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Internet of Things (IoT)

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Audi to test 5G use cases in car production

  German carmaker Audi is working with Sweden’s Ericsson to run field tests of 5G mobile networking technology exploring its applications on the factory floor

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Government to fund six connected vehicle simulation projects

  The government has announced the winners of an R&D contest for connected vehicle simulation and modelling capabilities

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Cities key to making data a new form of infrastructure, says Nesta

  City governments need to take charge of data use and leverage responsible innovation, as data should not be seen as a saleable commodity, but a common good, according to the innovation foundation

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Australian energy sector caught in security catch-22

  With regulators unwilling to accept security investments that would lead to higher tariffs, there is a chance that Australia’s National Energy Market could face increased cyber risks

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  MPs call for inquiry into smart meter roll-out

  Government urged to conduct a review of the roll-out of smart meters for electricity and gas, and to intervene to tackle a number of failures

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  CIO interview: Miranda Sharp, director of innovation, Ordnance Survey

  Ordnance Survey’s innovation director talks about how the mapping agency is embracing new technologies, working on infrastructure for connected cars, and creating a geospatial framework in Manchester

• July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18

  Cisco and UCL to open AI research unit in $100m digital economy boost

  Cisco has extended its ongoing Country Digital Acceleration programme in the UK with a further $100m investment, part of which will go towards a new AI research centre

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Nordic CTO interview: Martin Whitlock, Telenor Connexion

  Norwegian telco is growing its global reach through its internet of things business unit

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Rio Tinto transports iron ore with autonomous train

  The 280km journey in Western Australia was made under Rio Tinto’s autonomous train programme aimed at improving the productivity and safety of workers

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Executive interview: Bill Ruh, CDO of GE

  With a new CEO in the driving seat, we speak to GE’s head of digital, Bill Ruh, about how the company has refined its digital strategy

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Siemens and Alibaba Cloud eye Chinese IoT market

  The two bigwigs will develop industrial internet of things offerings for China’s manufacturing industries that are being digitised through various state-led initiatives

• July 11, 2018 11 Jul'18

  Swedish state-private partnership will use advanced IT to secure cities

  Swedish authorities are working with the private sector to develop geo-fencing technology to protect cities from vehicle-related terrorist attacks

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Bosch teams up with Singapore Polytechnic in IoT training push

  Bosch and Singapore Polytechnic have set up two learning labs to train students on the use of the internet of things in advanced manufacturing

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Australian startups team up to keep wind turbines humming

  Using acoustic sensors and nanosatellite connectivity, two Australian startups hope to identify potential turbine problems before they occur to secure the country’s wind energy

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Bolloré Group partners with Alibaba for cloud and co-development

  French transportation conglomerate will use Alibaba cloud, and Alibaba will look at using Bolloré's battery technology in its datacentres

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  TfL partners with Siemens to revamp traffic network for connected cars

  A traffic control system being developed by Siemens and TfL will propel traffic management into the era of the internet of things

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Government must challenge popular smart city misconceptions

  A report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smart Cities says many people feel alienated by the concept, and calls on the government to challenge some popular misconceptions

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Global IoT security standard remains elusive

  Despite the lack of a global internet of things security standard, existing security frameworks are on the same page in areas such as device upgradability and data stewardship

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  How Australia is gearing up for 5G

  From trialling 5G networks at the recent Commonwealth Games to flying drones in surf sport lifesaving, Australia is becoming a test bed for 5G services with its dense cities and wide-open spaces

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  CDO interview: Andrei Belevtsev, Gazprom Neft

  Russian oil giant will harness the latest technologies right across its business, says chief digital officer

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  M1, Huawei to transmit VR content in 5G live trial

  Mobile operator M1 and Huawei will be streaming virtual reality content in Singapore’s first 5G live trial in June

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  CIO interview: Michael Cole, European Tour and Ryder Cup

  Michael Cole, chief technology officer at the European Tour and Ryder Cup, discusses how he is helping the sport of golf broaden its appeal through his “connected course” digital transformation vision

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Singapore faced cyber attacks during Trump-Kim summit

  Russian attackers allegedly scanned IP phones in the city-state for vulnerabilities, although it was unclear what they were after or whether they were successful

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Advanced network supports new learning model at Northampton Uni

  The University of Northampton is preparing to open a new campus at a cost of £330m, and has turned to Cisco to supply an intelligent, secure network to support its innovative learning model

