Retailers Combine Intelligence with Data Using AI, RFID
With RFID tags tracking inventory through stores, many retailers are beginning to leverage AI and Generative AI to boost the benefits the technology provides. Initially stores are finding ways to optimize merchandising and improve efficiency by gaining insights about...
Internet of Things Needs an Open, Unlicensed Spectrum
The LoRa Alliance formally filed its comments speaking out against NextNav’s Petition for Rulemaking, which is currently pending with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The simple fact is that if NextNav is successful and the FCC changes the...
Football Stadiums, College Campus are Focus of Amazon Just Walk Out Expansion
The newest locations at NFL stadium stores brings the technology to more than 80 sports stadiums Stores at college and university campuses opening this fall bring the number of stores on college campuses to more than 30 worldwide Amazon is promoting the expansion of...
u-blox, Ezurio, AsReader, Teijin, Pine Labs: RFID News Roundup
u-blox Offers New GNSS Antenna u-blox announced the external GNSS antenna ANN-MB2 for wide coverage, multi-constellation high-precision applications. Optimized for the u-blox high-precision GNSS technology, ANN-MB2 is well-suited for industrial automation, surveying,...
Quuppa, ZulaFly Partnering on Healthcare RTLS
The Quuppa and ZulaFly partnership is looking to “redefine the landscape of location-based services.” The two companies are looking to leverage technologies to drive better patient outcomes, streamline healthcare facilities Quuppa and ZulaFly have announced a...
NextNav Argues its Case for Lower 900 MHz Band
The geo-positioning technology company has petitioned the FCC for access to the 902-928 MHz band, which creates potentially significant disruption for other technologies using that band, including UHF RFID, Z-Wave and LoRa. The company claimed—in its response to...
Retail Integrator Offers RFID-based Loss Detection
Datascan’s customers have been seeking automated loss detection or loss prevention, so the tech company built a solution that is now commercially available. Those with about 80 percent of their products tagged with RFID may not benefit from a system that identifies...
Transit System Enables Contactless Access for Island Residents, Tourists
UbiRider’s transportation management system enables MobiAzores, a transit system on Terceira Island. The app PICK from UbiRider allows passengers to access bus data and make payments, while the bus operator can gain real-time and historical data about bus use....