Scale-Up NZ, from Callaghan Innovation, shines a light on our thriving innovation ecosystem. It delivers accurate insights on ambitious, innovative New Zealand companies, removing information gaps that too often prevent our businesses from achieving their potential.
09 May 2019
Spark has named New Zealand’s largest freight and logistics company, Mainfreight, as the first customer for Spark Asset Tracking.
07 March 2019
In April, Callaghan Innovation launches Scale-Up New Zealand, a free online platform with verified information on Aotearoa New Zealand’s vibrant innovation ecosystem.
19 February 2019
Ag-tech business ‘The Yield’ is working with the Tasmanian Government and oyster farmers in 14 of the State’s estuaries, deploying a new system that uses in-estuary sensors, cloud computing and machine learning to offer a much better outcome for oyster farmers
14 January 2019
More than $1.2 trillion will be spent on internet of things (IoT) solutions over the next four years, notwithstanding that three-quarters of IoT projects currently fail.
14 January 2019
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 the …
Continue reading "Digital Transformation and the road to 5G in Asia Pacific" 
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 itself will be a significant step forward in …
Continue reading "Kordia launches New Zealand’s first dedicated ‘IoT Store’" 
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 supply. This information travels over Spark’s LoRa (low power, long-range) network to …
Continue reading "IoT keeps boaties on board when they’re away from the marina" 
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 network. Levno customers will see an immediate benefit through …
Continue reading "Spark new ‘Internet of Things’ network set to give resource monitoring company Levno an edge" 
