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James Blackman

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James Blackman has been writing about the technology and telecoms sectors for over a decade. He has edited and contributed to a number of European news outlets and trade titles. He has also worked at telecoms company Huawei, leading media activity for its devices business in Western Europe. He is based in London.

  • LTE-V2X is ready to roll, says Ford, as Qualcomm releases chips, Vodafone runs tests, and market preps for 5G NR in 2022

    by James Blackman March 1, 2019
    by James Blackman March 1, 2019

    LTE-based cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology will launch in earnest in the next months, as new automotive chipsets and platforms are released. The first vehicles to feature 5G-based C-V2X, enabling autonomous …

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  • The raw and the cooked – Impressions of MWC 2019, and the state of ‘things’

    by James Blackman February 28, 2019
    by James Blackman February 28, 2019

    What is 5G anyway? Ericsson kicked off Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 by stating it is deploying 5G networks at pace, faster than anyone else. But these networks – alongside those …

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  • “We are tearing down walls” – AT&T promises faster testing and returns on LTE-M, NB-IoT

    by James Blackman February 28, 2019
    by James Blackman February 28, 2019

    Cameron Coursey, vice president of IoT product development at AT&T, got a laugh from the audience Sunday afternoon at the Mobile IoT Summit, a curtain raiser for Mobile World Congress …

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  • LoRaWAN community boosted by $25-$60 million venture fund

    by James Blackman February 28, 2019
    by James Blackman February 28, 2019

    Zurich-based Momenta Partners has launched a $25 million venture fund to foster startups and innovations in the low-power wide-area (LPWA) market, and specifically the LoRaWAN sector. The fund could stretch …

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  • Vodafone wins global ‘bootstrapping’ deal for Arm-based IoT devices

    by James Blackman February 27, 2019
    by James Blackman February 27, 2019

    Chip-design company Arm has appointed Vodafone as its global ‘bootstrap’ provider for NB-IoT and LTE-M devices based on its new line of integrated SIM (iSIM) designs. Emerging iSIM technology provides …

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  • Continental and HPE ride-share on blockchain data-trading for car makers

    by James Blackman February 27, 2019
    by James Blackman February 27, 2019

    IT company HPE and Continental, best known for making tyres, have revealed a new blockchain-based trading platform for vehicle data to help car makers monetise data and tie in with emerging …

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  • AT&T and Vodafone pool resources on 5G and C-V2X for automotive sector

    by James Blackman February 26, 2019
    by James Blackman February 26, 2019

    Vodafone and AT&T are pooling resources to accelerate adoption of mobile technologies in the automotive industry. The pair will collaborate, they said, on 5G and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies. The …

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  • ‘It’s never a good idea to compete with your own customers’ – Ericsson talks private LTE for industry

    by James Blackman February 26, 2019
    by James Blackman February 26, 2019

    Ericsson sought to set itself apart from Nokia in its approach to industrial markets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as it made clear it will serve new industrial customers …

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  • SEAT and IBM showcase AI for smarter urban mobility

    by James Blackman February 26, 2019
    by James Blackman February 26, 2019

    Spanish car brand SEAT is using artificial intelligence (AI) from IBM Watson to bring information and guidance to city residents about their usage of cars, scooters, bikes and public transport. …

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  • “The stakes have never been higher” – Ericsson warns Europe on 5G rollout, and industry on 5G security

    by James Blackman February 25, 2019
    by James Blackman February 25, 2019

    Ericsson has warned Europe will fall further behind North America and Asia on LTE and 5G unless governments and regulators act to accelerate the release of new spectrum and licences.  …

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  • Telstra and Ericsson tie-up on global NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity

    by James Blackman February 25, 2019
    by James Blackman February 25, 2019

    Telstra and Ericsson are combining their cellular IoT and connectivity services, in the shape of the former’s narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M networks and the latter’s IoT Accelerator connectivity and …

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  • Telensa deploys smart-city AI on street lights with Qualcomm

    by James Blackman February 25, 2019
    by James Blackman February 25, 2019

    UK based smart-city firm Telensa will run compute and analytics on its new streetlight solutions to insights from raw data in real time and reduce the need for cloud support. …

