As IoT moves into the mainstream, Asia-Pacific leads adoption
Vodafone attributes this development to many factors, but primarily to the lowering of barriers to entry.
Tag: IoT
Europe gets first global consumer IoT security standard
ETSI TS 103645 seeks to establish a security baseline for internet-connected consumer products and provide a basis for future IoT ...
Smart city trials using ICT, IoT start in Osaka
NEC Corporation has started installing various sensors to measure congestion and crowd flow, among others at the Grand Font Osaka ...
India’s SenRa rolls out low-cost IoT analytics platform Ginjer
The IoT analytics platform Ginjer has been deployed in smart city and smart campus projects in India.
Asia-Pacific to lead IoT spending in 2019
IoT across Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) continues to grow steadily as government, municipalities, and enterprises move from proof of concept ...
Alibaba invests in German industrial IoT startup KONUX
KONUX has raised another US$13 million in Series B funding from investors, including China’s Alibaba Group.
Spark completes rollout of CaT-M1 IoT network across New Zealand
The Cat-M1 network designed for low-cost, long battery life devices that provide real-time data and now covers 98 percent of ...
Google scales down Android Things IoT platform
Google said it remains dedicated to providing a managed platform for IoT devices, including turnkey hardware solutions.
Nokia intros IoT packages for industries, rolls out 5G-ready platform in Pakistan
Ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain this month, Nokia launched off-the-shelf Internet of Things (IoT) packages for businesses ...
Sri Lanka gets IoT-enabled smart grid that will introduce prepaid electricity metering
The solution converts a standard electronic meter into a smart meter which can maintain a prepaid wallet to facilitate prepaid ...
Why Toshiba is aiming to lead in fusing the cyber and physical worlds
Toshiba’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Dr. Shiro Saito unveils the company's vision of cyber-physical systems (CPS).
How NB-IoT, smart locks boost Chinese unicorn ofo’s bike sharing business
The technology behind the Beijing-based station-free bike-sharing platform operated via an online mobile application is cutting edge
Industry-academe partnership in Taiwan seeks to develop data talent in industrial engineering
TIBCO Software has partnered with Yuan Ze University in Taiwan to expand data analytics capabilities and knowledge in the field ...
New study highlights cybersecurity risks in automotive industry
Eighty-four percent of automotive professionals surveyed said their organizations’ cybersecurity practices are not keeping pace with evolving technologies.
AI research pioneer opens R&D Center in Singapore
YITU Technology has opened an R&D Center in Singapore to lead in the development of edge AI solutions for smart ...
Japanese firms control construction machinery remotely using 5G in field experiment
The field experiment was conducted in a construction site at the Aigawa Dam in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture in December ...
Robot café, connected bus in Seoul as 5G services begin
South Korean telecommunications company KT Corporation has introduced new 5G services ahead of fully launching its next-generation wireless network in ...
Australian IoT firm acquires smart lights provider LIFX
The acquisition is expected to bring a globally deployed energy and sensing platform in LIFX’s lights to Buddy’s Ohm energy ...
Ericsson lays out cellular IoT roadmap
There are over a billion cellular IoT connections and Ericsson predicts that by 2024, there will be 4.2 billion connections.
Microsoft China sets up AI and IoT lab in Shanghai’s Pudong district
Located at Zhangjiang Science City Artificial Intelligence Island, the Microsoft's largest global AI and IoT laboratory will be the company's ...
As 5G, IoT networks evolve, Singapore rethinks regulatory approach to telecom security
Singapore’s industry regulator is preparing a multi-year roadmap to identify threats to the country’s connectivity infrastructure. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Senior ...
Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Japan to test consumer IoT devices
A revised Japanese law passed recently authorized the government to test internet of Things (IoT) devices that may be exploited ...
Threat report warns consumers of fake apps, adversarial AI, IoT attacks
The Avast Threat Labs team sees roughly one million new files a day and prevents two billion attacks every month.
Kaspersky Lab identifies 7 vulnerabilities in industrial IoT platform
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab experts have helped to identify and patch seven previously unknown vulnerabilities in the ThingsPro Suite, an ...
