Actility announces technology partnership with Swisscom for LoRaWan-based Internet of Things services

Actility is pleased to announce a new technology partnership with telecom provider Swisscom in the area of LPWA/IoT (Internet of Things). The partnership will leverage both companies’ expertise in the area of IoT for the ongoing development of innovative services for emerging markets such as Smart City or Smart Building services.

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Smoove selects ThingWorx® Internet of Things platform for connected bike-share service

 ThingWorx, a PTC® business and Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, has announced that Smoove, a French developer of bikes and bike share systems, has selected the ThingWorx IoT Platform to power its bike-share service in cities throughout the world. This commitment extends Smoove’s 2009 selection of PTC Creo® and PTC Windchill® for the design and development

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L’Oreal USA announces strategic partnership with Powa to deploy PowaTag’s mobile technology

L’Oréal USA, the subsidiary of the L’Oréal Group, has announced a partnership with mobile platform PowaTag.

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Silver Spring Networks aims to speed innovation and competitiveness through Bristol’s smart city programme

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has announced that it has been selected for the ‘Bristol is Open’ smart city programme, a joint venture between Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol in the UK. The programme will deploy Silver Spring’s standards-based IPv6 wireless network across the city, connecting a variety of smart city sensors and

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Frost & Sullivan identifies ‘disruptive opportunities’ for the Internet of Things

The massive potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to stoke convergence and collaboration worldwide has been reined in by the lack of data security and interoperability among devices and objects. Acknowledging this hurdle, various institutes and organisations in key sectors are striving to frame standards for privacy policies regarding the sharing of information over

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Ooredoo and Ericsson launch cloud-based M2M platform in Indonesia

Ooredoo’s Indosat and Ericsson have jointly launched a cloud-based machine-to-machine (M2M) platform in Indonesia. The platform, Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP), uses innovative technologies suited to developing markets, which create connected solutions to existing problems.  Indosat is the first member of Ooredoo Group to launch this M2M platform with Qatar, Algeria and Tunisia scheduled to

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Business continuity and quality of service: The keys to CSP success in the age of IoT

According to IDC, ‘the Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity’ for service providers focuses on assembling blended solutions comprising connectivity services, infrastructure, purpose built IoT platforms, app security, analytics and professional services. To succeed communication service providers (CSPs) must focus on Business Continuity and Quality of Service (QoS), explains Pravin Mirchandani, CMO, OneAccess.

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Stream Technologies expands management team with industry veterans poised to disrupt and transform the market

Stream Technologies, has announced the expansion of its management team in order to accelerate the commercialisation and globalisation of its award-winning IoT-X.

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Telefónica I+D and KT join forces to consolidate FIWARE as the IoT standard

Telefónica I+D has announced a new partnership with the Korean operator KT Corporation to strengthen the FIWARE platform as the de facto standard for the development of solutions and services that connect to the Internet of Things (IoT).

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LoRaWAN solution to be deployed by four operators, say Semtech and Actility

Semtech Corp. has announced that Actility, Low Power Wide Area Network solution provider, has been selected for deployment by four operators, including Swisscom and NKE Electronics, for LoRaWAN™ deployments.

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Stream Technologies joins the ThingWorx Ready Partner programme to offer unified access connectivity for Internet of Things applications

Stream Technologies, has announced it has joined the ThingWorx Ready™ Partner programme. The ThingWorx Ready Partner programme allows hardware and software companies to integrate their product with the ThingWorx IoT platform, greatly simplifying the creation and deployment of IoT solutions.

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Industry Veteran Stefan Lindvall assumes CEO position at Multi-Tech Systems

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. (MultiTech), a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology platforms supporting applications for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that Stefan Lindvall, has been appointed to the position of CEO at MultiTech. Lindvall, who also serves as president of Connected Development, a wholly owned MultiTech subsidiary, has taken on this additional role in

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Summit Tech showcases RCS-based Home Automation to help operators bridge $16.4bn market

Summit Tech is showcasing a new RCS-based Home Automation and Home Security solution at Mobile World Congress to help mobile operators bridge a market that is estimated to be worth $16.4 billion by 2019.

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AT&T integrates home security & automation controls with the connected car

AT&T’ innovative connected car platform now has the ability to connect to the company’s home security and automation service. It makes AT&T Digital Life the first and only home management system currently integrated with AT&T Drive. This will enable automakers to integrate home security and automation service and pass the benefit on to their customers, so

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Connected Traffic Cloud facilitates traffic management to increase road safety

Despite playing a vital role in facilitating the transportation of people and goods, road vehicles are also responsible for 1.24 million fatalities every year – according to the most recent data from the World Health Organisation. And then there’s the cost of traffic congestion – calculated by adding up wasted fuel, time that could be

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Actility announces technology partnership with Swisscom for LoRaWan-based Internet of Things services

Actility is pleased to announce a new technology partnership with telecom provider Swisscom in the area of LPWA/IoT (Internet of Things). The partnership will leverage both companies’ expertise in the area of IoT for the ongoing development of innovative services for emerging markets such as Smart City or Smart Building services.

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