Companies

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is a provider of consortium creating a world class UK manufacturing supply chain that will enable the widespread adoption of packaging incorporating Near-field Communication (NFC) based technology.

An increasingly diverse range of connected objects has joined the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent years. According to IDATE, 420 million drivers will generate a connectivity market amounting to €9 billion by 2020.

SIGFOX, a provider of global communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that Roswell Wolff has joined the company as president of SIGFOX-APAC.

Bsquare is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver robust, scalable Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to business and industrial customers.

As semiconductor scaling continues, the microelectronics industry faces a new inflection point, building upon the heterogeneous integration of leading-edge and mature technologies, and driving ‘smart’ system level applications which will transform the industry.

Finnish telecom and ICT (information and communications technology) operator Lounea Oy has selected Viva Labs to power its move into the smart home market. Together they will provide Z-Wave-based plug-and-play solutions for comfort and security based on Viva’s AI platform for homes.

Ingenu, a provider of connectivity exclusively to machines, and KONČAR INEM, a producer of industrial electronics and power electronics devices and systems, announced the delivery of a “robust Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solution to provide digital oilfield capabilities to the Shell Nigeria pipeline facility.”

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe was 4.2 million in Q4-2015.

IoT was highly visible at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, with IoT devices or services – from connected cows to connected toothbrushes – appearing on nearly every stand. While there was no unifying theme, we believe a number of developments point to the continued maturation of IoT.

In November last year, CW (Cambridge Wireless) was selected as a local partner for the IoTUK Boost programme, to convene and amplify the UK’s IoT industry to help business and economic growth.

Haier Air Conditioning division director, Mrs. Wang Li, and Intesis Software’s CEO, Mr. Josep Cerón, signed a strategic partnership deal to coincide with the presence of both companies in Mostra Convegno Expocomfort, held in Milan from 15 to 18 March.

Executives from some car makers including BMW and Ford have no intention of allowing their vehicles to become Apple or Google’s latest device, and plan to keep ownership of their centre consoles.

Speaking at The Symposium on Security for Asia Network (SyScan) in Singapore, Rob Miller, senior security consultant at MWR InfoSecurity, has detailed how to build LoRa systems that are provably secure against cyber-attack.

Nedaa, Professional Communication Corporation, the Dubai Government security networks provider, and its approved technology provider Esharah Etisalat Security Solutions, have commissioned Nokia to deploy a smart city solution based on a 5G-ready next-generation network.

The trade fair Light + Building 2016 in Frankfurt is successfully over. Its motto was ‘digital – individual – networked’ and all of the smart systems and devices need to co-operate and communicate in networks.

A new joint public service announcement from the USA’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Transportation (DoT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists the wireless components of modern vehicles that can be vulnerable and the methods attackers could use to launch a real-life attack, reported Lane Thames of Tripwire.