Freddie Roberts
Nokia spreads its wings with new Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING)
Following recent updates to its Impact IoT platform, Nokia has created a worldwide IoT network grid (Wing) as a service for multinational companies with...
AT&T, IBM, Nokia form IoT Cybersecurity Alliance to tackle device threats
Industry giants AT&T, IBM, and Nokia have teamed up with Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic to form the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance.
The new industry...
UK homes to get smart meter boost as National Grid selects...
Homeowners in the United Kingdom could soon see next-generation smart meters installed in their homes, following the selection of a software partner by the National...
Japanese bank Mizuho begins development of IoT payments platform
The Mizuho Financial Group, Japan, has begun research and development work on the creation of a payments platform for IoT devices.
In a statement, the bank...
Mozilla ditches Connected Devices IoT project, lays off fifty staff
The Mozilla Foundation has admitted defeat for its Connected Devices initiative, ending its ambition to create an operating system (OS) for the IoT.
In a...
HPE acquires behavioral analytics firm Niara to better detect IoT threats
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba has this week acquired behavioral analytics firm, Niara, to help businesses detect and prevent cyber-attacks on IoT devices used in...
O2 drives down motor insurance premiums with latest IoT offering
Mobile network operator (MNO) O2 claims to be the first mobile company in the UK to offer car insurance with the launch of its IoT-based...
MongoDB powers VisionTrack platform to improve driver safety
Automotive telematics provider VisionTrack has created an IoT video telemetry platform using a MongoDB non-relational (NoSQL) database.
The company's cloud-based, device-agnostic solution, known as VT2000, is designed...
Online-only retailer Ocado trials robotic arm to speed up orders
British online-only supermarket, Ocado, is trialing the use of robotic arms in its automated warehouses for the picking and packing of shopping orders.
The retailer...
Chinese online retailer JD.com to expand drone delivery routes in 2017
JD.com, China's second largest online retailer, is set to expand its drone delivery routes to reach a growing network of rural villages following a...
Smart meter provider creates app store for utilities using IoT edge...
Smart meter provider, Itron, has joined up with IoT software supplier, Bsquare, to create an IoT app community for utilities using grid edge devices.
Itron,...
US start-up datalog.ai introduces AI that talks our language
San Francisco-based start-up, datalog.ai, has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that supports continuous conversation with a bot via natural language understanding.
The platform, known...