2 industrial IoT consortia join forces to advance fog and edge computing
The two largest international consortia on the industrial internet of things (IoT) are joining forces to drive the momentum of ...
Who likes talking to a robot? Not people when they are shopping, says study
The cold truth? People do not want to speak to robots while shopping in-store or online.
Indian students propose IoT-based solutions for efficient civic administration, public safety
Three student engineering teams from across India have proposed IoT-based solutions underpinned by the need for efficient civic administration and ...
LoRa Alliance expands operator network to 100 countries
The milestone, achieved at the end of December 2018, means wider availability of LoRaWAN networks, which makes it easier to ...
Alliances to expand industrial applications for NFC and IoT
Alliances are helping build the ecosystem for Near Field Near Field Communication (NFC) and the Internet of Things (IoT).
India’s vision: 5 billion IoT connected ecosystem by 2022
In this grand vision of a digital future, India is eyeing 5 billion connected IoT ecosystem where “everything “everything that ...
Chinese retailer JD.com trials drone delivery in Indonesia
The successful trial of Indonesia’s first government-approved drone flight for delivery took place in a remote village in West Java on ...
Intelligent tower crane factory opens in Changde, China
China-based construction machinery manufacturer Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology has opened an intelligent factory for tower cranes in Changde, ...
Single E-Lock Scheme speeds up cargo flow at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Among the benefits cited for this advanced trade facilitation system include streamlined clearance processing and speedy cargo flow.
Japanese city of Joso gets AI autonomous driving park
The testing course in Joso will be utilized solely to develop autonomous driving technology and conduct road tests of autonomous ...
Canonical releases Ubuntu Core 18 for secure, reliable IoT devices
The latest release brings the popular Ubuntu 18.04 long-term support (LTS) to high-security embedded devices.
Tokyo Tech researchers develop low-cost star tracker and earth sensor
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a low-cost star tracker and Earth sensor that use deep ...
Growing security concerns over smart devices boosts APAC biometrics market
Growing concerns about security in smart devices and the rising number of cyber threats are driving the growth of the ...
Indonesia’s XL Axiata teams up with TIBCO for data science project
XL Axiata is collaborating with TIBCO Software Inc. in a data science project that will equip data scientists with tools.
AI-based autonomous bus debuts in Shanghai
DeepBlue Technology has showcased an artificial intelligence (AI) driving bus at the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Future Development Summit in ...
Kyoto City, NEC explore IoT-driven smart water meter
The Kyoto City Water Supply and Sewage Bureau is conducting research with private enterprises, including NEC Corp., for an IoT-driven ...
Xiaomi to invest $1.5 B in artificial intelligence, IoT in next 5 years
Xiaomi will invest RMB 100 billion (approximately $1.457 billion) in artificial intelligence and the internet of things (AIoT) in the ...
Blockchain gains pace as an IoT security tool, says Gemalto
Digital security provider Gemalto said in a report that blockchain is emerging as a potential technology for securing IoT devices.
New startup funding to put more IoT-enabled scooters on India's roads
Fresh from getting a $100 million funding from Ola in December 2018, scooter rental firm Vogo raised another Rs 63.1 ...
Trend Micro report finds flaws in RF remote controllers
Cybersecurity expert Trend Micro has detailed inherent flaws and new vulnerabilities in radio frequency (RF) remote controllers in a new ...
70 smart city initiatives at full speed in Hong Kong this year
The Hong Kong government is prioritizing innovation and the promotion of smart city construction this year, according to Hong Kong’s ...
Is Harman’s in-vehicle tech ready for prime time?
When Samsung Electronics completed the $8-billion acquisition of Harman International Industries Inc., a US-based designer of connected products and solutions ...
Samsung intros AI-powered robotics platforms at CES
The Korean electronics firm launched AI-powered robotics platforms — Samsung Bot Care, Samsung Bot Air, Samsung Bot Retail, and Samsung ...
Oppo sets up new division to develop smart mobile devices
Oppo's new mobile services division will build an intelligent hardware network and drive future development of smart devices.
Roundup of 2019 IoT predictions: 14.2 B connected things, $745 B in spending
It’s going to be a robust year for the internet of things (IoT) with the interplay of fifth generation cellular ...
