Johnson Controls and Accenture join forces on new AI-enabled OpenBlue innovation centres

New York, USA. 23 June 2022 – Accenture and Johnson Controls, the global provider of smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, are collaborating to deliver and operate two new OpenBlue Innovation Centres.

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New unified Qualcomm AI stack portfolio revolutionises developer access and extends AI leadership

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has announced Qualcomm AI Stack portfolio, accelerating the company’s leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Connected Intelligent Edge. Combining and improving its AI software offerings, Qualcomm AI Stack is a comprehensive AI solution for OEMs and developers, supporting a wide range of intelligent devices with broad AI software access and compatibility.

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1NCE now provides NB-IoT coverage maps at a single price

1NCE, the only provider of connectivity and software for IoT at a global flat rate, announced at Embedded World Nuremberg a significant expansion of its global IoT network coverage. The company has doubled its footprint of Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) coverage and now has NB-IoT coverage maps, available at a single price worldwide.

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Capgemini and Orange announce that Bleu will start engaging with customers by the end of 2022

Paris, France. 22 June 2022 – Capgemini and Orange confirmed that Bleu, their future joint venture that will provide trusted cloud (“Cloud de Confiance”) services to address the needs of specific French organisations, is expected to start supporting clients in preparing for their migration by the end of 2022 (date being subject to regulatory approvals).

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Vilnius delivers unicorns to city streets: Capital celebrates rapidly-evolving startup scene

23 June 2022 – Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, is celebrating the country’s second ‘unicorn’ (start-up companies valued at $1 billion (€0.95 billion) or more) and a booming multibillion-Euro start-up community by conceiving novel ways to motivate emerging and established businesses a new technology campus and Unicorn bus stops.

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Quectel launches ‘high performance’ 5G smart module SG560D aiming to deliver full potential of AI-led IoT

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has launched the SG560D, an Android Smart module integrating 5G New Radio (NR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Featuring a powerful CPU and GPU, the SG560D is designed to satisfy complex application scenarios that require both high data rates and computing capabilities such as in-vehicle infotainment, industrial

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Using eSIM and iSIM will save money for IoT deployments

A new whitepaper authored by Transforma Insights and sponsored by Quectel has revealed how embedded and integrated SIMs (eSIM and iSIM) can achieve cost efficiencies for IoT deployments.

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Silicon Labs announces new bluetooth location services with advanced hardware and software

Austin, United States. 21 June, 2022 – Silicon Labs, a provider in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, announced its new, bluetooth location services solution using accurate, low-power bluetooth devices to simplify angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD) location services.

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What does hybrid data integration really mean?

Hybrids have always formed an integral part of myths, legend and speculation. In Greek mythology fantastic creatures are typically depicted as hybrids, such as the Minotaur and the Centaur. Even in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) context, there’s still something mysterious about hybrid. Here, Johan Jonzon, CMO and co-founder of stream analytics and hybrid integration

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Hydrogen vehicles in service to exceed 1mn globally by 2027

Hampshire, UK. 20 June 2022 – A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of hydrogen vehicles in service globally will exceed 1 million in 2027, from just over 60,000 in 2022 a substantial growth of over 1,500%.

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Podcast: Telco fraud spikes in Ukraine, while service providers fined in US and UK

Crime and Punishment: It’s all kicking off in telecoms and IoT! As supporters try to keep Ukraine connected, experts see a huge rise in communications fraud. In the UK, administrators for failed CSP Phones4U allege some network operators colluded in its downfall – allegations they deny. Twitter can’t deny data breaches and coughs $150 million

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Two-thirds of UK businesses believe Metaverse will have major impact on their organisation, says Accenture

Almost two in three UK businesses project that the metaverse will have a major positive impact on their organisation in the future. Despite this, nearly a third of U.K. consumers have never heard of the metaverse, according to findings from Accenture.

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Shengyang Electronics joins HomeGrid Forum bringing G.hn knowledge of Industrial M2M and IoT use cases

Nuremberg, Germany. 20 June 2022 – HomeGrid Forum has welcomed Shengyang Electronics as its latest member at the Embedded World event in Nuremberg. The Chinese RF specialists bring a wealth of knowledge and experience of G.hn technologies and how they can be applied for M2M and IoT use cases. It is expected that the company’s

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Smoke on the water: Finally, a better way to fight fire aboard cargo ships

Fire! The word suggests thoughts of emergency, loss of structures and trucks racing to put out the flames. But what if the fire is on a ship in the middle of the sea?, says Dhruthi Pyla of Dublin Jerome High School.

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HERE elevates Aeonmotor riding experience and safety with smart navigation

HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, today announced that it is powering motorcycle maker, Aeonmotor‘s newly launched aftermarket CROXERA M Smart Rear-view Mirror with safety features, and its CROXERA® smart dashboard and companion app CROXERA, with turn-by-turn (TBT) route guidance.

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Berg Insight ranks leaders in vehicle telematics hardware market

Gothenburg, Sweden. 16 June 2022 – Berg Insight, an IoT market research provider, released new findings about the vehicle telematics hardware market. Close to 42.0 million aftermarket telematics devices were shipped globally during 2021, a market valued at approximately €2.2 billion.

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