wellington and Whanganui in a list of 21 cities to begin its annual […]
Smart City Council’s six steps to sustainable transport
The Smart Cities Council Urban Mobility Task Force has produced a report outlining what it says are six steps that it says must be taken now to address the challenges associated with the ‘first and last mile’ problem and enable uptake of more sustainable transport modes. The report, Mobility Now, released as part of Smart […]
NZ tech retailer Noel Leeming targets smart homes
New Zealand technology and appliance retail chain Noel Leeming is getting into the smart home market, launching an experiential pop-up store. The pop-up is located in the Westfield shopping centre in Newmarket, Auckland where Noel Leeming recently opened a new store. It is a 100sqm apartment with, according to Noel Leeming “a fully integrated kitchen, […]
Smart CIties Council Smart City 2019 winners named
The Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has announced 13 winners in its second annual Smart Cities Awards, held in conjunction with Telstra and advisory firm GWI as part of Smart Cities Week in Sydney. GWI partner Ian Roderick said the awards showcased the diversity of the smart cities movement across government, industry and academia […]