Consumers will pay more if connected devices could protect their privacy
Consumers are more likely to choose a product or do business with a company that had a strong reputation for ...
IoT spending forecast to reach $745 B in 2019
Global spending for the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to jump 15.4 percent this year to $745 billion from ...
TIBCO cited in iPaaS and Hybrid Integration Platforms report
Forrester has given API and management and analytics provider TIBCO Software a vote of confidence in its integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaas) and ...
India’s Kellton Tech implements IoT platform in oil and gas industry
Optima connects multiple wells with controllers and analog and digital sensors to its proprietary IoT edge device Envision.
Corporate losses associated with IoT missteps rising
Companies have started sustaining significant monetary losses due to lack of good practices as they incorporate IoT into business models.
Space tech startup Myriota rolls out next-gen technology for IoT
Australian nano-satellite communications startup Myriota launched on December 4, 2018, its next-generation technology on SpaceQuest’s BRIO satellite.
BlackBerry throws its hat into intelligent transport system
BlackBerry has introduced a service that provides the mechanism for vehicles and infrastructure, such as traffic lights, to exchange information ...
Developers vote: IoT is most improved technology of 2018
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most improved technology of 2018, followed closely by artificial intelligence, new research reveals. ...
Avantus, TIBCO to address IoT skills gap in Singapore
IoT has been bridging physical and digital spheres in Singapore where IoT is just as fundamental to the Smart Nation ...
Taiwanese video IoT platform bags $15M in series D funding
The funding marks SBI’s first investment in a Taiwanese, AI-focused company and will give SBI Group a minority stake in ...
Cryptominers leveraging IoT devices — McAfee
McAfee Labs saw an average of 480 new threats per minute and a sharp increase in malware targeting IoT devices.
Singapore’s 2019 IoT plans: Autonomous vehicles, smart lamp posts, faster internet
The Internet of Things (IoT) is big on the Singapore government’s roadmap for 2019. In an article posted in the ...
NTT Communications to acquire stake in IoT connectivity provider Translatel
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has announced that it is acquiring a majority stake in European Internet of Things (IoT) ...
Cybeats secures $3M investment for IoT security, lifecycle management
Canadian cybersecurity company Cybeats Technologies has raised US$3 million in funding to expand its team in Toronto and overseas.
India’s Hubballi Dharwad Smart City gets new IoT enabled systems
The effective and timely implementation of citizen-friendly ICT systems and smart elements has been the key objective of Hubballi Dharwad ...
Qualcomm unveils new cellular chipset for IoT
The new Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem reduces power consumption by as much as 70 percent.
Nutanix introduces IoT edge computing service
Enterprise cloud computing provider Nutanix has introduced a new edge computing service that streamlines the pproach to managing IoT applications ...
Telenor Myanmar trials NB-IoT with Ericsson
Telenor Myanmar has announced the successful trial of Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology on its LTE network. The ...
Telstra connects first mobile smart device to 5G network
The device is expected to be one of the first commercial 5G devices available to Telstra customers in 2019.
GE creates new $1.2 B industrial IoT software company in digital strategy rethink
The new firm will be wholly-owned, independently run business that will bring together GE's digital initiatives, including industrial IoT.
JD.com, Intel set up joint lab to explore IoT solutions in retail
The Digitized Retail Joint Lab is expected to develop next-generation technologies to be used in stores of the future based ...
China’s G7 secures record $320M funding for fleet management innovation
The size of the fund raised by G7 is a new record in the global IoT start-up scene.
Swiss firm partners with France's Kerlink to offer IoT geolocation service
The Kerlink technology can locate static or mobile end-devices without a dedicated infrastructure or the energy consumption required by GPS.
Startup gets VC nod to advance IoT, AI in facilities management
Tech startup Facilio has raised US$6.4 million in Series A funding from international venture capitalists Tiger Global Management and existing ...
In China’s Greater Bay Area, consumers see increasing use of IoT in retail
Consumers in the Greater Bay Area have high expectations that technology will make the cities they live in smarter.
