The – predominantly Chinese – Edge Computing Consortium announced at the end of November is gaining momentum with the release of an English language version of its first white paper and the launch of its web site. The consortium was launched during a 2016 Edge Computing Industrial Summit in China. Its formation of the ECC […]
Edge computing gets foggier
A few years ago Cisco coined the term ‘fog computing’ for edge computing in IoT networks. The industry recognised the need for harmonising this component of the IoT ecosystem, the name caught on and the OpenFog Consortium was formed in November 2015 with ARM, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Princeton University as founding members. One […]
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 […]
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 […]
A foggy IoT reference architecture
The OpenFog Consortium, initiated last year by Cisco to promote harmonisation in edge computing (aka fog computing) architecture for IoT networks, will release the first version of its reference architecture in September, ahead of its next members’ meeting scheduled for Austin, Texas September 27-28. OpenFog Consortium chair and senior director of Cisco’s Corporate Strategic Innovations […]
The computing fog thickens
Momentum behind fog computing, the Cisco-originated concept for edge computing in IoT networks, continues to build with release of what is claimed to be “the first truly open source, distributed fog computing stack for IoT,” and an upcoming fog computing conference boasting a list more than 40 speakers. Cisco originated the idea back in 2012 […]
Fog computing gathers momentum
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 […]
Cisco and Princeton Uni form Open Fog Consortium
Cisco has formed the – ozymoronically named – Open Fog Consortium to garner wider support for its version of edge computing as applied to IoT networks. Founding members are ARM, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Princeton University, through the Princeton University Edge Laboratory. Helter Antunes, senior director of Cisco’s Corporate Strategic Innovations Group, has been […]
Korean startup N3N a poster child for Cisco Australian IoE Innovation Centre
Cisco invited South Korean startup N3N to the opening of its Perth IoE Innovation Centre and Cisco CTO Kevin Bloch says the company epitomises what Cisco hopes to achieve with the centre, and the possibilities of its fog computing architecture. N3N has developed software that allows an operator to view on a screen small low […]
In search of fog computing
In search of fog computing If you happen to be at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in mid August instead of losing your shirt at the tables you could catch a three day conference dedicated to fog computing, one of the newest concepts in the world of IoT, and one that seems to be still […]
