1NCE inks exclusive deal with SoftBank Corp to drive IoT expansion in Asia-Pacific

Cologne, Germany. 8 June 2022 –1NCE reports that SoftBank Corp. has secured an equity stake in the company and signed an exclusive distribution deal covering the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. SoftBank Corp., a Japanese communication and information technology service provider, will sell 1NCE IoT services exclusively in 19 APAC markets.

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Wiliot disrupts cold chain operations in launch of reusable transport Item solution with Israel’s retailer Shufersal

San Diego, 8 June 2022 – Wiliot, the Internet of Things specialist whose IoT platform is enabling trillions of everyday “things” to gain intelligence and harness the power of the cloud, today announced the Wiliot Reusable Transport Item (RTI) solution, built on the company’s revolutionary Wiliot IoT platform.

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Advancing automation technology could help vertical farms achieve profitability, says IDTechEx

A new report, called Vertical Farming 2022-2032, by Brendan Beh, technology analyst at IDTechEx explores the technology and market factors of the vertical farming industry, which has attracted attention from investors over recent years. The vertical farming industry raised more than US$1 billion (€0.93 billion) in funding in 2021, exceeding the combined funding generated in

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Business transformation now more driven by Proof of Value than tech change

“At Siemens we want to move away from this only technology- centric, product- centric logic into a solution-based and customer- centric approach” IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC 22, May 10-12) in Barcelona carried with it a positive vibe, reports Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of IoT Now. The conference and exhibition was back with a bang,

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MAN commercial vehicles in Romania drives reduction in vehicle downtime with RealWear

London, UK. 07 June, 2022 – Demand for commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and vans is high in south-eastern Europe, as there are many regionally based logistics companies responsible for transporting merchandise from Black Sea ports to central Europe.

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How IoT can improve indoor air quality

In March 2022, the White House announced the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge, a key component of the president’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, which asks building owners and operators, schools, colleges/universities, and other organisations to develop strategies to improve indoor air quality. This initiative will include assessing air quality and making ventilation and air filtration improvements,

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Industrial IoT simplicity is complexity resolved: It’s relayr’s secret sauce

“Part of the proverbial ‘secret sauce’ in our EaaS stack is this ability to bring expertise together. And to offer a simplified experience to the user base, because, of course, you can’t go shopping for an IoT platform and go shopping for an ERP system and glue everything together. It tends to be a bit

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SafetyCulture invests £1.7mn in IoT player Inauro

London, UK. 6 June 2022 -Global workplace operations company, SafetyCulture, has announced a UK£1.7 million investment into data and Internet of Things (IoT) software company, Inauro. This latest investment continues SafetyCulture’s support of emerging technologies which enhance frontline processes.

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How IoT cellular connectivity has enabled the rise of micromobility

Like most industries, the micromobility industry faced uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic but a comeback is taking hold, says Ben Forgan, co-founder and CEO of Hologram.io. Despite the headwinds, McKinsey notes that “micromobility could reach a consumer-spending potential of $300 billion (€279.81 billion) globally by 2030.”

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Lacework adds agentless scanning to rapidly uncover vulnerability risks in cloud-native workloads

San Jose, United States. 02 June, 2022 – Lacework, the data driven cloud security company, announced new agentless scanning for workloads that provides organisations with comprehensive and frictionless visibility into vulnerability risks across all active hosts, containers, and application language libraries in their environment.

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AFL industry innovator becomes the RTLS-driven US factory of the future with Pozyx technology

Ghent, Belgium – Pozyx, a provider of RTLS (real-time location systems) and ART (advanced real-time tracking) solutions, proves how innovation in ultra accurate location technology optimises industry process efficiency, bringing truly smart manufacturing one step closer to reality, and setting the stage for the decade ahead.

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EVs are great! But who’s keeping tabs on fraud risk at charging stations?

With the rising concerns about climate change, electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a suitable alternative to petrol- and diesel-powered engines, in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with COP26 resolutions. The energy players, no doubt, will play a pivotal role in this evolution by powering charging infrastructure for the rapidly growing sales of EVs,

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IoT Now’s Spotlight on IoT Solutions World Congress 2022

IOTSWC in Barcelona reminds the industry how important it is to talk face-to-face This year saw the welcome return of IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), held in Barcelona (May 10-12) at the Fira Gran Via venue. The IOTSWC event, organised by Fira de Barcelona, was growing annually until Covid came along. Two years later, the

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As-a-service Internet of Things takes off in a big way

Consumption-based IoT (Internet of Things) at the edge had to happen for the opportunities available through “things” to be fully realised. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at some recent developments that are helping to drive progress.

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Tech Mahindra and Anritsu collaborate to establish IoT experience lab in Fremont, California

Morgan Hill, California. 2 June 2022 – Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, announces that it has collaborated with Anritsu, a global provider of test and measurement solutions for wireline and wireless technologies used in commercial, private, military/aerospace, government, and other markets, to launch an IoT (Internet of Things) Experience

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Esri integrates LightBox data to extend geocoding of Canadian content

Redlands, California. 2 June 2022 – To find, map and analyse other forms of valuable geospatial information, industries need the X and Y coordinates of place names. Users in many industries have addresses or place names in various states of integrity and want to turn that information into actionable intelligence. To meet this need, Esri , the world specialist

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