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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Vodafone Business ranked as leading IoT roaming vendor in Juniper Research competitor leaderboard 2022

Hampshire, UK. 13 June 2022 – A new study from Juniper Research has found the global number of roaming IoT connections will increase from 300 million in 2022 to 1.8 billion by 2027; representing 500% growth.

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BigChange tech boosts Sapphire’s productivity by 100% on Severn Trent Water contract

Leeds, United Kingdom. 15 June, 2022 – Sapphire Utility Solutions is using the latest mobile and cloud technology to transform the delivery of water network services to its customers. Supplied by BigChange, the new job management platform has allowed Sapphire to significantly reduce administration, with efficiency gains in the back office and field, and achieve

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Backed by Softbank Vision Fund-2, Kigen appoints COO and bolsters India leadership to build on 4x revenue growth

Belfast, Northern Ireland.14 June 2022 – Kigen, a global specialist in eSIM & iSIM technology for Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturers, has appointed Stephen Halpenny as the company’s chief operating officer (COO). As COO, Stephen will work with Vincent Korstanje, CEO and the company’s newly appointed board of directors, to continue to support the company’s

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AST SpaceMobile announces summer launch date of BlueWalker 3 for direct-to-cell phone connectivity testing

Midland, Texas. 13 June 2022 – AST SpaceMobile, Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has confirmed it plans to launch its BlueWalker 3 test satellite from Cape Canaveral, FL during the week of August 15, 2022.

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Beyond Now’s Infonova digital marketplace now on AWS to speed monetisation of new digital services

Dublin, Ireland. 14 June, 2022 – Beyond Now, an ecosystem orchestration and digital platform provider, announced that customers are now able to easily purchase and deploy its Infonova Digital Marketplace through the AWS Marketplace.

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The IoT data deluge in industry and manufacturing

“Effective data storage management is a critical component of the IoT ecosystem,” says David Keegan, Group CEO of DataQube Global. Internet of Things (IoT), from a top-level standpoint, refers to a network of physical devices such as embedded sensors, driverless vehicles, smartphones/tablets, wearables, or home appliances, that create and share information without human intervention. Even though

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1NCE inks exclusive deal with SoftBank Corp to drive IoT expansion in Asia-Pacific

Cologne, Germany. 8 June 2022 –1NCE reports that SoftBank Corp. has secured an equity stake in the company and signed an exclusive distribution deal covering the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. SoftBank Corp., a Japanese communication and information technology service provider, will sell 1NCE IoT services exclusively in 19 APAC markets.

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Wiliot disrupts cold chain operations in launch of reusable transport Item solution with Israel’s retailer Shufersal

San Diego, 8 June 2022 – Wiliot, the Internet of Things specialist whose IoT platform is enabling trillions of everyday “things” to gain intelligence and harness the power of the cloud, today announced the Wiliot Reusable Transport Item (RTI) solution, built on the company’s revolutionary Wiliot IoT platform.

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MAN commercial vehicles in Romania drives reduction in vehicle downtime with RealWear

London, UK. 07 June, 2022 – Demand for commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and vans is high in south-eastern Europe, as there are many regionally based logistics companies responsible for transporting merchandise from Black Sea ports to central Europe.

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SafetyCulture invests £1.7mn in IoT player Inauro

London, UK. 6 June 2022 -Global workplace operations company, SafetyCulture, has announced a UK£1.7 million investment into data and Internet of Things (IoT) software company, Inauro. This latest investment continues SafetyCulture’s support of emerging technologies which enhance frontline processes.

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How IoT cellular connectivity has enabled the rise of micromobility

Like most industries, the micromobility industry faced uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic but a comeback is taking hold, says Ben Forgan, co-founder and CEO of Hologram.io. Despite the headwinds, McKinsey notes that “micromobility could reach a consumer-spending potential of $300 billion (€279.81 billion) globally by 2030.”

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EVs are great! But who’s keeping tabs on fraud risk at charging stations?

With the rising concerns about climate change, electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a suitable alternative to petrol- and diesel-powered engines, in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with COP26 resolutions. The energy players, no doubt, will play a pivotal role in this evolution by powering charging infrastructure for the rapidly growing sales of EVs,

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As-a-service Internet of Things takes off in a big way

Consumption-based IoT (Internet of Things) at the edge had to happen for the opportunities available through “things” to be fully realised. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at some recent developments that are helping to drive progress.

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