Sumitomo’s smart city ambitions extend throughout Asia Japanese company Sumitomo and Vietnamese developer BRG Group have established a real estate development company through a JV scheme, with the main goal of building a smart city in the Dong Anh district in northern Hanoi, Vietnam, Sumitomo said in a release. The smart city project site lies…
Schneider Electric and ThoughtWire combine digital twins for hospitals French firm Schneider Electric is partnering with Canadian IoT platform provider ThoughtWire on data integration and digital twins for the healthcare sector. Schneider Electric will leverage ThoughtWire’s digital twin solution to offer facilities managers in the sector a data model of a hospital’s building systems, clinical…
Verizon and NEC claim existing fibre networks, rather than purpose-built fibre networks, can be used for optical sensing, to collect data on city traffic conditions and environmental measures. They suggest existing fibre infrastructure, such as Verizon and other carriers make available in urban locales, can be utilised by smart cities to run new traffic and…
Note, this is the third part in a three-part series about manufacturer Sandvik Cormorant, which has been ranked as the smartest factory in Sweden. Go here to read the previous instalment (‘Smash-proof guitars and ‘insane’ amounts of data‘). Go here to read the first instalment (‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’). For Sandvik, talk…
Package delivery company UPS has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate a fleet of aerial delivery drones. The certification puts no limits on the size or scope of operations, and enables drones to operate ‘beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS). It also permits the drone and cargo to exceed 55 pounds…
Ford also testing in Miami and Washington D.C. Ford Motor Co. said it will add Austin, Texas, to the list of cities where it plans to launch a commercial transportation service using automated vehicles in 2021. The U.S. automaker previously conformed it would begin transporting people and goods in automated vehicles in Miami and Washington…
Vodafone is the first network operator in the UK to sub-license unused LTE / 4G spectrum under UK regulator Ofcom’s new spectrum policy, which seeks to bolster rural and indoor coverage, and drive industrial transformation. The deal signals a race for spectrum innovation, according to commentators, between the US, bowling ahead with shared and neutral…
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has signed a 5G-focused memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Audi and the city of Ingolstadt. The goal of this partnership is to use 5G technology to make urban mobility safer, more digital and more sustainable. The partners said that this MoU is the basis for the development of a digital…
Note, this is continued from a previous article, called: ‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden. Go here to read the first instalment. The smartest factory in Sweden is a couple of hours north of Stockholm, in the small town of Gimo. “It’s…
Rockwell Automation has acquired India-based systems integrator MESTECH Services for an undisclosed fee. It said the deal will enhance its digital-change offer, spur business in India, and provide a new channel for PTC solutions. Rockwell Automation took a $1 billion stake in PTC last year, to enable customers to make good on the “promise of…
