IoT & smart cities: Transportation we can live with

It may sound hard to believe, but in just a few decades our cities will increase in population by 50%. If you thought your city centre was crowded now, just wait! The population densities that the UN has forecasted to occur by 2050 should make us stop and think: With all those people, and cars,

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eSIM has entered a new era: Here’s why

The ability of eSIM technology to deliver advanced security, seamless and flexible connectivity, and full end-to-end digitalisation along with myriad other benefits such as greener supply chains has long promised to transform the connected ecosystem, says Claus Dietze, chair of the TCA Board.

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Ericsson and Tampnet bring IoT connectivity management to offshore industries

The vast oceans and seas of the world are proving no barrier to Ericsson’s IoT connectivity capabilities as the company teams up with offshore communications network provider, Tampnet, to improve operational efficiency and worker safety at some of the world’s toughest and remotest workplaces.

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HERE collaborates with AWS on supply chain solutions to improve end-to-end visibility and fleet efficiency

HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, announced it has entered a five-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help organisations improve their supply chain visibility, transportation and logistics (T&L), fleet routing, and estimated times of arrival (ETAs) from the first-to-last mile of delivery.

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Red Hat and Accenture expand alliance to accelerate hybrid cloud innovation

Boston, USA. 9 May 2022 – Red Hat Inc., the provider of open source solutions, and Accenture have expanded their nearly 12 year strategic partnership to further power open hybrid cloud innovation for enterprises worldwide. The companies are jointly investing in the co-development of new solutions to help organisations more navigate a multi- and hybrid cloud

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IBM unveils new roadmap to practical Quantum computing era

Armonk, NY, 10 May 2022 – IBM announced the expansion of its roadmap for achieving large-scale, practical quantum computing. This roadmap details plans for new modular architectures and networking that will allow IBM quantum systems to have larger qubit-counts up to hundreds of thousands of qubits. To enable them with the speed and quality necessary for

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Soracom expands global IoT partner programme in Europe and Americas

London, UK. 11 May 2022 – Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity, announced the expansion of its Soracom Partner Space programme to new members throughout the Americas and Europe. The program now reaches more than 800 members throughout the world, including more than 100 certified partners representing hardware, software, solutions and integration

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IoT Contract Hot List – Mar/April 2022

IoT Hot List March and April 2022 Get the inside track on who’s winning what IoT business.

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EchoStar Mobile launches pan-European, satellite-based LoRa IoT early adopter program

Dublin, Ireland – EchoStar Mobile Limited, an agile, innovative mobile satellite services provider owned by EchoStar Corporation, announced the launch of an early adopter program for pan-European satellite-based LoRa Internet of Things (IoT) service and a white paper about accessing the benefits of massive IoT.

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Cloud Distribution Ltd to distribute the full Ivanti portfolio in the UK

Reading, United Kingdom. 10 May, 2022 – Ivanti, the provider of the Ivanti neurons automation platform that discovers, manages, secures, and services IT assets from cloud to edge, has appointed Cloud Distribution Ltd, a Nuvias Group Company specialising in cloud, innovative & disruptive cyber security, networking & SaaS solutions, to distribute its full range of

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Capgemini has been selected by Airbus to implement a large scale cloud transformation program driving innovation and sustainability

London, United Kingdom. 10 May, 2022 – Capgemini has been selected by Airbus to deliver a cloud transformation program for its global commercial aircraft and helicopters businesses. As a strategic partner to Airbus, Capgemini will now provide a fully managed service of the core cloud infrastructure for the Airbus business.

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Podcast: You’ll never need to know a password again!

Worryingly, drivers of connected vehicles may not control their car, says Julia O’Toole, founder of security company MyCena. All the vehicles’ internet-facing communications are entry points to hijack your car or tamper with signals; it’s a serious matter for the auto industry. Julia insists no one needs to know a password – ever. Plus the first

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AI helps improve Vodafone’s pan-European network

Vodafone uses big data software, based on tools from Google Cloud and Cardinality.IO, to improve mobile network planning decisions.

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IoT in healthcare is expected to flourish at nearly 18.0% CAGR

According to Future Market Insights, the worldwide IoT in Healthcare market is expected to reach US$181.4 billion (€172.29 billion) in 2022, growing at an 18.0% CAGR to US$952.3 billion (€904.49 billion) by 2032 over the forecast period. Furthermore, a dollar opportunity worth US$770.9 billion (€732.20 billion) is anticipated for the market in the forthcoming decade.

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Kinaxis and Wahupa partner to help companies navigate inventory complexity through disruptions

London, UK, 9 May 2022 – Kinaxis, the specialist in supply chain planning software, and Wahupa LLC, the company that delivers probabilistic planning solutions, announced a partnership that combines the resiliency planning of Wahupa and the agility of Kinaxis to take inventory planning to the next level.

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XMAP helps Mid Sussex Council protect amenity trees

Basingstoke, 9 May 2022 – Mid Sussex District Council has implemented XMAP, the local government geographic information system (GIS), to improve public access to information through interactive mapping tools. Provided as a cloud-based data and software service, XMAP, underpins mapping portals for applications such as tree preservation, electoral divisions, future development plans and parking zones.

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