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Atombeam & Trilliant boost smart grid data traffic
Firewalls

Atombeam & Trilliant boost smart grid data traffic

Atombeam and Trilliant team up to compress grid-edge data for AMI networks, promising faster, more secure smart meter traffic for utilities.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
LoRaWAN hits 125 million IoT devices as growth surges
Software-as-a-Service

LoRaWAN hits 125 million IoT devices as growth surges

LoRaWAN tops 125 million IoT devices worldwide as deployments accelerate, with leading networks seeing annual growth of up to 50%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Jambi City smart water pilot starts with GHD tech from Canada
Digital Transformation

Jambi City smart water pilot starts with GHD tech from Canada

Jambi City partners with GHD in a pilot to replace 100,000 manual water meters with smart digital systems for better management and customer service.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Jul 2025
Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses
Smart Cities

Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses

Trilliant launches cloud-independent Analytics as a Service to help utilities cut energy losses by enhancing data analysis, forecasting and decision-making.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025
Landis+Gyr halves costs by moving Oracle workloads to Google Cloud
Disaster Recovery

Landis+Gyr halves costs by moving Oracle workloads to Google Cloud

Landis+Gyr cut infrastructure costs by 50% and boosted efficiency by migrating Oracle workloads from Windows to Linux on Google Cloud with Tessell's help.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Jun 2025
Vicky Larmour named engineering VP as Plextek sharpens focus
DevOps

Vicky Larmour named engineering VP as Plextek sharpens focus

Plextek appoints Vicky Larmour as Senior VP of Engineering, bringing 30 years' expertise to lead its multidisciplinary engineering team and strategy.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
Giesecke+Devrient unveils iSIM solution for IoT devices
Semiconductors

Giesecke+Devrient unveils iSIM solution for IoT devices

Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security has unveiled a new iSIM solution for IoT, developed with Telit Cinterion, enhancing connectivity and security.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2024
Tether secures $1.5m to expand tech operations globally
Power / Energy

Tether secures $1.5m to expand tech operations globally

Tether has secured GBP $1.5 million funding to expand into Australia, the UK, and Europe, set to deploy its 10,000th sensor.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jul 2024
Australian start-up EnergyFlex launches energy management app
Power / Energy

Australian start-up EnergyFlex launches energy management app

EnergyFlex, an Aussie start-up founded by RAAF veterans, launches an app to cut energy costs and emissions by aligning usage with renewable availability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 18th May 2024
SAS & NET2GRID join forces to transform energy intelligence
Software-as-a-Service

SAS & NET2GRID join forces to transform energy intelligence

NET2GRID and SAS have partnered to revolutionise customer intelligence and DER grid planning in the energy sector with advanced AI and analytics tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 17th May 2024
Smart Water Meters set to revolutionise Australian utilities
Data Analytics

Smart Water Meters set to revolutionise Australian utilities

Australian utility adopts smart meters, partnering with Amdocs for data-driven water conservation and enhanced digital metering capabilities.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Apr 2024
Databricks launches AI-driven Data Intelligence Platform for Energy sector
Unified Communications

Databricks launches AI-driven Data Intelligence Platform for Energy sector

Databricks launches the Data Intelligence Platform for Energy, enabling a unified approach to analytics using open lakehouse technology, and championing energy transitions with AI and predictive capabilities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Sat, 13th Apr 2024
Streamlining carbon measurement for SMEs: The case for using spend-based data
Supply Chain

Streamlining carbon measurement for SMEs: The case for using spend-based data

Spend-based data offers a quick, cost-effective route for SMEs to measure carbon emissions, aiding green-business goals and meeting increasing demands for sustainability.

By Brian Johnston • 5 min read • Thu, 4th Apr 2024

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Argos index reveals UK surge in smart home adoption
Smart Cities

Argos index reveals UK surge in smart home adoption

Smart speakers and TVs dominate UK smart homes as Argos index shows rising demand for security, heating and energy-saving tech.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
LG debuts AI-powered HVAC system for smarter energy control
Power / Energy

LG debuts AI-powered HVAC system for smarter energy control

LG launches the Multi V i HVAC system featuring AI to boost energy efficiency and comfort, aiming to slash commercial buildings' carbon footprint and costs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jul 2025
Bitsensing & IKIO partner to bring AI traffic tech to India
Smart Cities

Bitsensing & IKIO partner to bring AI traffic tech to India

Bitsensing and IKIO Technologies have teamed up to introduce AI-powered traffic monitoring on key Indian expressways, starting with a pilot on the Delhi-Mumbai corridor.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025
New subscription service aims to electrify Australian homes
Cartech

New subscription service aims to electrify Australian homes

Smart and Intellihub have launched an innovative subscription service in Australia, easing home electrification costs with solar, batteries, and EV leasing.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Feb 2025
The role of IoT in smart water management
Data Analytics

The role of IoT in smart water management

As UK weather patterns shift, smart IoT solutions offer new ways to tackle flooding and manage water systems, promising efficiency and innovation.

By Phil Beecher • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jul 2024