Microsoft Retail, Commerce, Logistics Copilots
Microsoft has launched AI-powered business assistants for retail, supply chain, small businesses, and centralised business operations. The new assistants employ generative AI and analytics to automate business processes and [...]
EU picks Astrocast SatIoT for renewable planning
Nanosatellite IoT network operator Astrocast is participating in the EU-funded CiROCCO initiative, which aims to establish a low-cost network of electronic sensing nodes in under-sampled remote areas in Egypt, [...]
Energy meter data analysis boosted on Azure
Analytics firm KX has launched a data timehouse platform on Microsoft Azure which provides a 100% improvement on AI, ML and analytics on time-series data. The new platform brings [...]
Microsoft launches Supply Chain Copilot
Microsoft has launched an AI-powered business assistant for supply chain. The Microsoft Supply Chain Center Copilot employs generative AI to flag external issues such as weather, financials and geography [...]
L&T and Vodafone pilot Private LTE network
L&T and Vodafone Idea are building a use case for a Private LTE enterprise network in India. The companies are collaborating on an accelerated Proof of Concept (PoC) at [...]
Thuraya lends Astrocast $17.5m to fund LEO growth
Thuraya Telecommunications is investing in Astrocast through a convertible loan valued at $17.5m. The deal also includes an extension of the technical agreement for another four years that was [...]
Quectel tops charts as cellular IoT module shipments soar
Global cellular IoT module shipments grew 14% in 2022 to register record high annual volume, despite macroeconomic headwinds, according to market watcher Counterpoint. The resumption of smart meter implementation, [...]
Aeris closes Ericsson IoT acquisition
Aeris has closed the purchase of Ericsson’s IoT accelerator (IoT-A) and connected vehicle cloud (CVC) businesses and related assets. Ericsson will establish a small stake in the new Aeris. [...]
Microsoft brings AI to cyber security
Microsoft is bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to cyber security with the launch of Security Copilot, giving defenders a tool to detect and respond to threats and better understand the [...]
Nokia and Vodafone partner on Doha smart city
Nokia is supplying 25Gbit/s fibre technology to Vodafone Qatar to power the Msheireb smart city project in Doha. The aim is to extend the collaboration to demonstrate speeds of [...]
KORE acquires Twilio IoT unit
KORE has acquired Twilio’s IoT business unit to accelerate progress towards building the world’s first IoT hyperscaler. The aim is to provide users with a unified, seamless approach to [...]
Quectel offers module as Amazon opens up Sidewalk
Amazon has opened up its Sidewalk secure, low-bandwidth, long-range network for developer testing; Quectel has responded with a Sidewalk connectivity module. Sidewalk coverage now extends to 90% of the [...]
