New EU-funded project focuses on the big challenge of automated driving: Extreme weather

Finland. 6 October 2022 – New four-year EU-funded Horizon Europe project ROADVIEW strengthens European competence in automated driving, by concentrating on one of the biggest challenges in the field: operating efficiently in different weather and traffic scenarios. Specialised in all-weather SAE Level 4 full-stack software for automated vehicles, Sensible 4 is one of the partners

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Smart cities need to re-evaluate their objectives, new report says

Zaragoza, Spain. 4 October 2022 – Smart cities are still very much in their infancy but have the potential to transform the way citizens interact with their urban areas. That is  according to the first in a series of whitepapers bringing together global experts in Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The Connected Human Report: Smart Cities

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Nordic-powered wireless indoor alert system provides round-the-clock assistance to service users

Hong Kong-based IoT technology solutions company, SG Wireless, has partnered with the local non-profit charitable organisation Senior Citizen Home Safety Association (SCHSA), to develop the ‘Wireless Personal Emergency Link’ (WPEL). WPEL is an indoor Bluetooth LE/LTE Cat 1 emergency alert system. Installed in the homes of service users, the system is designed to support senior citizens

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DFI and AEWIN partner to empower software virtualisation technology through AMD platform ultra-small products

DFI, the brand in embedded motherboards and industrial computers, was invited to participate in “AMD Datacentre Solutions Day” in September, based on the theme of high-performance computing (HPC). To launch the smallest industrial motherboard equipped with AMD products, DFI partnered with its subsidiary, AEWIN, to present their star products and share how ultra-small products can

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Enlighted ushers in new era of smart building IoT data and space intelligence

Enlighted, a proptech company, released a curated portfolio of smart IoT building solutions to create customer value and further enable sustainable enterprises across industries and geographies. According to analyst firm Verdantix, 75% of firms will use IoT data for space utilisation monitoring. The solutions announced part of Siemens‘ open business platform Xcelerator, elevate the use

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Bekonix secures $1.3mn in seed funding to democratise design and development of IoT

Bekonix, Inc., a no-code SaaS company developing a platform to design and build smart-connected hardware-software products, and IoT devices, announced a $1.3 million (€1.32 million) seed funding round led by Moneta Ventures. This announcement comes after the general availability of the Bekonix platform. Early customers include independent innovators, commercial SME’s and enterprise companies.

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Advantech augments din-rail edge computer line-up with enhanced performance and ultra-compact design

Germany. 3 October 2022 – Advantech, a provider of AIoT platforms and services, is pleased to announce the release of two din-rail edge computers ARK-1221L and ARK-1250L. These computers feature ultra-compact, rugged, and fanless designs that support wide operating temperature ranges (-40 ~ 60 °C) and voltage input. Both ARK-1221L and ARK-1250L support Windows 10

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Global Road Technology launches its SDU worldwide to help drive mine site safety and efficiency

Gold Coast, Australia – Dust control specialists Global Road Technology (GRT) is making automation a core focus of its product offering for the mining sector worldwide with its SMART Dosing Units (SDU) being launched globally as governments call for tighter controls around dust pollution.

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How to secure your IoT devices

The issue of IoT security has been prevalent since the first things were being connected. This special report by IoT Now’s Antony Savvas considers how security technology has evolved and whether it is up to the job.

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Electric vehicles will be everywhere but where will they charge their batteries?

While there is huge uptake in electric vehicles and interest in newer technologies, such as contactless charging, the reality is electric vehicle (EV) charging points are facing high demand and increasingly need to be connected in order to ensure maximised uptime, enable bookings and to bill users accurately for their consumption. You might think this

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Sateliot works with AWS on cloud native 5G satellite network to connect IoT devices directly to satellites

San Diego, United States – Sateliot, a satellite telecommunications operator, is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a cloud native 5G service designed to provide customers with secure and reliable narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) connectivity over non-terrestrial network using its low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. These revolutionary satellites act as cell towers from

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WISeKey selected by ODIN Solutions to secure its IoT sensors and applications and enable them with WISeSAT satellite communications

WISeKey International Holding, a security certificate authority and provider of identity solutions, announced at the Smart Agrifood Summit held in Málaga, Spain that it has been selected by ODIN Solutions, a Spanish multidisciplinary IoT integrator and sensor manufacturer, to integrate WISeKey secure technology within their IoT sensor leveraging of VaultIC Secure elements.

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HiveMQ enables real-time IoT observability from device to cloud

Landshut, Germany – HiveMQ, a global provider in enterprise MQTT solutions, announced the availability of the HiveMQ Distributed Tracing Extension, a new feature that makes it possible to trace and debug MQTT data streams from device to cloud and back. Complete IoT observability requires insight into three pillars: metrics, traces and logs. HiveMQ has added Distributed Tracing

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Taoglas’ new multi-band GNSS front ends simplify and accelerate product development

Las Vegas, United States – Taoglas, a provider of advanced components for a smarter world, launches a new series of high precision, multi-band GNSS front ends for autonomous vehicles, precision agriculture, automotive, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and robotics at Mobile World Congress (MWC 2022).

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Masonite announces five new M-Pwr Smart Doors home builder partners

Tampa, United States – Masonite International Corporation, a global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors, announced the expansion of its M-Pwr Smart Doors home builder portfolio with the addition of five new builder partners. Masonite M-Pwr Smart Doors are the residential exterior doors to integrate power, LED welcome lights, a video

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T-Mobile debuts suite of connectivity bundles for smart cities, businesses

Bellevue, United States – T-Mobile unveiled advanced industry solutions, an end-to-end suite of connectivity, compute, devices, and applications needed to make smart cities, autonomous factories, and more, possible. Businesses and municipalities no longer have to wade through endless options of technology vendors because the un-carrier is bringing it all together.

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