Displaying items by tag: Internet of Things

Tech giant Samsung, in collaboration with smart homes innovator ABB, solar technology company SMA, and real estate company S. Property, showcased a model home leveraging smart home energy management system (SHEMS) supported by SmartThings Energy in Brobyholm, a residential community development near Stockholm, Sweden.

American telco company AT&T will invest US$10 million worth of upgrades to modernise and expand Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to support operations and enhance the free public Wi-Fi in the airport’s terminals.

GUEST OPINION: The Internet of Things (IoT) is host to almost every type of device imaginable as long it’s connected to the internet. Unfortunately, some hardware will always be less secure than others and will be vulnerable in a smart home. The 2023 IoT Security Landscape Report reveals a worrying trend about a group of devices that people won’t immediately consider vulnerable: smart TVs.

WITHINGS has released a range of affordable and innovative clinically-validated wireless devices, like its cardio scale, ScanWatch smartwatch, sleep analyser, blood pressure monitor, and more. And now it's announced U-Scan, the world's first hands-free connected home urine lab to provide metabolic insights for everyone, and information for women to manage monthly cycles.

Sensibo, known for its line of products that can make any old air conditioner a smart device, has now launched its new product, Sensibo Elements, an indoor air quality monitor to help you manage pollution levels.

Despite the rising cost of living, Australians continue to patronise smart home technologies to improve the liveability of their homes. More than two-thirds (69%) of Australian households have at least one smart home product in 2022, according to a research by technology analyst firm Telsyte.

COMPANY NEWS: Hong Kong's LBS Smart Technology leverages Thinxtra's devices and 0G network to deliver total hygiene solutions for public and commercial venues.

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has unveiled its latest innovations in recycling including smart bin technology to automatically sort plastic, metal and glass.

Tokenised payment transactions will exceed one trillion globally by 2026, rising from 680 billion in 2022, driven by the rise of ‘one-click’ solutions such as Click-to-Pay, using card-on-file tokenisation to store a customer’s payment credentials, according to a study by research firm Juniper Research.

Mobile services revenue in South Korea is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.4% from US$22.7 billion ($33.4 billion) in 2021 to US$28.1 billion ($42 billion) in 2026 driven by robust growth in M2M/IoT subscriptions and rising adoption of 5G services, forecasts data and analytics company GlobalData.

Location intelligence company Esri has launched ArcGIS IPS, an indoor positioning system that allows organisations to add indoor location services across facilities and campuses.

TD Synnex company Tech Data partners with open source distributed SQL database provider Yugabyte to support its strategy on driving digital transformation by accelerating capabilities in cloud native architectures especially for cloud partner ecosystems.

New Zealand glass manufacturer Architectural Glass Products has deployed internet of things technology from Pollin8 and Thinxtra to track its products and delivery trolleys.

Australia could hardly claim to be known for its prowess in the semiconductor sector, yet a Sydney company claims leadership in one niche: development of the smallest, fastest and lowest power Wi-FI HaLow chip with the longest range.

Telecommunications company Telstra and networking hardware firm Cisco has entered into a five-year agreement to provide advanced connectivity management for IoT services.

Australian semiconductor start-up Morse Micro says it is sampling its Wi-Fi HaLow chips to product developers to evaluate and test the solution. By making the HaLow chips available, Morse Micro also adds it expects to see Wi-Fi reach billions of devices.

Wireless specialist builds state of the art testing centre for enterprises and municipalities looking to deliver IoT solutions.

GUEST OPINION by Jim Cook, ANZ Regional Director at Attivo Networks: When the global SolarWinds cyberattack came to light earlier this year, it sparked grave concerns across private and public-sector organisations. If attackers could use software from a trusted vendor to breach defences, how could security ever be guaranteed again?

Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, forming the foundation of the company’s new Red Hat Edge Initiative to power the next wave of edge computing.

Adelaide-based connectivity provider for nanosatellite Internet of Things devices, Myriota, has started offering commercial IoT services in the US and Canada with the launch of the first of three nanosatellites on Rocket Lab's "They Go Up So Fast" mission.