2017 IoT Trends and Momentum
From global solutions to the rapid explosion of sensors, the future is bright for the Internet of Things in 2017.
IoT News Roundup
InfluxData offers IoT monitoring with visualization features ••• Ingenu, Leverege partner to provide integrated development platform for RPMA ••• VMware unveils IoT management solution ••• DroneDeploy, DJI partner on drone-mapping solution for construction ••• IoT-Ready Alliance to establish industry standard for IoT sensor installation in LED lighting fixtures ••• SURE Universal intros remote control for IoT devices ••• Comark Instruments launches IoT-based food-safety monitoring system ••• People Power closes Series B-1 funding from Innogy, Origin to support smart-home solutions for utilities, service providers.
John Lewis Rolling Out RFID Across All Fashion Goods
The UHF RFID solution, provided by Checkpoint Systems, currently includes 25,000 SKUs that are tagged at the source or by a third party, and are then tracked by branch employees at 34 locations across the United Kingdom.
HID Global Releases IoT Solutions for Asset Management, Equipment Monitoring
The company has added item management to its HID Location Services, and has launched its new HID Condition Monitoring Services that analyze equipment performance and health.
RFID News Roundup
Fujitsu announces ultra-thin washable UHF RFID tag for fashion apparel, accessories ••• Altova launches cross-platform mobile development framework with NFC features ••• CDO’s asset-tracking solution supports AsReader’s UHF RFID reader-writers ••• MSS Software expands client solutions with RFID asset-tracking capabilities ••• Zebra Technologies intros large-format, direct-to-card printer ••• Murata Americas releases three-axis MEMS accelerometers ••• Xerafy receives Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award.
Inmarsat, Actility Deploy City-wide Internet of Things Network in Kigali to Support Smart-City Initiative
The LoRaWAN infrastructure will enable the development of innovative IoT applications for Smart Africa’s flagship smart-city project in Rwanda.
Swedish Fashion Company Launches Global RFID System
The passive UHF solution, installed during a three-month span by Nedap Retail, enables Acne Studios to provide omnichannel sales with high inventory accuracy at all of its 45 stores.
Nokia Bell Labs, Jasna Rok Announce Partnership to Design Sentient Wearables
The garments will act as a smart fashionable augmented skin, enveloping wearers with an intimate and expanded perception of their health, emotions and thoughts, as well as individuals, things, the world and other communicating clothing.
Taoglas Powers Lighthouse IoT Interactive Assistant
The solution utilizes Taoglas’ FXP830 Freedom antenna to provide the performance it requires, in a form factor that works with Lighthouse’s design.
ShelfAware RFID System Brings Visibility to Industrial Components
O-ring’s newly patented system allows the supplier and its customers to track which components are onsite at any given time, via an RFID tag on each part, as well as readers at the storage area to identify when parts arrive at and leave the area.