The OpenFog Consortium, the body founded by Cisco in November 2015 to develop standards around edge computing (which Cisco refer to as fog computing), has formed an affiliation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), garnered 17 new members, formed its first country team in Japan and released a white paper on an […]
Thyssenkrupp aims to halve lift breakdowns with Vodafone M2M
Think on this next time you get into a lift: lift disruptions worldwide total some 190 million hours annually. That mind-numbing statistic comes from lift (elevator) manufacturer Thyssenkrupp, which has just greatly ramped up its elevator IoT enablement plans with the aim of halving its contribution to that total. The company has expanded its relationship […]
oneM2M updates standards
The world of IoT is awash with standards-setting bodies. oneM2M, however claims to be THE global standards initiative for M2M and IoT. It has just released updated editions of its Release 1 global specifications, saying the move “promises to enable IoT interworking and create a foundation platform to interconnect IoT devices and applications.” oneM2M was […]
Vodafone makes Philips street lighting smart
Vodafone is to become a global provider of managed IoT connectivity for Philips Lighting. Under the agreement, the two companies will provide to city authorities smart street lighting systems that will be connected wirelessly to save energy and increase maintenance efficiency. The Philips CityTouch street lighting management system will use Vodafone’s machine-to-machine (M2M) network to […]
Capgemini puts IoT in the insurance spotlight
Capgemini has released its World Insurance Report for 2016, saying that IoT is likely to “transform the insurance industry in stunning fashion” and “redefine the very notion of insurable risk.” The report, based on a survey of 15,000 respondents in 30 countries, identifies the three technologies most likely to impact current insurance business models as […]
MWC IoT news roundup: day three
Jasper announced partnerships with Post Luxembourg and Telular, Sigfox got a gong for mobile IoT innovation, Wedge Networks offered security as a service for IoT, and Ooredoo expanded its M2M offerings. Sigfox wins best mobile IoT innovation award Sigfox has won the award for the ‘Best Mobile Innovation for Internet of Things’ at Mobile World […]
MWC day two brings more IoT news
Day two of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona saw another number of IoT related announcements. Nokia announced NB-IoT trials with Vodafone, and Ericsson with Verizon. Sigfox announced two new customers Nokia, Intel and Vodafone demo NB-IoT Nokia demonstrated NB-IoT technology at Mobile World Congress in collaboration with Intel and Vodafone, “marking a major milestone in the […]
IoT all the rage at Mobile World Congress
IoT announcements of all kinds emerged on the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Here’s a summary of them. Singtel and Ericsson to trial NB-IoT Singtel and Ericsson has formd a partnership to ready Singtel’s LTE network to support the expected rapid growth of connected devices. The collaboration will start with a trial […]
Bluetooth Internet Gateway leads to IoT
The Bluetooth short-range wireless technology is set to play a much bigger role in IoT with release by the Bluetooth SIG of new architecture that enables Bluetooth Internet gateway functionality to be incorporated into a router. This will mean that Bluetooth enabled devices, for example a light bulb, will be able to send information directly […]
Wi-Fi Alliance unveils HaLow – Wi-Fi for IoT
The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced plans to develop HaLow, a new version of the Wi-Fi standard optimised for IoT applications. HaLow will be based on the IEEE 802.11ah standard, will operate in the 900MHz band, giving better in-building penetration than current Wi-Fi operating in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands and over twice the range of […]
