Tibbo Technology launches its Open Platform Communications server

Tibbo Technology has launched its Open Platform Communications server. OPC is a set of specifications and standards for industrial telecommunication, that defines the transfer of real-time plant data between control devices from various manufacturers.

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prpl Foundation to collaborate with US FCC working group

Eric Schultz, community manager for the not for profit prpl Foundation, is collaborating with the USA’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Technological Advisory Council Software Controlled Radios Sub-Working Group.

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Coming soon at Oxford University – Data Science for IoT

Responding to the global talent drought of data scientists, Oxford University’s CPD Centre launches its new course Data Science for the Internet of Things IoT) in January 2017.

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Enhancing environmental control and reducing emissions in Nordic Smart Cities

Municipalities and public institutions are concerned about air, water, noise or lighting pollution in cities. In the last years, it has become mandatory through several international regulations to reduce emissions that could impact in the environment and also inhabitants lives.

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ALPIQ deploys IoT platform by DigitalRoute

Alpiq, a Swiss electricity and energy services provider with a European footprint has selected DigitalRoute’s IoT Platform. Digital Route, the provider of data management solutions globally, will help Alpiq to drive the digitisation of its business.

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Schréder signs smart city partnership with Panasonic

Schréder, a global provider of LED lighting solutions, has announced a partnership with international electronics corporation Panasonic to co-develop solutions that will accelerate the transformation into smart cities.

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GE Digital spends $153m on Bit Stew Systems for data platform to speed time-to-value for customers

Bit Stew Systems of Burnaby, B.C., Canada, has been acquired by GE Digital. This brings Bit Stew’s data intelligence capabilities to Predix, GE’s operating system for the industrial internet, and its industrial applications such as Asset Performance Management (APM).

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5G is impossible without full convergence, says Wireless Broadband Alliance industry report

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), in partnership with Maravedis-Rethink, has published its Annual Industry Report for 2016, revealing that the Internet of Things (IoT), the hyper-dense network and 5G will not be economic or practical without the convergence and coexistence of licensed and unlicensed technologies.

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Advantech launches new Intel Atom, Celeron, and Pentium embedded platforms for IoT

Advantech, a provider of embedded computing solutions, has unveiled its new comprehensive range of embedded computing platforms with the latest Intel® Atom™ Processor E3900 series, Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350 and Intel® Pentium® Processor N4200 (formerly Apollo Lake).

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Australian state-wide network will help farmers to live off the LAN

The Internet of Things will soon be rolled out across farmers’ fields in an Australian state, according to the Australian website, The Lead. South Australia is set to become the first fully interconnected state in the Southern Hemisphere through a regional Internet of Things (IoT) network.

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Beyond connectivity: Three ways CSPs can monetise IoT

For communications service providers (CSPs) reeling from losses in their traditional lines of business, the Internet of Things (IoT) provides tantalising opportunities to reverse their fortunes. At first glance, you’d think monetising IoT would be a slam-dunk for the communications industry.

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oneM2M to reveal what’s next for IoT standardisation at Cloud Expo Europe

Standards will be a key topic at Cloud Expo Europe, Germany’s largest cloud event, and Ultan Mulligan, Marketing and Communications Committee vice chairman at oneM2M and director of Communications at ETSI, will reveal details of oneM2M’s progress

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ESMIG, GSMA and SIMalliance want embedded SIM spec adopted by utilities to boost internet of energy

The GSMA, with partners SIMalliance and ESMIG, have published a new report written by analyst house Beecham Research highlighting the importance of the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification and eUICC to the future of the utilities sector.

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NXP introduces modular IoT gateway solution with multi-protocol compatibility

NXP Semiconductors N.V. unveiled a Modular IoT Gateway Solution for large node networks (LNNs) with pre-integrated, tested and RF certified support for a wide array of wireless communications protocols including Thread, ZigBee and Wi-Fi.

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iPass and Armada partner to improve supply-chain visibility via iPass global Wi-Fi network

iPass Inc., a provider of global mobile connectivity, and Armada, a complete supply chain visibility platform, have announced a partnership to utilise the iPass global Wi-Fi network and analytics to provide Armada customers with the location data of goods moving through global supply chains with Armada IoT (Internet of Things) tiles.

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