A large contract for Smart Water Technology in Latin America

The national water utility, Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE), has just awarded a contract to the Israeli smart water meter supplier ARAD for 45,000 communicating positive displacement water meters.

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Oberthur Technologies extends M2M and IoT offering to application enablement with Cumulocity

Colombes, France – Oberthur Technologies (OT), a provider of digital security solutions for the mobility space, has announced its partnership with Cumulocity, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform provider, to offer an application enablement

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Orange and TAPcheck® join forces to develop connected objects in the healthcare sector

TAPcheck®  specialises in the production and distribution of healthcare and wellness products. Due to the integration and hosting of its healthcare and wellness applications on the Orange Business Services Flexible

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B&B Electronics introduces its Wzzard Intelligent Sensing Platform

Wzzard is a wireless sensor connectivity platform featuring edge decision-making. It was designed with the aim of assisting integrators, value-added resellers and service providers to efficiently develop and deploy secure, smart, self-powered IoT applications

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CGI partners with Arkessa to deliver IoT based solutions

Cambridge, UK – Arkessa Ltd, a provider of IoT and M2M platforms and services has announced its strategic partnership with CGI to deliver complete IoT solutions to enterprise customers.

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Advantech announces next generation SUSIAccess 3.0 remote device management

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 24, 2014 – Advantech has announced its latest SUSIAccess 3.0 management software services with significant function enhancement including web-based structure, seamless SW/HW monitoring, and user-friendly map-view

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PTC follows ThingWorx deal with US$170m acquisition of Axeda to expand its IoT technology portfolio

Needham, MASS., USA. July 23, 2014 – PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Axeda Corporation, a company developing solutions to securely connect machines and sensors

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GSGF says progress in electric vehicle usage mostly depends on charging station roll-outs

In a new report on electric vehicle developments the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) highlights new business opportunities, key trends and policy initiatives, as well as providing a global view

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G&D’s subscription management platform powers DOCOMO eSIM solution for M2M devices

Munich, Germany, July 23, 2014 – NTT DOCOMO, Inc., the largest mobile network operator in Japan, has selected Giesecke & Devrient´s (G&D) subscription management solution for Japan’s first commercial eSIM

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Mobile network congestion could see IoT failures hit 30% says ISV. Not yet if ever, analyst and CSPs reply

Mobile operators could face a 30% failure rate for M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) sessions. So says one provider of self-organising networks (SON) solutions for wireless operators, Cellwize. Amid

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Landis+Gyr wins smart meter contract in Poland with RWE

Zug, Switzerland, July 22, 2014 – Swiss smart grid company Landis+Gyr has won a contract to provide smart meters in Poland for energy utility RWE for use inside residential buildings in

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New Video: IoT Asia Panel on how to define Success and avoid Failure

It’s often easy to spot an M2M or IoT project that fails, but not always easy to differentiate between a so-so project and a 5-star success.

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Emergency call system, with FUJITSU TEN core, demonstrated in Europe and Russia simultaneously

To demonstrate the interchangeability between the European eCall system and the Russian ERA-GLONASS system, demonstrations were carried out simultaneously in Europe and Russia for the first time in the world

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Connected car service providers to reap US$17 billion in 2018 as GM, BMW and Tesla ramp up smart apps

Campbell, California, USA – Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its new Connected Car M2M Connections and Services Market Size and Forecasts Report, which focuses on the telecom-related

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‘Small but positive step’ as Italy’s Reply SpA takes 20% stake in wearable tech provider Sensoria for US$5m

Reply S.p.A has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in the Redmond, Washington-based Sensoria Inc, a provider of wearable technology for the Internet of Things. One analyst calls it a small but positive

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Telit expands m2mAIR Mobile coverage across Europe and Latin America in partnership with Telefonica

London, UK – July, 17, 2014 – Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules, services and solutions today announced its appointment to the Telefonica m2m Channel

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