AWS Takes IoT Forward at re:Invent 2020
Growing focus on architecture, machine learning and packaged systems Last month, Amazon Web Services (AWS) finished off the Internet of things (IoT) sessions of its mammoth virtual cloud event, re:Invent…
A Safer Workplace with Smart Lighting
Thinking differently about the role of connected lights As the world starts to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, building owners, building managers and office managers all have the urgent task…
Qualcomm Lights Up New IoT Approach
Bold plug-and-play move attempts to speed smart city adoption Late in 2020, Qualcomm reviewed its approach to the Internet of things (IoT). It started to disclose revenue from the IoT…
Intel Spends Time at the Edge
Chip-maker unveils chips and tools for time-critical edge computing In mid-September Intel used its Industrial Summit 2020 to announce two new chips and some new support services for edge computing…
Land Grab
US tech firms push into the Indian market, one operator at a time If three makes a trend, there’s something going on in the Indian telecom market. Three US tech…
A Win for Digital Twins
The Digital Twin Consortium is formed I recently caught up with Dr Richard Soley, chairman and CEO of the Object Management Group, who has spent the past few months helping…
The Grim Gig Economy
Lay-offs hit the sharing economy hard Hunkering down has harmed some industries more than others. The past few months have been particularly tough for companies that make up the so-called…
Intel Snaps Up Moovit
Acquisition of urban mobility company boosts its Mobileye business On Monday, Intel announced the acquisition of Moovit, an Israeli company that provides a public transit app, for about $900 million….
Social Experiment
Facebook eyes a stake in Indian operator Reliance Jio Facebook is in talks to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s Reliance Jio, the mobile services arm of Reliance Industries. According…
The Impact of Coronavirus on Business IoT
Market expected to recover from the setback, albeit slowly In the past 18 to 24 months, the market for business applications of the Internet of things (IoT) has moved from…