Software Development

Comcast’s machineQ platform gets deployed at golf courses, mines, vineyards

The internet-of-things communications platform nabbed a slate of clients in fields like agriculture, utility metering and facilities management.

Comcast launched the communications platform in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Fusco)

Across a handful of U.S. cities, Comcast’s internet-of-things platform, machineQ, a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN), is helping companies track carts around golf courses, monitor irrigation at vineyards and measure the amount of water used by mining operations.

The Philly-based comms giant, which launched machineQ in 2017, released the names of five companies currently using the technology, in what it calls “a sampling of the growing list of customers leveraging machineQ’s network and platform.”

Here’s the most recent slate of machineQ users:

  • Waltham, Mass.-based FAIRWAYiQ: Makers of a monitoring and management platform for golf courses and other organizations.
  • Bensalem, Pa.-based H2O Degree: Makers of wireless utility sub-metering products for multi-family and commercial facilities.
  • San Diego, Calif.-based SecoSys: Providers of water-metering services for mining operations, campuses and utilities.
  • Hingham, Mass.-based SteamIQ: Offers facilities managers data on steam trap performance.
  • Temecula, Calif.-based Vinduino: Makers of a software platform for remotely-operated irrigation systems for wine makers.

In April, as part of its annual corporate responsibility push, Comcast deployed sensors around key spots at Southwest Philly’s Bartram’s Garden in an effort to equip groundskeepers with live data on soil moisture, temperature and other data points.

Before you go...

Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.

3 ways to support our work:
  • Contribute to the Journalism Fund. Charitable giving ensures our information remains free and accessible for residents to discover workforce programs and entrepreneurship pathways. This includes philanthropic grants and individual tax-deductible donations from readers like you.
  • Use our Preferred Partners. Our directory of vetted providers offers high-quality recommendations for services our readers need, and each referral supports our journalism.
  • Use our services. If you need entrepreneurs and tech leaders to buy your services, are seeking technologists to hire or want more professionals to know about your ecosystem, Technical.ly has the biggest and most engaged audience in the mid-Atlantic. We help companies tell their stories and answer big questions to meet and serve our community.
The journalism fund Preferred partners Our services
Engagement

Join our growing Slack community

Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!

Trending

The person charged in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting had a ton of tech connections

From rejection to innovation: How I built a tool to beat AI hiring algorithms at their own game

Where are the country’s most vibrant tech and startup communities?

The looming TikTok ban doesn’t strike financial fear into the hearts of creators — it’s community they’re worried about

Technically Media