German IoT startup Dryad Networks has secured seed funding of €1.8m ($A29.5m) to develop a large-scale IoT network for bushfire detection within 60 minutes. The four investors participating in the seed round are: STIHL Digital, the investor arm of the STIHL chainsaw multinational; German energy … [Read More ...] about German IoT startup promises sub 60 minute bushfire detection
Latest Global News
Epson eyes IoT and wearable devices market
Global tech company Epson is to start selling a range of IoT and wearable devices leverages its existing technology portfolio. The company has given few details of planned products, saying only that they will include: sensing devices and modules such as global navigation satellite systems … [Read More ...] about Epson eyes IoT and wearable devices market
Latest Blogs
ACOLA report highlights agricultural potential of IoT
The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) has released a report: the Future of Agricultural Technologies. Its recognition of the potential of IoT puts similar Australian Government efforts to shame. IoT rates a mention on 16 of the report’s 116 pages, with statements such as: “The … [Read More...] about ACOLA report highlights agricultural potential of IoT
Meeting the security challenges of industrial IoT
Ghian Oberholzer explains how artificial intelligence can help overcome the security challenges of industrial IoT IoT technology that enables the monitoring, control, and internet connection of physical devices of all kinds has had an enormous impact on the energy sector. High-profile examples … [Read More...] about Meeting the security challenges of industrial IoT
Latest ANZ News
IoT & AI tapped for early COVID-19 detection
A New Zealand data analytics company has created a smartphone app that it says can provide early COVID-19 detection by applying AI to biometric data from smartphones and wearable fitness devices. The company, Datamine says the app, ëlarm, detects changes that occur as the body begins fighting the … [Read More...] about IoT & AI tapped for early COVID-19 detection
Remo 3 promises smartphone command of any infrared controlled device
Japanese IoT company, Nature, has made available in Australia a product, Remo 3, that enables any device operated via an infrared remote controller to be controlled through a smartphone app. The product, Nature Remo 3, comprises the app and a wall-mounted device with inbuilt sensors that … [Read More...] about Remo 3 promises smartphone command of any infrared controlled device
Latest Asia Pacific News
Singapore launches security labelling for consumer IoT devices
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has launched a voluntary cyber security labelling scheme for consumer smart devices to improve IoT security, raise overall cyber hygiene levels and better secure Singapore's cyberspace. Under the scheme, the first of its kind in Asia-Pacific according … [Read More...] about Singapore launches security labelling for consumer IoT devices
China Unicom and Singtel streamline eSIM deployment for IoT
The Bridge Alliance, an association of mobile telcos in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa has announced a collaboration with two its members — China Unicom and Singtel — to streamline eSIM deployment for IoT in China and Singapore. The agreement will enable enterprise customers of both … [Read More...] about China Unicom and Singtel streamline eSIM deployment for IoT
Latest IoT Facts & Forecasts
Gartner tips surveillance cameras to be top 5G IoT application, but not for long
Gartner is tipping outdoor surveillance cameras to account for the bulk of IoT endpoints connected over 5G in 2020, but longer term says the automotive industry represents the biggest 5G IoT opportunity. It is urging communications providers to skill up and invest to capitalise on this … [Read More...] about Gartner tips surveillance cameras to be top 5G IoT application, but not for long
IDC tips 25 percent more smart home devices in one year
IDC has issued its latest Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker, tipping a 23.5 increase in the number of smart home devices shipped in 2019, from 2018, and a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4 percent, which would take 2023 shipments to 1.4 million devices. IDC’s senior … [Read More...] about IDC tips 25 percent more smart home devices in one year
Latest IoT Studies
IoT & cloud driving encryption uptake in Australia
A Ponemon Institute global survey on encryption trends found IoT to be one of the biggest drivers of encryption uptake in Australia. The top use cases for Australia were public cloud services (49 percent, up from 32 percent last year), IoT devices (31 percent from 22 percent over the past two … [Read More...] about IoT & cloud driving encryption uptake in Australia
Australian businesses unprepared for Industry 4.0, says KPMG
KPMG says its survey of 198 Australian business leaders conducted in collaboration with global analytics platform Faethm shows “a concerning lack of readiness for technological change amongst Australian organisations” with most business leaders unprepared for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), … [Read More...] about Australian businesses unprepared for Industry 4.0, says KPMG
