Nicholas Fearn
City of Lakeland, Florida turns to IoT to improve flood prevention
Monitoring lake levels as part of wider flood prevention measures can be a time-consuming and costly task for city officials, but the IoT can help.
Scientists working for...
Metso and Rockwell to create IoT platform for mining industry
Finnish industrial machinery company Metso has partnered with Rockwell Automation to develop a range of new IoT solutions for the mining industry.
The company has...
Telco DNA puts NB-IoT to the test for monitoring indoor air...
Finnish telecommunications company DNA has teamed up with Ericsson, energy company Enermix and wireless technologies specialist Unseen Technologies to build an NB-IoT network for...
VitalConnect raises $33 million for its remote patient monitoring tech
VitalConnect, a San Francisco-based company that develops wearable sensors for the healthcare industry, has raised $33 million in its latest investment round.
The company’s Series...
Six out of ten IoT projects fail at trial stage, says...
A survey released by Cisco this week has found that 60 percent of IoT projects fail at the proof-of-concept (POC) stage.
The networking giant's survey canvassed 1,845...
Intel and Honeywell partner to make logistics smarter
Microprocessor company Intel and industrial automation giant Honeywell have announced that they are forming a partnership in a bid to make the shipping and logistics...
Lone worker protection services market to reach €260 million by 2021,...
New research from analyst company Berg Insight has forecast that the market for lone worker protection solutions in Europe and North America will reach €260...
Lighting manufacturers and IoT companies form new alliance
A range of lighting manufacturers, connected technology companies and industry groups have come together to form a new industry alliance.
The IoT-Ready Alliance is aimed...
IIoT ambitions give rise to thriving start-up scene, says CB Insights
Smart, connected devices make plenty of headlines in the consumer world, but the IoT is also transforming heavy industry – and, in the process, fostering a thriving start-up...
Ulster University rolls out Sigfox-based IoT network
Northern Ireland’s Ulster University has become the first British educational institution to sign up to and roll out IoT networking technology Sigfox.
The university was looking...
Everynet announces FOTA update capabilities for LPWA networks
Everynet, which helps businesses deploy and scale IoT solutions, claims to be the first company to develop 'firmware over the air', or FOTA, capabilities for...
Britain’s motorways lag when it comes to 4G connectivity, says report
This week, leading network benchmarking specialist Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) published the findings of its recent nationwide, in-car connectivity test.
The company conducted the test in...