17 January 2019
Auckland – Despite the recent concerns about Huawei and its role with the 5G roll-out, a technology that will boost the use and spread of the Internet of Things (IoT), New Zealand tech firms are getting on with developing the solutions that will run on multiple networks. The offerings that can be developed in IoT range from the mundane, such as systems that open and close valves, to opportunities to make the world a better place, New Zealand IoT Alliance executive director Kriv Naicker says.
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21 December 2018
The IoT landscape in New Zealand has developed considerably in 2018, with the rollout of new nationwide network deployments and services
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07 October 2018
Nine producers are making their properties available for global solution providers and developers to install relevant IoT devices on their herd/flock and properties
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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
“Edge computing is not a cloud killer and neither will it be. However, edge computing is driven by the emerging needs of the IoT industry. It can be envisioned that edge computing might have massive adoption in the coming years powering next-generation technologies from connected cars, smart dron
October 30, 2018
“IoT may redefine what working remotely means. With more IoT sensors being deployed in workplaces, jobs which once required you to be in the office or on site, could in fact be done from anywhere in the world. Taking this a step further, could we soon see people doing their job completely from ho
October 18, 2018