Keppel to develop smart IoT city with China's Envision Group in Wuxi
Keppel Urban Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp., has signed an agreement with China’s Envision Group ...
Botnets rising: Nokia warns of surging IoT malware activity
IoT botnet activity accounted for 78 percent of malware detection events in communication service provider (CSP) networks in 2018.
Voice startup Pindrop raises $60M to secure IoT devices
Singapore's EDBI, the corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board, is among Pindrop's new investors.
Top IoT protocols MQTT, CoAP have major flaws, warns Trend Micro
Japanese cybersecurity firm has uncovered major design flaws and vulnerabilities two popular machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols — Message Queuing Telemetry Transport ...
Hong Kong International Airport showcases IoT innovations
Technological innovations and smart IoT applications were on full display at the two-day Smart Airport Technovation Conference and Exhibition at ...
Cisco VNI predicts over 28 B devices, connections by 2022
By 2022, more than 28 billion devices and connections will be online, according to the Visual Networking Index (VNI) by ...
Telstra partners with Arduino to develop IoT in Australia
The Telstra-Arduino project will support both Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE Cat M1 networks.
Xiaomi, Ikea team up to develop IoT devices for smart homes
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is further opening up its Artificial + Internet of Things (IoT) platform (AIoT) to third-party developers. ...
IoT sensors driving stored data to the cloud — study
Almost half (49 percent) of the world’s stored data could reside in public cloud environments by 2025, and the shift ...
TIBCO’s API Listings, Cloud Mashery on AWS Marketplace
The simplified SaaS procurement process makes it easy for the company to offer software and services to cloud customers.
New international standard released for IoT technology
As the number of connected devices grows exponentially, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a reference framework for ...
AWS beefs up IoT suite with 4 new solutions announced at re:Invent
Amazon Web Services’ annual conference for the global cloud computing community opened Monday in Las Vegas with four new announcements ...
IoT spending up 12% in APAC
A global survey that measures where companies are on the journey to becoming an “intelligent enterprise” reveals that the average ...
Is industrial IoT ready for short-range wireless technologies?
Short-range wireless connectivity solutions such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 802.15.4, and (UWB) Ultra-Wide-Band may not be ready for prime time in ...
How safe are consumer IoT devices? Mozilla’s guide shows what’s creepy
The Mozilla guide, aptly called ‘Privacy Not Included,’ reviews about 86 connected devices that most consumers may want to purchase ...
Sophos sees continued threat of mobile, IoT malware in 2019
“As homes and businesses adopt more internet-connected devices, criminals have been devising new ways to hijack those devices to use ...
Asia-Pacific consumers want IoT devices, but security concerns cloud purchase decisions
It looks like consumers in Asia-Pacific are conflicted about the promise of the internet of Things (IoT). A recent survey ...
Huawei: With 5G, devices will go online, stay online
With 5G mobile networks, Huawei sees a future where “everything will go online and stay online by default.”
KT Corp. trials connected, self-driving bus at Incheon
South Korean telecommunications company KT Corp. successfully tested a self-driving bus at the Incheon International airport on November 11.
Trend Micro poll reveals organizations' lack of IoT security awareness
A Trend Micro poll highlights the need to improve awareness of IoT threats in the enterprise.
Inside Fullerton Health’s mission to transform healthcare through IoT
Singapore-based managed care provider Fullerton Health is eyeing the next big thing in technology and healthcare to improve patient care.
BlackBerry acquires Cylance for $1.4 B to strengthen IoT security push
BlackBerry has announced the acquisition of California-based cybersecurity provider Cylance for US$1.4 billion in cash.
LoRa Alliance forms Japan task force to promote LoRaWAN protocol
LoRaWAN, a low power wide area network (LPWAN) specification designed for connecting wireless battery-operated things in a network, is gaining ...
Robotics, IoT: What it takes to deliver a billion parcels for Alibaba’s shopping fest
Ahead of this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival which saw Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba rake in a record $30.8 billion ...
Survey reveals 96% of Australian farms use technology
An overwhelming majority (96 percent) of Australian farmers owned and used information and communication technology (ICT) assets, and 95 percent ...
