2018

  The U.S. government said companies doing business with Iran will be barred from making deals with American firms German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has halted all business operations in Iran, following the new wave of sanctions imposed by …

The autonomous boat measures water depth at the port to guarantee normal operations   The port of Antwerp, in Belgium, is working on a fully autonomous sounding boat to measure water depth in the port. The vessel, dubbed Echodrone, is …

Company taps 802.16s for mission critical IoT connectivity Mission critical IoT connectivity specialist Ondas Networks, formerly called Full Spectrum, went through the re-branding process to support its expanded focus on industrial IoT applications for high-value sectors including electric, gas and …

Elefante Group wants FCC to open 5G spectrum in 22 GHz, 23 GHz, 26 GHz, 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands Startup The Elefante Group wants to provide wide area 5G coverage from “airships” located 65,000 feet above earth. The …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key asset in the continuing effort to derive greater value from business processes and business models in general. While much of the attention AI has garnered has centered on digital services and applications, the technology …

Smartphones are getting smarter using artificial intelligence, which means smartphone-processor vendors must improve their AI platforms. To do so, the latest round of premium smartphones implement hardware-based AI accelerators, including Apple’s neural engine, Huawei’s neural-processing unit, and Qualcomm’s Artificial Intelligence …

Buildings are no longer static brick and mortar shells that they used to be 20-30 years ago. The integration of IoT devices and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming office buildings into efficiently functioning self-correcting systems that connect and interact with …

Gold mining is like manufacturing in reverse. Instead of putting things together, you smash them up, mix with chemicals, and dry them out. Every process can be tuned with data, and the result is… a product: pure gold, worth AUS$1,300 …

5G is more than just faster wireless service. It is transformative. It will transform the way we use wireless and expand what we can do over it. Over the next few years, 5G wireless will open new doors and create …

Semiconductor makers are among the best in the business when it comes to employing automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to their factory processes. Intel is a leader in smart manufacturing, even among its peers. In a detailed use …

Momentum is building, fast, for smart manufacturing. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights presents five use cases from five leading industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions providers. Also, look out for the report and webinar on smart manufacturing, published on August 22. 1 | …

Most often, we read of differences between the United States and Canada, but in one area, the people of both nations agree: neither country can get enough of mobile wireless services. Consumers devour more mobile wireless data each year, and …

Vehicle-based 5G NR call mobility testing is a first, Verizon says Verizon and Nokia have successfully tested a 5G New Radio call in a vehicle moving between two sectors, the two companies said. Verizon described the testing as “the first successful …

As Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) become embedded in the modern infrastructure of smart buildings, security and facility managers need to gain a better understanding of cybersecurity risks. The BACS industry is expected to reach $104 billion by 2022 …

In a lawsuit filed Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin accuses AT&T of fraud, negligence and other actions that allegedly allowed thieves to access Terpin’s device and, subsequently, cryptocurrency reportedly valued at …

  The two companies used a device provided by Prisma Telecom Testing for the 5G test Nokia and China Mobile announced they have successfully completed a 5G single-user downlink test using a third-party device. The two companies said they achieved …

Semtech’s LoRa technology is being used by Quantified Ag, whose devices are implemented in feedlots in the U.S. and Australia   Semtech said that Quantified Ag, a company specializing in internet of things-based cattle tracking and cattle health solutions, has …

The Chinese vendor aims to start selling 5G equipment next year Chinese vendor ZTE has completed tests of indoor 3.5 GHz and core 5G wireless network technology in the third phase of China’s national 5G testing program, Chinese press reported. …

For 5G, the radio is a small piece of total network investment, Verizon CEO says As AT&T and Verizon duke it out to launch commercial 5G services this year, and T-Mobile and Sprint work on a potential merger being pushed …

Surveys in the U.S. and U.K. put snapping pictures just behind voice calls as most popular use of smartphones, GWS finds What do snapping pictures of meals, co-workers and cats have in common? People use their smartphones to do it …

The Google Cloud Next 2018 conference took place July 24-26, bringing together the tech giant’s cloud leaders to talk about how the company is transforming businesses digitally. From the internet of things (IoT) through to artificial intelligence (AI), there was …

From CBRS in the U.S. to shared spectrum for 5G globally More mobile data traffic means more capacity means more spectrum. Around the world, telecoms regulators are working to enable 5G deployments by opening up a wide mix of spectrum …

The proliferation of connected devices is placing unprecedented demands on campus networks. With over 30 billion connected “things” expected by 2020, ensuring quality of experience for users in ultra-high-density locations is becoming more challenging than ever. Indeed, applications such as …

In memoriam: The FCC DDoS attack that never happened Remember when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, then considering a since-adopted repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, said a DDoS attack shut down its public comment system, then an Inspector General …

Berg Insights forecast a total of 16.4 million fleet management systems in the region by 2022 The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America reached 8 million at the end of last year, …