iMatrix’s NEO series employs Bluetooth LE connectivity

iMatrix Systems, a provider of IoT solutions, has launched a range of temperature and humidity sensors designed for use in food and produce storage, transport monitoring, pharmaceutical, and smart agriculture applications. The ‘NEO’ (new electronic options) series sensors measure temperature (between -40 and 125°C) and relative humidity (between 0 and 100%), and are ideal for

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ABI Research reports 220mn network lighting control units set to brighten smart buildings by 2030

As building owners, energy companies, tenants, regulators, and others look to improve building performance and appeal, Network Lighting Control (NLC) will be at the vanguard of many smart building projects. According to a new report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, shipments of connected luminaires and related equipment into a new generation of smart buildings

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L-com expands line of AC, DC current sensors for IoT applications

L-com, an electronics brand and a supplier of wired and wireless connectivity products, has announced it has expanded its line of AC and DC current sensors.

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IoT investment rising despite economic headwinds

Investment in new IoT projects around the world is climbing despite ongoing economic uncertainties, according to new findings from independent analyst firm Omdia.

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Fibocom facilitates digital transformation in the 5G era

Lars Thyroff, the general manager of Fibocom Wireless EU, talks with Keith Kreisher, the executive director of the IoT M2M Council, about how the company’s wireless connectivity services are bringing perfect wireless experience for the industry. 

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Wireless connectivity leads the charge to EVs

While there is huge uptake in electric cars and interest in newer technologies, such as contactless charging, the reality is electric vehicle (EV) charging points are facing high demand and increasingly need to be connected in order to ensure maximised uptime, enable bookings and to bill users accurately for their consumption. You might think this

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Next generation asset trackers monitor the condition of fragile cargoes

Supply chain and logistics systems are duty-bound to safely deliver valuable cargoes to their final destinations, but this is often no mean feat. Freight getting damaged in transit is all too common, with poor handling, incorrect packaging, exposure to adverse environmental conditions, and most frequently impact the main culprits, says Alf Helge Omre, business development

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Choosing the networking technology – for better or more?

When talking about future-proof technologies or solutions we always face a dilemma – we can’t know what the future looks like. We can make educated guesses and we can have well-argued opinions, but at the end of the day we simply don’t know. This doesn’t mean, however, that we shouldn’t prepare for different scenarios and

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Actility launches ThingPark China with Foxconn to tap opportunities in China’s IoT market

Actility, has announced that it is partnering with Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) to launch ThingPark China, a collaborative initiative to deliver a comprehensive suite of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to the Chinese market.

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Digi International key supplier of world’s first zero emission capable London taxi from Frazer-Nash

Digi International® has highlighted its role in the development of Ecotive’s Range Extended Electric (REE) Metrocab taxi -the only zero-emissions-capable black cab currently operating in London.

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Antenova announces two new flexible antennas for positioning with GNSS and 2.4 – 2.5 GHz applications

Antenova Ltd., manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is adding two new positioning antennas, Bentoni and Asper, to its range of flexible FPC antennas.

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Telensa raises US$18m to meet surge in demand for its wireless smart city solutions

Telensa, which provides end-to-end smart city solutions incorporating low power wide area (LPWA) wireless technology, announced funding of US$18 million to fuel its next stage of profitable growth.

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Connectivity on the edge

There is a technological tsunami heading straight to the centre of the mobile telecoms world. IoT promises a deluge of connected “things”, from smart water meters and remote perimeter access control systems to traffic congestion monitors and the intelligent home.

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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 in remote and demanding environments.

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Silicon Labs eases smart meter design with Wireless M-Bus software

Austin, Texas, USA – Silicon Labs, a developer of high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has introduced a software solution designed to simplify the development of wirelessly connected smart meters for electricity, gas, water and heat resources based on the proven Wireless M-Bus standard.

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Spireon and Sprint form strategic relationship targeting the transportation and fleet industry

Irvine, California and Overland Park, Kansas, USA, March 5, 2014 (Business Wire) – Spireon and Sprint have announced the formation of a relationship aimed at providing Spireon’s FleetLocate-branded mobile resource management (MRM) solutions to fleet operators utilising the Sprint network.

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