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Brian Cerchio, Losant: On fully tapping the IoT’s potential

Ryan Daws — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:40:54 +0000

IoT News caught up with Brian Cerchio, Director of Solutions at Losant, to discuss how enterprises can fully tap the IoT’s potential. One of the first examples of the IoT was in the early 80s when students from Carnegie Mellon University’s computer science department connected a Coke machine so people could track whether drinks were... Read more »

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Inmarsat finds businesses are not using IoT data effectively

Ryan Daws — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:34:12 +0000

Satellite communications giant Inmarsat has found the vast majority of businesses are not using their IoT data effectively. For its research, Inmarsat interviewed representatives from 450 organisations across the agriculture, electrical utilities, mining, oil and gas, and transport and logistics sectors. 86 percent of the respondents admitted their organisation is not using the data from... Read more »

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Ru Roberts, Waze: On improving journeys using real-time data

Ryan Daws — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:22:44 +0000

IoT News caught up with Ru Roberts, UK Country Manager for Waze, to discuss how the popular navigation app uses real-time data from vehicles to improve journeys. As a long-term user of Waze, I’ve seen first-hand the advancements the app has made over the years. Long gone are the days of directions to go the... Read more »

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AWS IoT FleetWise simplifies fleet management

Ryan Daws — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:33:38 +0000

Amazon has announced AWS IoT FleetWise at its re:Invent conference, a service that aims to make fleet management simpler and more cost-effective. “Today’s connected cars are already data centres on wheels, each generating GBs of data per hour,” explains Mike Tzamaloukas, GM IoT Automotive, AWS. Automakers can use IoT FleetWise service to manage this vast... Read more »

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BT and ABP launch IoT trial at the Port of Ipswich

Ryan Daws — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:36:23 +0000

BT has partnered with Associated British Ports (ABP) to launch an IoT trial at the Port of Ipswich. The trial will explore how the IoT can help to digitise the port’s logistics and operations processes and speed up the movement and processing of goods. Andrew Harston, Region Director, Wales and Short Sea Ports, Associated British... Read more »

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Network Rail puts its vast web of lifts and escalators online

Ryan Daws — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:08:06 +0000

Network Rail is making information about close to 1,500 lifts and 300 escalators available online in real-time. The company, which owns and manages the majority of the UK’s railway network, is hoping the open data will help to improve the experience for passengers. Martin Frobisher, Network Rail’s technical and engineering director, said: “Putting passengers first... Read more »

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The EU launches ‘sector inquiry’ into the Internet of Things

Ryan Daws — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:00:57 +0000

The European Union loves antitrust inquiries and so it’s launching one into the entire consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector. EU lawmakers are concerned about the huge amounts of data being collected about consumers through IoT devices. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition commissioner, said: “Voice assistants and smart devices can collect a vast amount of... Read more »

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Google promises the EU that it won’t use Fitbit data for ads

Ryan Daws — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:12:46 +0000

Google is attempting to avoid an EU antitrust probe by promising that it won’t use Fitbit data for advertising purposes. The web giant announced its intention to purchase Fitbit for $2.1 billion back in November 2019, but it’s caught the attention of regulators. EU regulators are concerned that Google will use Fitbit data to further... Read more »

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