Category: IoT Scotland News

IoT Scotland Expands into East Ayrshire

Scotland’s National Internet of Things (IoT) Network – IoT Scotland – has expanded into East Ayrshire, offering businesses and organisations across the area affordable access to the transformational benefits IoT offers. IoT Scotland is a pioneering £6m public-private project to deliver a National IoT Network for Scotland.  Backed by the…

CivTech 5.0 Challenge: Making Homes Safer to Live and Work in

IoT Scotland has partnered with Eildon Housing Association to sponsor a CivTech 5.0 challenge looking for inventive new ways IoT and tech can make homes safer to live and work in. The Challenge: How can digital and IoT help the management of infection control in caring environments so that they…

Safe Remote Water Monitoring in the Age of Covid-19

IoT Scotland is available free of charge to anyone responding to the unique challenges raised by Covid-19. In the fifth article of our series, we explore the role IoT based remote water monitoring solutions are playing in helping to prevent dangerous water system conditions in buildings that are closed or…

Preparing Work and Public Spaces for Safe and Efficient De-escalation

IoT Scotland is available to use free of charge to anyone responding to the unique challenges raised by COVID-19. In the fourth article of our COVID series, we explore workflow management solutions which can help to support public spaces and businesses to open safely once lockdown restrictions are further eased. Returning…

Smartphone Free IoT Contact Tracing

In April free access to the IoT Scotland network was announced for anyone responding to the unique challenges raised by COVID-19. The third article in our series explores applications that will help us to get safely back to work and protect vulnerable individuals on an ongoing basis. Stay AlertOn 10th…

IoT Home Environmental Monitoring in the New Normal

North is building the UK’s most advanced Internet of Things (IoT) network – IoT Scotland. In April free access to the IoT Scotland network was announced for anyone responding to the unique challenges raised by COVID-19. We are continuing our series of articles exploring applications that will help us to get safely…

How IoT could help us adapt to the ‘Next Normal’

On 16th April free access to the IoT Scotland network was announced for anyone responding to the unique challenges raised by COVID-19. IoT applications can be used to tackle a range of COVID-19 challenges.  In this series of articles, we will explore relevant applications and how they could support the…

Free IoT Scotland Network Access to Fight COVID-19

North is joining the fight against the COVID-19 virus by giving free access to the Scottish Government-backed IoT Scotland network. The IoT Scotland network can now be used free of charge by anyone responding to the unique challenges raised by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. IoT Scotland is the UK’s most advanced…

IoT Scotland Extends to the Scottish Borders

IoT Scotland network connectivity is now available across the Scottish Borders, with towns, villages and rural areas including Peebles, Melrose, Selkirk, Jedburgh, and Hawick all benefiting.  The announcement will enable local businesses and organisations to take advantage of the wide-ranging transformational benefits IoT offers. Eildon Housing has partnered with North to…