FreeWave, a US-based provider of radio connectivity and edge computing for the industrial internet of things (IIoT), has formed a joint venture with New Zealand-based IIoT device platform provider ModuSense, to “make global innovation of turn-key IIoT solutions a reality – quickly and cost-effectively.” FreeWave says the joint venture will give it access to a […]
Meeting the security challenges of industrial IoT
Ghian Oberholzer explains how artificial intelligence can help overcome the security challenges of industrial IoT IoT technology that enables the monitoring, control, and internet connection of physical devices of all kinds has had an enormous impact on the energy sector. High-profile examples of IoT applications include smart meters for electricity and water supplies that communicate […]
Security of industrial IoT “at a tipping point”
A new report has painted a gloomy picture of the security of industrial IoT (IIoT), and the prospects for improvement. The report, Foresight review of cyber security for the Industrial IoT, from Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a not-for-profit created by Lloyd’s Register, says the current pace of change in operational security capabilities will not match the […]
Gartner finds industrial IoT platform market leaderless
Gartner has issued its Magic Quadrant for industrial IoT (IIoT) platforms. It puts PTC with its Thingworx platform and Software AG’s Cumulocity ahead of the pack in the ‘visionaries’ quadrant, followed by Hitachi’s Lumada platform, but none of offerings assessed made it into the leaders or the challengers quadrants. Gartner defines an in IIoT platform […]