Massive IoT network project in Sri Lanka bags global telecom award
Sri Lankan services provider Dialog Axiata and Ericsson won the IoT Initiative of the Year award in London.
TIBCO unveils analytics solution Spotfire X
TIBCO Software Inc. has announced the release of Spotfire X, a new analytics solution Spotfire X which fuses multiple AI-powered ...
WIOTC releases 2018 World Internet of Things Ranking List
A China-led international organization for IoT has released the 2018 World Internet of Things Ranking List (WIOTRL), featuring the top ...
Siemens, Aruba want to build integrated networks
From factory floors to corporate offices, the partners envision solutions ideal for a variety of industrial applications.
Samsung's new playbook for IoT: A single cloud, a single app and Bixby
The company that sells more than 500 million devices every year is now diving fully head-on into developing the internet ...
Gemalto expands NB-IoT module for growing industrial use cases
Building on the success of a Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) in China and new 5G connectivity in Asia-Pacific and Europe, ...
Panasonic teams up with Beijing Mobike to develop next-gen IoT bikes
Panasonic Cycle Technology has partnered with Beijing Mobike Technology to jointly develop the next-generation internet-connected e-bikes.
Hdac unveils blockchain and IoT solution for enterprises
Hdac, an IoT contract platform based on blockchain, has unveiled an enterprise solution combining blockchain and the Internet of Things ...
KPMG study: IoT is top tech disruptor seen driving business transformation
Seventeen percent of respondents to a recent KPMG survey identified IoT as the top game changer that will drive the ...
Demo on in Osaka for always-on IoT appliances using Narrowband IoT
A field demonstration for always-on IoT appliances using Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) in a commercial setting is scheduled this month in ...
NTT DOCOMO strengthens push in Asia, US
Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) initiative that it envisions as a way for ...
What’s behind Twilio's global SIM for IoT developers?
Cloud communications platform Twilio announced at Signal, its annual developer conference held in San Francisco last month, a global SIM ...
14 mobile operators join forces to form IoT community in Asia-Pacific
Fourteen mobile operators across Asia-Pacific have sealed a strategic partnership to form the largest Internet of Things (IoT) community in the ...
Retail IoT platform revenues to exceed $4.3 B by 2023
Revenues generated by IoT retail platforms will exceed $4.3 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $890 million in 2018, ...
Consumer IoT: Amazon now wants Alexa to microwave your popcorn
Amazon has announced a growing number of connected consumer devices, starting off with new variants of its flagship Echo and ...
Toyota, Softbank set up joint venture in mobility services, IoT
Toyota Corporation and Softbank Group are joining forces to develop new mobility services targeted not just at the Japanese market ...
Securing smart cities: NEC, Arm partner in IoT device deployment
On October 17, 2018, NEC announced a strategic partnership with Arm to develop security solutions as well for the Internet ...
Tech's next battleground could be your home
ABI Research said more than 70 million homes worldwide have one or more smart home devices.
1 in 4 global firms say IoT is their most important initiative
One in four companies in the Global Fortune 2000 rank Internet of Things (IoT) deployment as their most important initiative, ...
BlackBerry is back; unveils plans, partnerships in IoT
BlackBerry launched BlackBerry Spark, an Enterprise of Things (EoT) platform, which it said is “built for ultra-secure hyperconnectivity from the ...
UK gov’t releases ‘world first’ IoT Code of Practice
The UK government has unveiled a 'world first' Internet of Things (IoT) Code of Practice to ensure the security of ...
Intel, Arm partner to 'connect any device to any cloud'
In a rare move, rival chipmakers Intel and Arm have agreed to share a common vision for the Internet of ...
Business, IT leaders want ROI for IoT projects within 3 years
Business and IT leaders now expect a return on investment for IoT projects within three years or less, a survey ...
Impress customers with IoT
Image by iStockPhoto/AntonioGuillem By Jayajyoti Sengupta, head, Asia Pacific, Cognizant IoT is already influencing the latest wave of digital transformation, ...
IoT and blockchain will digitize daily life
Image courtesy of iStockPhoto/Chaay_Tee By Jouko Ahvenainen Digitization is coming to all services, also linked to physical services. It will ...
