11 February 2025
Happy New Year! As we step into 2025 I wish everyone a great start with a renewed sense of purpose. The year of the Wood Snake is all about transformation, and at the IoT Alliance we’re embracing change and stepping into something new. We are now moving into a new structure, one that will put … Continue reading "2018 Highlights and Happy Holidays"
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06 December 2024
What a year for IoT in Aotearoa! As we wind down for the holiday season, and enjoy some well-deserved time with our whānau and friends, we’re excited to share some fantastic news with you! Please join us in welcoming our new co-Chairs, Jenna Whitman, Chief Information Security Officer at Callaghan Innovation, and Steven Dirven, Chief Technology Officer at … Continue reading "2018 Highlights and Happy Holidays"
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23 October 2024
Kia ora, The NZ IoT Alliance is gearing up for another year of collaboration, and I’m pleased to welcome our new Executive Council members: Jenna Whitman from Callaghan Innovation, Edwin Lim from HGM Legal, and Steven Dirven from Shape Technology. We’re thrilled to have you on board and look forward to working with you on some exciting initiatives this term. You … Continue reading "2018 Highlights and Happy Holidays"
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22 October 2024
Spring has brought fresh beginnings for IoT Alliance New Zealand, and we’re thrilled to introduce the newly elected members of our Executive Council. Each of these industry leaders brings unique expertise and passion to the table, ready to drive the next wave of innovation and collaboration in Aotearoa’s IoT community. Jenna Whitman, Callaghan Innovation Jenna … Continue reading "2018 Highlights and Happy Holidays"
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The IoT landscape in New Zealand has developed considerably in 2018, with the rollout of new nationwide network deployments and services. This further establishes platforms for continued growth and IoT activation in 2019. The report Networked World, commissioned by Lloyds, states t
December 21, 2018
IoT Alliance comment: “The 5G evolution of mobile connectivity will accelerate digital transformation in ways we can only imagine. The impact of 5G on IoT will be huge. If we are to realise the full benefits of IoT, we need 5G. The reason we need 5G is not so much about bandwidth, but simply t
December 20, 2018
IoT Alliance comment: “Kordia has launches New Zealand’s first IoT Store, called the ‘Things’ store. The purpose of this initiative is to make it easier for businesses to experiment with IoT, and maybe even fail and try again. Unlocking some myths around the cost and the technology itsel
December 20, 2018
“Kordia’s Chief Digital Officer, Aaron Olphert, talks about why IoT is Important and how we’re helping businesses achieve their IoT ambitions. Aaron’s advice to kiwi businesses is to take an agile approach to IoT. Choose a business problem - try it, prove it and scale it out…or kill it”
December 13, 2018
IoT Alliance comment: “BoatSecure is a boat monitoring system developed by NZ company IoT Ventures and entrepreneur John McDermott. Sensors on a boat connect to the vessel’s electrical system. These sensors continuously check the boat's battery, bilge pump, geo location, and shore power supp
December 13, 2018
IoT Alliance comment: “Levno, who provide resource monitoring services to the rural sector, has signed up as one of Spark first IoT customers. Levno is rolling our IoT technology as part of its fuel monitoring service to customers, leveraging the recent completion of Sparks nationwide IoT netw
December 10, 2018
IoT Alliance comment: “IoT moisture sensors and machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is helping take the guesswork out of irrigation. WaterForce by Vodafone, ensures the benefits keep flowing to New Zealand farmers.” Case Study - Wairarapa Moana (Agribusiness)Download
December 10, 2018
“Bigbelly solar-powered compacting rubbish bins have been used in New Zealand, and around the world, for some time. Christchurch is the first major city in New Zealand to trial these compacting bins. The bin sends real time data to contractors telling them when they need to be emptied, resulting
November 29, 2018
“Christchurch City Council (CCC) has committed $765,000 over three years to install and maintain a network of IoT seismic sensor across the city. The new IoT network, called EQRnet, will deliver “Seismic Resilience as a Service” for public and private sector owners/operators of critical infra
November 28, 2018