Press Releases

Atir Rail uses Nexxiot TradeTech for improved visibility and efficiency

Paris & Zurich, 21 April 2022 – Atir Rail is an independent company that specialises in the rental and management of railcars dedicated to the transport of goods. The fleet of 4.5K wagons is made up of several railcar types including specialist ones for gas, chemicals, petroleum, slurry, powder and hoppers. The company has decided to deploy Nexxiot’s cutting-edge TradeTech to increase the visibility of the fleet and improve the efficiency of operations. (more…)

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April 21, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

New IoT spectrum leasing service from Inmarsat aims to drive growth for IoT solution providers

A new Dynamic Lease Management capability is being launched by Inmarsat to enable flexible, virtual satellite networks for IoT solution providers. It is designed to cut costs and time to market while improving their customers’ experience
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Posted by: Shriya Raban

prpl Mesh, open-source Wi-Fi Mesh solution, adds features and quickens time to market for ISPs

Framingham, United States. 19 April, 2022 – Internet service providers (ISP)s will be able to deploy fully open-source Wi-Fi mesh networks, including standardised application programming interface (API)s enabling new services and features more quickly and with better interoperability than previously possible. The prpl Foundation and its service providers announced a major acceleration effort to its prplMesh open-source Wi-Fi mesh software stack, which will be made carrier grade by the end of this year. (more…)

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April 19, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

ZTE’s TSN over MTN fine-granularity technology drives innovation in “5G+ industry verticals”

Shenzhen, China. 15 April 2022 – ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, announced that Mr. Liu Aihua, senior system architect of its Wireline Products, has delivered a speech entitled “TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) over Deterministic Fine-Granularity Channel of Metro-Transport Network” at the 23rd MPLS SD & AI Net World held in Paris, France. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban

CyberLink announces the integration of its faceme security facial recognition software with AXIS camera station

Taipei, Taiwan. 18 April 2022 – CyberLink Corp, a provider of AI and facial recognition technologies, announced an important update to its facial recognition security software, FaceMe Security. FaceMe Security now integrates with AXIS Communications’ AXIS Camera Station VMS (video management software), creating a robust, unified platform that brings facial recognition to AXIS’s security and access control applications. With this solution, users can now layer person-of-interest detection, group tagging and management, and visitor summaries on top of existing IP surveillance configurations with AXIS cameras and VMS. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban

Textron completes acquisition of pipistrel

Providence, United States. Textron Inc. announced that it has closed its acquisition of Pipistrel d.o.o., Pipistrel Vertical Solutions d.o.o. and Pipistrel Italia Srl., known collectively as Pipistrel, an award-winning pioneer and global provider in electrically powered aircraft.

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April 18, 2022

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sierra Wireless completes divestiture of offender monitoring business for US$37.6 Mn

Vancouver, British Columbia. 18 April 2022 – Sierra Wireless, an IoT solutions provider, announced it has signed and closed a definitive agreement to divest its Omnilink offender monitoring business for US$37.6 million (€34.80 million) in cash. The purchaser of the business is Anaheim-based Sentinel Advantage LLC which is wholly owned by Bison Capital Asset Management LLC. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Energous Wattup PowerBridge receives regulatory approval in China for unlimited distance transmission for IoT applications

San Jose, California. 18 April 2022 – Energous Corporation, a developer of RF-based wireless power networks, announced that its 1W WattUp PowerBridge transmitter technology has been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China for IoT applications. Energous’ WattUp PowerBridge supports multiple applications including smart tags, electronic shelf labels, sensors, asset trackers and more. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Accenture completes acquisition of Avieco

London,UK. 14 April 2022 – Accenture has completed the acquisition of Avieco, the U.K. sustainability consultancy. Terms of the transaction, which Accenture announced on April 8, were not disclosed. (more…)

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April 14, 2022

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Stellantis and Qualcomm collaborate to power new vehicle platforms with snapdragon digital chassis solutions

London, UK. 14 April 2022  Stellantis N.V. and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., announced a multi-year technology collaboration to utilise the latest Snapdragon Digital Chassis advancements to deliver intelligent, customisable and immersive in-vehicle experiences to millions of vehicles across Stellantis’ 14 iconic automotive brands beginning in 2024. Leveraging the Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms and 5G capabilities for telematics systems, Stellantis will have the capability to meet customers’ evolving expectations for personalised and cutting-edge experiences that are continually upgradeable. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello