Turn industrial data into your competitive superpower

Industrial companies are facing formidable hurdles, both in meeting their operational objectives, and in understanding the vast volumes of data available to them to decide how best they can achieve those goals. For example, 38% of European capital-intensive companies, highlighted in recent research commissioned by AspenTech, say they are balancing global demand for resources with

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Globalfoundries, STMicroelectronics announce agreement for new 300mm semiconductor fab in France

GlobalFoundries Inc and STMicroelectronics has announced the conclusion of the agreement to create a new, jointly-operated, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in Crolles (France), which was announced on 11 July 2022.

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Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat receives US Federal Communications Commission approval

Carlsbad, United States – Viasat Inc., a global communications company, and Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announced that Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat has received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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nChain, Unisot partner to boost supply chain traceability

London, United Kingdom – nChain, a global provider in the creation and delivery of Web3 solutions through research and development and the implementation of blockchain technology, has announced the signing of a partnership agreement with UNISOT, a platform as a service enabling supply chain traceability.

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Industry needs drive a thirst for new IoT solutions 

The annual IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona recently took place, and Antony Savvas was there for IoT Now to find out how industry movers and shakers were tackling challenges around connectivity, building partner ecosystems, sustainability and evolving standards. 

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European Commission wants Industry 5.0 with ‘human touch’

The European Commission has spelt out what it wants from Industry 5.0 with the help of IoT. Antony Savvas reports.

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Infineon welcomes the adoption of delegated articles 3.3 (d), (e), (f) of the radio equipment directive by the European Commission

Munich, Germany. 28 April, 2022 – Infineon Technologies AG is committed to enabling security for the Internet of Things (IoT) and applauds the adoption of delegated articles 3.3 (d), (e), and (f) of the European Commission (EC) Radio Equipment Directive (RED, 2014/53/EU), and its goal to provide security, safety, health and privacy outcomes for the consumer and industry.

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F-Secure aims for more secure AI as a part of SPATIAL

Cyber security provider F-Secure will research advancements in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) as part of SPATIAL (Security and Privacy Accountable Technology Innovations, Algorithms, and machine Learning), a new project funded by the European Commission‘s Horizon 2020 program. The collaborative effort unites academia and industry to increase the reliability and security of artificial intelligence and data

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Making smart grids possible: Distribution automation for a failproof, diversified energy grid

In July 2021, the European Commission announced new ambitious targets for green energy. By 2030, 40% of all the energy consumed in Europe should be generated renewably. While this is great for the planet, it adds another layer of complexity to energy grid management. The solution? Smart grids. Here, Johan van der Veen, an account

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European digital consortium to design future EU quantum internet ultra-secure comms

The European Commission has selected a consortium of companies and research institutes to study the design of the future European quantum communication network, EuroQCI (quantum communication infrastructure). It will enable ultra-secure communication between critical infrastructures and government institutions across the European Union. 

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SFC Energy joins the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

SFC Energy AG, a supplier of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells for stationary and mobile hybrid power solutions, has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance as its newest member.

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Automated stem-water measuring system rollout backed by €1.5mn EC grant

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Saturas Ltd., the developer of a stem-water measurement system for efficient farming, report that Kerlink will provide Saturas with LoRa-based hardware and software as it launches its technology commercially.

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Parking aids and wearable heart monitors among the start-ups in new accelerator

(A WEEK IN IoT) – All too often we, and the wider media, become a little obsessed with the activities of the corporate giants. I’m just as guilty as anyone, says Jeremy Cowan, and I can tell you I’ve given myself a stern talking to.

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Shared use of spectrum is essential, but challenges with implementation remain, according to European Commission head

Speaking ahead of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) Global Summit 2018,which will take place in London from 1-3 May 2018, the European Commission’s head of Unit for Radio Spectrum Policy has urged how essential the shared use of spectrum is but cautioned that challenges with implementation remain.

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A Week in IoT: Smart cities, elephants and manifestos

Funny how things turn out sometimes. I was scheduled to meet Silver Spring Networks‘ exec Brian McGuigan this week at Smart Summit 2017 in London so I thought I’d do my homework on what they’d been up to lately, only to discover that they’d been taken over that day by Itron.

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European Commission’s online platform reflect a welcome consensus on key issues

Today the European Commission adopted a number of legislative and non-legislative initiatives as part of the Digital Single Market strategy.

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