Podcast: AI and the metaverse at MWC, plus Cowan hands Podcast mic to Morrish and Hatton

There’s a lot happening in digital communications this month with the GSMA’s annual Mobile World Congress event returning to Barcelona bigger, busier and healthier than it’s been for years. Jim Morrish, co-founder of analyst firm Transforma Insights tells IoT Now and VanillaPlus’s editorial director, Jeremy Cowan what to look out for at the world’s best tech show. Plus Jeremy gets ready for

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Smart cities: The future is now

The ‘smart city’ phenomenon has been fascinating humankind for thousands of years. Think back to ancient Rome a complex interconnected urban system that applied new technologies to manage everything from public transport systems to the distribution of energy sources. In those days aqueducts and water drainage systems transformed citizens’ lives not to mention the paved

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Kudelski IoT launches matter certificate authority, broad security portfolio for manufacturers

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland and Phoenix, United States – Kudelski IoT, a division of the Kudelski Group, a world provider in digital security and IoT solutions, have announced that it will provide array of security services and technologies to device manufacturers adopting Matter, the smart home devices from the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). Kudelski IoT has also been approved by

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InnoPhase IoT, Eoxys, Nuvoton partner to deliver low-power Wi-Fi module for secure IoT applications

San Diego,California, United States. 07 February 2023 – InnoPhase IoT, a semiconductor company specialising in low power Wi-Fi IoT solutions; Eoxys, an IoT solution provider; and Nuvoton, a global microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier, has announced a market-ready solution targeting intelligent and secure IoT devices for smart home, industrial and medical automation applications. Eoxys’ Xeno + Nano ML module integrates

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GE Digital, AWS partner to help utilities accelerate grid modernisation

San Ramon, California, United States. 07 February 2023 – GE Digital, an energy software provider, has announced that it has signed a multiyear partnership agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) aimed at helping utilities accelerate grid modernisation. Through this partnership, GE Digital and AWS plan to deliver intelligent grid orchestration solutions. These software solutions

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Digi expands portfolio of connectivity solutions for private cellular networks

San Diego, California, United States. 07 February 2023 – Expanding its portfolio of solutions to support private cellular networks, Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, connectivity products, and services, has launched new versions of its widely adopted Digi IX10 cellular router at DistribuTECH 2023. The new solution enables electric utilities to deploy

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SAS joins CESMII to accelerate adoption of analytics and AI

Cary, North Carolina, United States. 07 February 2023 – Many top manufacturers use artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and streaming analytics from SAS, a provider in analytics, to transform operations and better serve customers. SAS has joined CESMII, a Smart Manufacturing Institute, to further promote the use of advanced analytics across manufacturing.

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Esri joins Overture Maps Foundation to help build interoperable open map data

Redlands, California, United States. 06 February 2023 – In an increasingly digital and automated world, geospatial data plays a critical role in understanding the physical environment and powering the next generation of location technologies. For geospatial developers and professionals, the ability to access reliable open map data is vital to understanding communities and building services

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Industry needs drive a thirst for new IoT solutions 

The annual IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona recently took place, and Antony Savvas was there for IoT Now to find out how industry movers and shakers were tackling challenges around connectivity, building partner ecosystems, sustainability and evolving standards. 

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IoT Tech Expo North America tickets now live

Santa Clara, California, February 2, 2023 IoT Tech Expo North America is just around the corner, and tickets are now on sale at a discounted rate of 50! Located in San Francisco Bay Area, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with expected 6,000 attendees, 250 exhibitors and 250 speakers. 

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MicroEJ, Schneider Electric accelerate software-defined energy infrastructure

Boston, United States – MicroEJ, a provider of software containers for IoT and embedded devices, has announced that Schneider Electric, a provider in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, chose MICROEJ VEE software container to expedite the creation of software-defined energy infrastructure by leveraging software containerisation in Schneider Electric’s Industrial IoT (IIoT) products.

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Kigen, Skylo bring eSIM, satellite connectivity to expand the potential of 5G IoT

London, United Kingdom – Kigen, a global security provider in IoT enablement with its SIM, eSIM, and iSIM technology solutions, and Skylo, a satellite network or non-terrestrial network (NTN) operator focused on connecting anything, anywhere, are together making satellite connectivity integration for device makers, allowing for transitions between cellular and satellite connectivity via Skylo’s SIM profile.

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Johnson Controls, Willow partner on smart buildings

Johnson Controls and Willow have announced a global collaboration to integrate their respective smart building and digital twin solutions to help customers digitise buildings and facilities at scale and make them healthier, safer and more sustainable.

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Identiv, STMicroelectronics partner to offer NFC services

Fremont, United States – Identiv, Inc., a global provider in digital security and identification in the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced an expansion of its partnership with STMicroelectronics (ST) to offer new near-field communication (NFC)  inlays for luxury goods, wine and spirits, healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical devices, consumer packaged goods, apparel, and smart packaging applications

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Ericsson, Free Senegal partner to deliver fixed wireless access connectivity to schools in Senegal

Ericsson and Free Senegal have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a proof-of-concept (PoC) project that aims to provide a digital education ecosystem for schools in Senegal. As part of the PoC, a number of schools will be connected with fixed wireless access (FWA) technology, and will also be provided with laptops, learning

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SecuriThings debuts managed service platform for physical security

Tel Aviv, Israel – IoTOps solution provider SecuriThings has announced the launch of a managed service platform for the physical security space that enables managed service providers to manage, visualise and maintain customer environments from a single pane of glass. This new offering comes in addition to SecuriThings’ Enterprise solution, which is already used by Fortune 100 companies, including some of

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