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  • GSMA counts 94 LTE-M and NB-IoT networks, up 130% in 12 months

    by James Blackman February 24, 2019
    by James Blackman February 24, 2019

    A total of 94 commercial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M have been launched in 50 markets, according to the GSMA’s latest count of low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks operating in licensed …

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  • Tenable caims first single view of cyber-risks across IT and OT

    by James Blackman February 22, 2019
    by James Blackman February 22, 2019

    US cybersecurity company Tenable has updates its Teneable.sc solution to include a single view of cyber risks across both information technology (IT) networks and operational technology (OT). It claims it …

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  • “There hasn’t been an opportunity like this until now” – the CBRS buzz about IoT

    by James Blackman February 21, 2019
    by James Blackman February 21, 2019

    Dave Wright, president of the CBRS Alliance, wants to be clear: the 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band should not be considered an IoT band. “It’s very much a multi-purpose band,” …

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  • “Some do it on Powerpoint, some do it in the real world” – Siemens talks Industry 4.0 and 5G

    by James Blackman February 21, 2019
    by James Blackman February 21, 2019

    Siemens made its case this week as the global leader for Industry 4.0 at a pre-show meet ahead of Hannover Messe 2019. The German industrial powerhouse suggested it has the …

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  • American enterprises rule, transport leaves automotive for dust – Vodafone IoT poll

    by James Blackman February 20, 2019
    by James Blackman February 20, 2019

    American enterprises rule for IoT, and the transport industry leaves the automotive sector for dust when it comes to connecting ‘things’. These are the conclusions of a new study by …

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  • Sequans intros Monarch 2 LTE-M / NB-IoT chipset to “transform IoT landscape”

    by James Blackman February 20, 2019
    by James Blackman February 20, 2019

    Sequans Communications has introduced a new version of its Monarch chip platform, combining LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity. The backward-compatible Monarch 2 chip brings a new secure element, a 60-percent boost …

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  • IoT vendors strive for simplicity with NB-IoT developer kits, LoRaWAN box solutions

    by James Blackman February 20, 2019
    by James Blackman February 20, 2019

    A number of pre-MWC announcements from variously-aligned IoT vendors, including Spanish and US IoT firms Libelium and Senet, have revealed a truth about the manic IoT sector and a sub-theme …

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  • Siemens-led IoT security charter doubles members, puts focus on supply chains

    by James Blackman February 19, 2019
    by James Blackman February 19, 2019

    Eight further organisations have joined the Charter of Trust for cybersecurity, an initiative launched by Siemens last year to raise security in the internet of things (IoT) market. Membership of …

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  • Telefonica, Ericsson, Qualcomm prep 5G C-V2X showcase for MWC crowds

    by James Blackman February 18, 2019
    by James Blackman February 18, 2019

    A cohort of MWC stalwarts led by Spanish operator Telefónica is preparing a 5G showcase for Barcelona next week that will make use of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and edge technologies, …

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  • Itron gets Tampa gig to smarten up 260,000 new LED street lights

    by James Blackman February 18, 2019
    by James Blackman February 18, 2019

    Itron has signed a contract with the Tampa Electric Company to connect and make ‘smart’ new LED street lights in the West Central Florida district. Tampa Electric will install more …

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  • Report: AI and IoT at the edge – when to move intelligence closer to the action

    by James Blackman February 18, 2019
    by James Blackman February 18, 2019

    For industry, many critical applications cannot wait for artificial intelligence (AI) in the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisions at the edge — closer to the source, where the …

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  • AT&T, Cisco, Microsoft back new Dallas tech incubator to bring IoT, AI to smart cities

    by James Blackman February 15, 2019
    by James Blackman February 15, 2019

    A new smart cities incubator has been launched in the Dallas Fort Worth region. It will focus on smart cities related technologies. Big-name collaborators on the project include AT&T, Cisco, …

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  • State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 4): Buying digital change

    by James Blackman February 15, 2019
    by James Blackman February 15, 2019

    This article is the fourth instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The …

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