Internet of Things

IoT must become the Internet of Secure Things for widescale acceptance in the 5G era

As the world reopens for business, 2021 is seen as a year of cyber security catch-up for the IoT (Internet of Things) – one of many technology themes impacted by the pandemic and the ongoing chip shortage. While IoT has a brighter year ahead, the issues which dogged the area in the 2010s continue to do so.

Though 2020 may have seen more of us online for work and play, IoT ironically became less of a “thing” last year according to a report published last month on the theme. GlobalData analysts –...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/iot-must-become-the-internet-of-secure-things-5g/

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Future of FreightTech with Ryder CTO

Ryder CTO talks about the future of FreightTech.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Exploring the future of FreightTech

DETAILS: FreightWaves President George Abernathy and Kendra Phillips discuss Ryder’s partnerships and evolving FreightTech such as autonomy and the Internet of Things.

SPEAKER: Phillips is the chief technology officer and vice president of new products at Ryder System Inc.

BIO: Phillips is responsible for overseeing the evaluation, development and deployment of new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-future-of-freighttech-with-ryder-cto

AT&T, Sony team for Smart Label parcel tracking tech

AT&T, Sony launch smart label tracking technology

Tracking demands for e-commerce parcels are and other parcels are continuing to increase. A recent SOTI Bricks to Clicks report found that last-mile delivery remains the most inefficient part of the entire e-commerce supply chain for 59% of U.S. transportation and logistics companies. Yet for the consumer, that piece remains a critical part of the online buying experience.

A survey of 6,000 consumers by Arlington Research for mobile technology platform SOTI during Q4 2020 found that 67% of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/att-sony-team-for-smart-label-parcel-tracking-tech

Analysis: ORBCOMM buyout – short odds on a bidding war?

The track and trace of a satellite firm (and why it matters to logistics)?
‘Detour risk’
Well, first off, the de-listing of Internet-of-Things firm ORBCOMM via a buyout may take a detour.
It received a $1.1bn bid, including net debt, on 7 April – the deal was disclosed the following day – from private equity house GI Partners. But so far that’s where the good news for its shareholders may end if the …

The post Analysis: ORBCOMM buyout – short odds on a bidding war? appeared first on The Loadstar.

https://theloadstar.com/analysis-orbcomm-buyout-short-odds-on-a-bidding-war/

Successful Trials Pave Way For Low-Cost & Simple To Deploy Systems For Remote Access

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Danish ship technology specialist Danelec Marine and TeamViewer, a leading global provider of secure remote connectivity solutions, have completed trials of an innovative, low-cost and simple-to-deploy system for ship data transfer and remote access.

As an alternative to Virtual Private Networks (VPN) for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, the Danelec and TeamViewer solution promises to lower costs and boost access flexibility while relieving the technical workload on IT teams and enabling...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/successful-trials-pave-way-for-low-cost-simple-to-deploy-systems-for-remote-access/

Supply chain resilience to reach new heights in 2021 — survey

A survey of supply chain professionals reveals that among the 10 biggest anticipated trends in 2021, investing in supply chain risk and resilience will be a top company priority.

Adding resilience and flexibility to supply chains is already an upward trending investment priority in 2020 for many companies in the wake of demand and supply shocks caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Peter Bolstorff, executive vice president of corporate development for Association for Supply Chain...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supply-chain-resilience-to-reach-new-heights-in-2021-survey

First Commercial LoRa WAN IoT Solution Launched On-Board Large Vessels To Monitor Containers

ORBCOMM Launches First Commercial LoRa WAN™ On-Board Vessel IoT Solution

ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announced that it has expanded its industry-leading portfolio of on-board vessel IoT systems to include LoRa WAN™ (LoRa) technology. Through a partnership with Net Feasa, a global IoT service provider based in Dingle, Ireland and Sunnyvale, CA, ORBCOMM has deployed the first commercially available solution using LoRa technology to monitor containers onboard vessels for a large global shipping line.

The solution combines...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/first-commercial-lora-wan-iot-solution-launched-on-board-large-vessels-to-monitor-containers/

DNV GL Launches Industry-First Recommended Practice On Quality Assurance Of Oil And Gas Industry’s Digital Twins

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DNV GL, in collaboration with TechnipFMC, has published the oil and gas industry’s first recommended practice (RP) on how to build and quality-assured digital twins. This sets a benchmark for the sector’s varying approaches to building and operating the technology. DNV GL has published the oil and gas industry’s first recommended practice (RP) on how to build and quality-assured digital twins.

Developed in collaboration with TechnipFMC, DNVGL-RP-A204: Qualification and assurance of digital twins...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/dnv-gl-launches-industry-first-recommended-practice-on-quality-assurance-of-oil-and-gas-industrys-digital-twins/

Royal Arctic Line Saves Fuel With Intelligent IoT Technology

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An investment in Frugal Propulsion on the container ship Malik Arctica has generated such good results that Royal Arctic Line intends to install the system on more ships in the fleet. With a new patented and class-approved on-top system for intelligent engine management, Frugal Technologies has an attractive offer for the shipping industry: achieve a guaranteed 10% reduction in the ship’s fuel consumption with a payback period less than 18 months.

The solution, Frugal Propulsion, has so far been...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/royal-arctic-line-saves-fuel-with-intelligent-iot-technology/

Comment: Technical interoperability – connect once, communicate with many

This the second part of an article co-authored by a group of leading IT and innovation executives from the freight industry, stressing the need for more comprehensive data standards to service 21st century supply chains.
The first part, which discussed developing semantic interoperability across supply chains and transport modes, was published yesterday.
In addition to semantic interoperability, and considering the huge potential of the IoT data to improve door-to-door logistic chains, there …

Th...

https://theloadstar.com/comment-technical-interoperability-connect-once-communicate-with-many/

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