Forrester has identified Software AG’s Apama as the leader in a ranking of 11 streaming analytics offerings, saying many enterprises realise that these tools offer an incredible competitive advantage by enabling immediate action to serve fickle customers, fix operational problems, IoT applications, and respond decisively to competitors. Forrester has issued its The Forrester Wave report […]
GSMA expands APAC IoT initiative
GSMA Global mobile industry body, GSMA says its APAC IoT partnership programme has doubled in size in less than a year, to more than thirty mobile operator, making it the largest cross-regional IoT community in the world. The programme, launched in October 2018, brings operators, developers, manufacturers and system integrators together to share best practice, […]
Eutelsat to launch nanosatellites for IoT
Eutelsat has announced plans to launch 24 nanosatellites for IoT connectivity and says Sigfox — an existing partner — will use the network to provide satellite connectivity in addition to Sigfox network connectivity. The first demo ELO satellite is due to be launched early next year and the first four operational satellites will be developed […]
Lack of software expertise stymies IoT app development
Many companies lack the software expertise to develop applications that fully leverage the potential of IoT, says Software AG’s chief product officer, Dr Stefan Sigg. He told IoTAustralia that many companies’ software expertise today was limited to configuring and managing package applications, and they lacked the ability to undertake the full development from scratch needed […]
Heavy industries struggling to realise full potential of IoT
Software AG has surveyed 125 North American manufacturers primarily in the heavy industry and automotive sectors and says it shows they are unable to scale their industrial IoT investments across their enterprises. As a result, it says they are losing millions of dollars in potential profits, and falling behind competitors that have invested in enabling […]
Airbus gears up for IoT in aircraft cabins
Airbus has started trials of IoT in aircraft cabins in preparation for what it says will be a new personalised passenger experience and an open ecosystem approach for airlines. It has commenced in-flight trials of IoT technologies on board an A350-900 Flight Lab aircraft and says the move makes it the first aircraft manufacturer to […]
IIC aims to accelerate industrial IoT adoption
The US-based Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has launched the IIC Accelerator Program, a set of initiatives designed to stimulate industrial IoT adoption and help IT and OT users solve business problems. IIC says the initiatives will appeal to end users of IoT technology who want to discuss challenges with their peers, get advice from IIC […]
Actility partners with Hiber for LoRaWAN over satellite
Actility, the developer of an IoT platform for LoRaWAN and a cofounder of the LoRa Alliance, has partnered with Hiber which is planning a network of nano satellites for IoT. The two say their collaboration will enable LoRaWAN connectivity in remote and developing parts of the globe that until now have not had access to […]
Honeywell forges multi-building management system
Honeywell has added a new platform to its suite of building management technologies that enables multiple buildings to be managed from a single screen as an integrated system, and says the ability to compare performance is generating significant savings. David Trice, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Connected Enterprise, Buildings, in a press briefing at […]
Sigfox teams with Alps Alpine to combine IoT sensors and comms
Sigfox has formed an alliance with global electronic components maker Alps Alpine to co-develop IoT sensor devices that will incorporate Sigfox capability for communications. Alps Alpine claims to be one of foremost manufacturers of sensors, switches and connectivity devices to the automotive, industrial and smartphone industries and they two companies say their alliance will open […]
