The network is powered by compatible hotspots which are a combination of the Helium blockchain and LoRaWAN packet routing software on a single, compact LoRaWAN gateway.
Kerlink gateways are being used to piggyback on wind turbines at the Dutch Port of Moerdijk, receiving sensor data and information and securely transferring it to users via the IoT network.
The city of Saint-Grégoire in north-western France is working with Kerlink to install a customised IoT network and has already achieved a 43 per cent reduction in electricity consumption.
Microshare and Rackspace Technology want to help governments and organisations reopen safely by offering a suite of applications including contact-tracing and occupancy-monitoring.
Kerlink and Microshare have combined their technology and expertise to develop the solution which makes use of inexpensive Bluetooth beacons rather than smartphones.
An international alliance of market-leading smart city and smart energy companies are joining with cities and utilities to develop an open source, multi-transport wireless networking technology and data model
FIWARE CEO Ulrich Ahle speaks to Graeme Neill about how the Smart Cities for Germany programme is helping the country’s poor track record on digitising services and how the battle for public opinion on open-source has been won.