Smart Cities

In Silver Spring Networks’ view it’s time to bust some myths on smart cities. Here, Anil Gadre, EVP and chief marketing officer, tells Jeremy Cowan about the company’s recent work in Copenhagen, Denmark and Glasgow, UK where there’s no utility involved and yet LED street lighting is opening the door to new smart city applications.

Pisa, Italy and Bonn, Germany, June 24, 2014 –The lengthy search for a free parking spot could be a thing of the past in the Italian city of Pisa, following the launch of a smart city pilot project to test an intelligent parking system and analyse historical traffic data via a big data service. The system

San Mateo and Chicago, USA  & Barcelona and Zaragoza, Spain (Business Wire), June 23, 2014 – Libelium has included the Sentilo open source software platform in its core product line for smart cities deployments, to link with Libelium’s Waspmote sensor network device and the Meshlium Internet gateway.

San Diego, California, USA, June 11, 2014 – Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., CH2M HILL and the City of Cincinnati have been collaborating with the intent to develop sustainable connectivity solutions leveraging M2M cellular technologies that will help water utilities improve water quality, receive reliable information and manage water resources

Philips CityTouch has selected Sierra Wireless AirPrime® embedded wireless modules to provide connectivity for their new CityTouch LightWave remote lighting management system.

TTP and Mayflower have completed development of their latest wireless, smart lighting control system. An example of the Internet of Things (IoT) in action, it is claimed that this design offers over a 50% reduction in power consumption compared to existing smart lighting systems. The new MK3 design is now available for shipping, with the

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Advantech has announced its partnership with Linear Technology’s Dust Networks product group to develop smart city and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions based on Dust’s SmartMesh IP™ embedded wireless sensor networks (WSN). Advantech will develop, manufacture, and sell a variety of IoT gateways, wireless sensors, and solutions that incorporate Linear’s industry-leading

Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2014 – NetComm Wireless Limited has announced the launch of its 3G M2M Router Plus (NTC-6200 series), a versatile, intelligent and reliable M2M device that addresses universal applications in areas such as asset management, security and surveillance, building automation, point of sale, healthcare and smart city initiatives.

EVENT REPORT — The stakes are high, Singapore is playing for nothing less than regional leadership in the Internet of Things (IoT). The economic strategy became clear at last week’s inaugural IoT Asia event, as Jeremy Cowan reports from Singapore. 

Singapore Expo, Singapore. April 21, 2014 — The inaugural IoT Asia event was opened this morning by Singapore’s minister of state for Trade & Industry, Mr Teo Ser Luck. He outlined the business opportunity presented by the Internet of Things (IoT) and Singapore’s credentials for leading the IoT in Asia to an audience of more

Smart Parking could relieve congestion, reduce driver frustration, improve health and give a vital boost to the future of our cities, says Dr Therese Cory, the principal author of a new report by Beecham Research. “Road systems provide the vital arteries for commercial and business activities but parking has become a major problem in all

Skanderborg, Denmark – Kamstrup, the Danish manufacturer of meters and meter solutions, has announced its 2013 results, which headline 3% growth and record sales of €173 million, with earnings after tax of €20 million.

Cambridge, UK, April 3, 2014 – Senaptic, a new company focusing on ultra-scalable, private network solutions for IoT, is employing an old-fashioned, revenue-first approach to the development of smart cities and utilities. 

Oslo, Norway, March 24, 2014 – The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has selected IBM to design, build and deliver a new centralised road toll system across Norway.

Beecham Research, a leading UK-based technology market research, analysis and consulting firm, has opened a new office in the Tech City area of Shoreditch, London. Staff at the new office will focus on rapidly emerging markets, including Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).

March 12, 2014 (Blog) — OK, in my most recent guest post here on M2M Now, I may have creeped you out on how a trendy neighbourhood in Toronto was keeping a pretty close eye on all of its visitors. Although I grew up in Toronto, I haven’t been to that area in a long