Tata Communications’ Countrywide Internet of Things Will Manage the Chaos in India’s Booming Cities

The new network aims to improve traffic, manufacturing, health care, and more Photo: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Flooded Streets: Mumbai’s monsoon season gridlock might not be so bad with IoT devices watching—and redirecting—traffic. The 20 million residents of Mumbai slog through monstrous traffic jams during monsoon season. The heavy rains that last from…

A Smart Device Needs to be Useful, Not Just Clever

With artificial intelligence and voice control, smart microwaves, cameras, and doorbells, could finally catch on Illustration: James Steinberg Over the holidays, droves of consumers bought video doorbells, connected lights, and smart outlets that work with Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s HomeKit, or Google Home. Plenty of people unwrapped connected speakers and image-processing cameras…