Next-generation 5G technology will only appear in the internet-of-things (IoT) market in late 2020, and struggle to find its mark in the space for years afterwards, according to a new report from analyst firm Berg Insight. As late as 2023, …
How will incoming cellular technologies transform manufacturing, and spur its drive for smarter production? That is the question Enterprise IoT Insights put to both sides of the industrial divide in a new editorial report, called ‘Industrial LTE and 5G: How …
Industrial connectivity provider Ondas Networks, formerly Full Spectrum, has acquired 700 MHz spectrum to deploy private cellular networks for industrial users in the state of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as certain coastal counties in Texas and …
AT&T and San José, in California, have signed a deal worth an estimated $1 million to extend wi-fi coverage and build smart city infrastructure across 14 parks around the city. AT&T is also donating $200,000 to help stimulate community organisations …
Why can’t utilities be more like Netflix or Amazon? It’s a question you see posed in a growing number of articles and analyst reports, arguing that utilities should be more customer-centric and quicker to adapt to new technologies. But I’ve …
Verizon has formally launched its narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network in the US, offering an initial entry-level price plan of 50KB of data for $1 per month, shareable across NB-IoT devices on the same plan Verizon said its NB-IoT network, running …
Cisco has launched an IoT ‘maker-space’ in conjuction with Manchester Metropolitan University, continuing its close involvement in the UK city’s tech scene. Over the past two years, Cisco has led a number of collaborative initiatives to help solve challenges and …
Japanese firms Panasonic and Toyota have agreed to form a new smart cities joint-venture that combines the former’s expertise in the home gadgetry market and the latter’s work in the mobility space. The two companies will integrate their respective housing …
Cisco has signed a deal with Italian natural gas infrastructure company Snam to research and develop solutions in the smart energy and industrial internet-of-things (IoT) space, making use of 5G, edge and fog computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). The deal, …
Srinivas Garigipati, chief technology officer for the manufacturing business group at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), talks with Enterprise IoT Insights about the impacts of incoming 5G technology on the broad industrial space, covering product manufacturing, and running through the entire …
Antje Williams, Executive Programme Manager for 5G, Deutsche Telekom – “We have a huge divide at the moment in the industry, in the country, [about] how operators can serve industries best. There are lots of complaints about how operators have …
How will incoming cellular technologies transform smart manufacturing? In the first installment in a new series on smart manufacturing technologies, UK-based global editor-in-chief editor James Blackman looks at the role of LTE and 5G in the future of manufacturing.
HP and Siemens have combined to offer an “integrated” additive manufacturing solution for manufacturing companies, with the likes of VW and Jaguar Land Rover in the wings. The initiative, drawing on Siemens’ digital factory offer and HP’s additive printing systems, …
The internet of things (IoT) is a game-changer for enterprises and consumers, making every day operations more efficient for organizations and individuals. As smart cities evolve, government agencies are prioritizing IoT initiatives, and deploying low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks to collect …
Inside the factory of the future, everything will be fluid, except for the floors, walls, and ceilings. Industrial assets – machines, devices, and vehicles – will be animated by 5G technologies, and made intelligent by edge and cloud analytics, enabling …
SecureLink is one of the largest independent cybersecurity services providers in Europe, with 660 staff and 14 offices in the region, including in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK. Founded in 2003, and owned by Investcorp, …
Seven US cities have been recognised for their use of data to solve local issues and improve lives. Kansas City, Louisville, and Washington ranked highest of the seven. Arlington, Memphis, Philadelphia, and Scottsdale were also commended. Bloomberg Philanthropies, the city-focused …
The industrial 5G market will benefit from the consumer 5G market, with network deployments starting in earnest in late 2019 and early 2020, as industrial devices take advantage of the muscular combination of connectivity, compute power, and security brought to …
The UK government has set out a plan to secure and protect consumer IoT devices from cyber attacks. It is considering a mandatory labelling scheme to rate the security of IoT devices, and inform consumers how secure their devices and …
Early-stage funds accounted for 77 per cent of the total deal volume and 26.4 per cent of the total deal value during the first quarter, with strong continuing interest in both IoT and AI, and several major deals topping £100 …
Finnish vendor Nokia will build a private 5G test network for Chinese auto-maker FAW to spur digital transformation of its industrial machines and processes. The pair have signed a “strategic” memorandum-of-understanding to carry out joint research into “smart connected cars, …
Car maker Audi, like other giants of German manufacturing, is sitting on a tranche of vacant radio spectrum that has been liberated by the German telecoms regulator for test purposes ahead of its official release as an industrial band with …
Semtech opens-up and makes-free its LoRaWAN Academy Semtech, the Californian chip-maker that owns and licenses the LoRa technology, is offering free educational modules via its LoRaWAN Academy for students, engineers, developers, and enterprises developing LoRa-based IoT solutions. The LoRaWAN Academy …
Finnish vendor Nokia and Italian operator Telecom Italia have joined with six international agri-tech firms on a smart agriculture initiative, ConectarAGRO, that seeks to bring connectivity, automation and intelligence to 93 per cent of Brazilian farmers. The Brazilian arm of …
The drive to make advanced industrial analytics more accessible is gathering pace. Rockwell Automation has just released a new articificial intelligence (AI) module for “predictive analytics without a data scientist”, as it seeks to make advance the digital transformation of …
