Rene Millman
Rene Millman is a freelance writer and broadcaster who covers IoT, mobile technology, cloud, and infrastructure. In the past, he has also worked as an analyst for both Gartner and IDC. He has made numerous television appearances discussing the technology trends and companies that shape our lives.
Bristol looks for partner in smart city initiative
NEWSBYTE Bristol City Council has tendered a £400,000 contract to find a supplier to deliver phase two of its Smart City strategy. The programme...
Europe warns 5G IoT deployments fundamentally insecure
5G security needs to be tightened as important lessons still haven’t been learned from previous technology generations, warns ENISA report.
The European Union Agency for...
Mining industry must strengthen IoT security, warns report
Inmarsat report finds that mining companies are struggling to secure IoT deployments.
Almost all mining companies are worried that their cybersecurity needs urgent improvement as...
Vodafone demos 5G network in New Zealand
Robots and smart vehicle use cases reveal the coming ubiquity of the next-generation network.
Vodafone is trialling a 5G network in New Zealand. The mobile...
Asia Pacific smart city spend to top $28.3 billion in 2018
IDC report expects spending to accelerate over the next five years, says Rene Millman.
Spending on technologies to enable smart cities programmes in Asia Pacific,...
Linux Foundation, Intel launch open source IoT hypervisor
Offers streamlined code for embedded usage.
NEWSBYTE: The Linux Foundation has unveiled plans for a new open source project to provide streamlined embedded hypervisors for...
Gartner: Four best practices for managing digital twins
Gartner analysts set out four best practices for deploying and sustaining digital twin programmes, on the back of research that finds a big increase...
University deploys satellites, IoT to fight North Sea plastic pollution
Researchers at the University of Oldenburg in Germany are using satellite communications to combat the growing problem of plastic pollution in the North Sea.
A...
Globalstar launches next-gen connected car team
New global network will bring over-the-air updates, and better navigation and mapping to connected and driverless vehicles.
US satellite voice and data company Globalstar has...
Alexa for Business: Amazon’s voice getting louder in enterprise, it claims
The retail and Web services giant is conquering the enterprise with its smart assistant, it says.
With Alexa for Business, Amazon looked set to bring...
Avis Budget inks connected car deal with Toyota
NEWSBYTE: Car hire firm Avis Budget has announced a multi-year deal that will add 10,000 Toyota cars to its expanding fleet of connected vehicles.
Avis...
Smart fridges to come out of cold in $342 billion boom
Increasing interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) could drive smart appliance revenues to over $342 billion worldwide, claims a new report.
When analysts started...