Advantech celebrates forty years building an intelligent planet
On the occasion of Advantech’s 40th anniversary, Steve Rogerson talks with co-founder KC Liu about how the company has changed. Back in 1983, you may not have noticed that [...]
Come fly with me, and don’t forget the golf clubs
Steve Rogerson asks if air taxis will become as common as an Uber. There is a scene in the 1997 film Fifth Element where Bruce Willis, playing a taxi [...]
There’s more to smart cities than emptying bins
Steve Rogerson looks at autonomous driving and public transport and how they will merge in future smart cities. My previous blog on the difficulties facing car makers as they [...]
How Taiwan is helping change the world
Steve Rogerson reflects on his visit to Taipei last week. All countries transform and evolve, but some more than others. Taiwan falls into the “more” category. I have been [...]
Types of satellite networks making IoT solutions a reality
The most basic requirement of any IoT project is that all devices are connected, wherever they are located. While Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and terrestrial GSM networks are able to support [...]
Why public transport is a must for smart cities
Steve Rogerson compares attitudes to public transport in the USA, Europe and the Far East. A few years ago, I attended a conference in Long Beach, California. My arrival [...]
Turning Taipei into a smart city
IMC executive editor Steve Rogerson looks at some of the companies developing smart city technologies in Taiwan. You cannot have a smart city without smart transportation. That simple fact [...]
Building Tomorrow’s City Today with LoRa® Devices and the LoRaWAN® Protocol
The world’s population is increasingly moving to cities, which has kicked off a quest to use smart city technologies to build sustainable infrastructure and provide greater efficiency. Smart city [...]
We need vision to walk the road to future smart cities
Maybe it is time to cut through the hype about smart cities and look at what the technologies being developed can actually do and achieve. But, for that to [...]
Smartening London’s financial district, bit by bit
I must admit, I found watching a guy standing in the middle of the street in the City of London using a mobile phone to dim and brighten the [...]
Joined-up cities need joined-up thinking
Smart cities are complex beasts, as conglomerates all over the world are beginning to realise. Even relatively simple route planning or sensors warning when public waste bins need emptying [...]