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Mayor Khan bids to make London the world’s smartest city

  At London Tech Week, mayor Sadiq Khan launched a city-wide initiative to harness the capital’s technology talent to address London’s most pressing problems

• June 10, 2018 10 Jun'18

  Singapore government to regulate eSIM technology

  The government is gathering feedback on key proposals such as forbidding telcos to lock embedded SIM-enabled devices to their networks

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy

  IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  Newcastle Council to show off smartest street in Britain

  The Great Exhibition of the North will see Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne transformed into Britain’s smartest street as part of a demonstration of IoT technology

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  5G transformative for UK plc, but potential impacts still vague

  5G mobile technology looks set to transform the UK economy for the better, but the immaturity of the technology and lack of standards makes its true impact harder to judge, according to a report by Deloitte

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  EE confirms October 2018 UK launch date for first 5G live trials

  Mobile operator outlines plans to test its 5G network within London’s Tech City startup hub, as its push to become the UK’s first to market with the technology gathers pace

• June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18

  Complex pricing hinders enterprise assessment of AWS, Google and Microsoft cloud IoT hubs

  451 Research claims the complex IoT pricing models favoured by the hyperscale cloud giants are making life difficult for enterprise IT departments

• June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18

  Mobile, IoT and cloud biggest drivers for Wi-Fi growth

  The intersection of mobility, the IoT and cloud will be the driving forces behind wireless network deployments over the next few years

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Sweden and India in technology collaboration

  Sweden has entered a partnership with India that will include joint work on smart city and mobility technologies

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Nestle nips unwanted mobile app sprawl in the bud

  Nestle has consolidated its consumer-facing mobile app portfolio to add features to the most successful apps

• May 29, 2018 29 May'18

  Intelligence on the edge will see workloads migrate from clouds

  IoT devices’ ability to make their own decisions will see computing shift back from the cloud to the edge, ABI Research has predicted

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  How AWS keeps its rivals at bay

  A relentless focus on building for customers and inking partnerships with enterprise software bigwigs while lowering prices has given AWS a leg-up over rivals in the ANZ market

• May 16, 2018 16 May'18

  BT and EE to converge fibre broadband, 4G networks

  BT’s consumer unit has launched a network convergence strategy designed to make the most of its national fibre and 4G network assets

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  BSI launches kitemark for internet of things devices

  The British Standards Institution has launched a new kitemark for IoT devices, designed to improve consumer trust in the technology

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  Vodafone CEO Colao steps down

  Long-serving Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao will step down in October after just over a decade in charge

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Gatwick Airport completes £15m network upgrade to support expansion plans

  Gatwick’s new network promises to drive IoT applications, offer free passenger Wi-Fi and provide robust connectivity across the airport campus

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Inside the rise of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

  A blended strategy of building and acquiring datacentres, as well as forming local partnerships, has contributed to the rapid rise of one of the fastest-growing datacentre providers in Asia

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  IoT and personal devices pose huge security risk to enterprises

  After years of speculation about the risk IoT and personal devices pose to enterprise security, research has revealed the threat is “immense” and probably greater than most firms realise

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  ARM aims to boost physical security of IoT

  Chipmaker ARM announces microprocessor aimed at improving the physical security capabilities of devices making up the internet of things

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Gulf Cooperation Council smart city initiatives garner momentum

  The Middle East is a hotbed for smart city developments, with activities in the region maturing and adapting to what citizens want

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Digital is a long-term objective, CEOs warned

  Don't believe anyone who promises to transform a business digitally in three years, says Gartner Fellow Mark Raskino

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Starship’s autonomous delivery robots get commercial roll-out

  Having successfully trialled its autonomous delivery robots in the UK and US, Estonian startup Starship Technologies is embarking on a full commercial roll-out

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Even the smallest of Dutch towns are becoming smart

  An increasing number of Dutch towns and cities use street sensors and big data to tackle societal problems. From smart lighting to artificial intelligence that spots violent behaviour in surveillance footage, smart technology is booming in the ...

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Telcos see multiple paths to internet of things revenue

  A report from Ericsson has revealed that telecoms operators are testing out multiple routes to monetising the IoT

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Business will make money from their data, says IDC

  Data scientists may soon find that their skills will be more directly linked to generating a revenue stream within their organisations