M2M / IoT / ITS - February tweets

My February tweets on M2M, IoT and ITS.

January edition. March edition.

Devices

• Energy harvesting using low frequency vibrations
• Just updated my (incomplete) list of low cost microcontroller dev boards
• CSR provides mbed with Bluetooth Smart and Wi-Fi connectivity, and GPS
• Cortex A9 + Cortex M0+ + Wi-Fi + Bluetooth + M2M cloud

Market

• Fleet telematics: Renova Group acquires Octo Telematics
• Fleet telematics: Mix Telematics acquires Mobitech
• Telefónica to deploy its Global #M2M Channel Partner Programme in Europe
• Sensus to install 8000 smart meters in France over next four years
• Sierra Wireless + Tech Mahindra to deliver complete integrated #M2M solutions

Locating

• satellite positioning + 3D dead reckoning for vehicles
• Switzerland joined Galileo and EGNOS programmes
• GNSS SoC consuming 75% less power? Eagerly waiting for more details...
• Project Tango: far more than indoor positioning, for sure

Wireless

• Abertis and SIGFOX deploy a network in Spain
• Low power satellite transmitter for M2M
• Field-Programmable RF Chip

ITS

• USA: V2V devices will be required in new vehicles, in a future year
• EC communicates about recent delivery of basic sets of ITS standards
• ITU Symposium on Future Networked Car - Geneva - 5-6 March
• Deployment of ITS in cities: workshop on 04-Apr in The Netherlands