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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.

Redlands, California. 2 June 2022 – To find, map and analyse other forms of valuable geospatial information, industries need the X and Y coordinates of place names. Users in many industries have addresses or place names in various states of integrity and want to turn that information into actionable intelligence. To meet this need, Esri , the world specialist

Vienna, 2 June 2022 – RIDDLE&CODE is partnering with Influx Technology LTD to develop its Drive&Stake stack. This collaboration focuses on the further evolution of Drive&Stake hardware to transform vehicles into autonomous agents in a new era of mobility.

Finland & Japan. 2 June 2022 – Japanese automotive industry gets a new operator as the Finnish self-driving company opens an office in Tokyo. Sensible 4‘s autonomous driving technology is known for its ability to work in challenging weather conditions. Also, Sensible 4’s autonomous shuttle bus designed by MUJI does piloting in Chiba, Japan.

Alexandria, Virgina, USA. 1 June 2022 – Agrology, the Predictive Agricultural company and a Public Benefit Corporation, announced the company has joined the LoRa Alliance, the growing Internet of Things (IoT) alliances in the world. Using LoRaWAN Low Power Wide Area Networking (LPWAN) technology, Agrology is accelerating the development of its proprietary IoT network of GroundTruth

Dusseldorf, Germany. 30 May 2022 – European retailers are among the earliest adopters of Electronic Shelf Labels (ELS) around the world. ESLs are used to reduce operational costs through the digitisation of retail. At the EuroCIS 2022 trade fair taking place this week, the developer of digital retail solutions, Hanshow, will present its new IoT platform All-Star (EuroCIS stand 9

Gothenburg, Sweden. 1 June 2022 – Berg Insight has found in its latest research that around 8.6 million people in Europe were using connected care solutions at the end of 2021. The figure refers to users of traditional telecare, next-generation telecare and telehealth solutions in the EU27+3 countries. Until 2027, Berg Insight forecasts that the

Munich, Germany & Zurich, Switzerland. 31 May 2022 – Nexxiot, announced Knorr-Bremse, the global specialist in braking systems and other rail and commercial vehicle systems, as a new customer and strategic investor. In a CHF76 million deal that will shape the future of rail transportation, Knorr-Bremse and its North American subsidiaries New York Air Brake

Thalwil, Switzerland – Thomas Seiler is to step down as CEO on 31st December, 2022 after more than 20 years of leading the company. He will remain a member of the board of directors to advise. Stephan Zizala will assume the role of CEO on 1st January, 2023.

These are peculiar times wherein the organisations are swaying between uncertain growth and failures. Digital transformation, as we all know, is at the helm of building fortunes overnight. While it continues to be an important subject of discussion every year, 2022 is still special, says Yash Mehta, an IoT and big data science specialist.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global number of cellular M2M connections will reach 1.6 billion by 2024; rising from 596 million in 2019. This is a growth of 165% over the next 5 years.

Telenor Connexion is making a major play in the Internet of Things data analytics market, with the launch of a platform that makes sure IoT networks do the things they are supposed to do, Antony Savvas finds out more.

Tom Rebbeck, research director at Analysys Mason, talks to Mike Troiano, Vice President of IoT Solutions at AT&T, to discuss how AT&T is supporting the Internet of Things (IoT) from providing connectivity through to end-to-end solutions.

The term “Internet of Things” covers a wide variety of different connected devices. At Mobile World Congress this year, these ‘things’ being exhibited included thermostats, warehouse technology, wearables, and even the ubiquitious connected fridge.

Electricity distributor EDP, mobile operator Optimus and WeDo Technologies consider the M2M challenges and opportunities in the utilities and telecom sectors.

Developers are building M2M applications to help companies reduce service and fuel costs, generate new sources of revenue, and increase customer satisfaction. The principle market segments and applications driving this market need for M2M solutions include