gridComm and PT Siklon Energy Nusantara to bring cloud-based intelligent street lighting to Indonesia

gridComm, a provider of power line communication (PLC) solutions that enable the transformation of traditional power grid into a smart grid, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement

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Wireless Logic brings greater focus to UK’s West Midlands Police Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras

West Midlands Police, the UK’s second largest force, has teamed up with M2M managed service provider, Wireless Logic, to deploy a dedicated Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) mobile data platform.

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New contract for Aidon in Norway covers 165,000 metering points

Nettalliansen, an alliance consisting of 26 Norwegian energy distribution companies, entered in July into contract for the delivery of a new automated electricity metering solution. The contract was signed between

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OriginGPS gets $1.75m funding and partners with Flex to add miniature GNSS modules to IoT devices

OriginGPS, a manufacturer of miniature Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) solutions, has closed US$1.75 million of funding from existing shareholders and the technology accelerator, Lab IX.

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IoT device developers ‘can protect’ VxWorks-based designs, sensors and solutions against cyber attack

Two recent announcements have focused attention on the security of IoT and connected devices, running versions of Wind River’s VxWorks, the most popular embedded operating system used in the world.

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Acal BFI claims high performance for Honeywell’s new pressure sensor series

Acal BFi, a European provider of advanced technology solutions, have introduced Honeywell’s new ABP series of basic amplified board mount pressure sensors to the European market.

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Converting analogue utility meters to digital ‘now even simpler’ with compact retrofit solution

Digital utility meters help to prevent meter-reading errors and are rapidly increasing in importance for use with billing and energy management systems. FAST Forward AG’s EnergyCam products present a simple

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Allen Proithis to lead SIGFOX’s IoT expansion in North America

SIGFOX, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, has announced that mobile-telecom industry veteran Allen Proithis will head the company’s expansion in North America, including deployment of the SIGFOX

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Road transport industry slow to adopt telematics and other technology, poll shows

A huge 88% of road transport businesses still use paper-based processes to manage vehicle walk around checks and only 14% have an incentive scheme based on driver performance data.

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Libelium announces new Cloud options to build the industrial IoT and smart cities

Libelium has announced new Cloud integration options from software partners specialised in automotive systems, business process management, civil engineering, industrial applications, supervisory control and data systems (SCADA), and Smart Cities

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Tridium wants new Niagara 4 to be the ‘next-generation IoT framework’

A new operating system is said to provide modern, HTML5-powered interface, tagging and templating features, and out-of-the-box security.

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GlobalTop unveils the smallest Mediatek Multi-GNSS

GlobalTop Technology has launched FireFly X1, the smallest Mediatek-based Multi-GNSS module in the world.

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Agero and The Floow partner to enhance Driver360 mobile UBI platform

Agero, Inc., a provider of vehicle and driver safety, security and information services, has announced its partnership with The Floow Ltd., an international telematics organisation. The partnership is designed to

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GreenPocket launches smart home software with integrated light management

Platform-independent smart home provider, GreenPocket, has launched new features for its smart home software. These include individual light management based on the OSRAM Lightify, a twilight function as well as

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Telit and Altair jointly unveil new LTE module optimised for MTC

Telit has introduced the first in a new series of modules based on Altair chipsets, designed to support LTE Category 1 enhancements for Machine-Type Communications (MTC).

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Gemalto’s IoT solution powers ‘advanced M2M logistics’ applications and fleet management

A specialist in digital security, Gemalto is providing secure M2M connectivity and advanced computing power for what it describes as “an innovative IoT solution used to optimise vehicle and fleet management”.

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