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Orange, SEAT sign agreement to develop connected cars services

Orange said the partnership will focus on the development of leisure and entertainment services for drivers and passengers Spanish carmaker SEAT and mobile operator Orange Spain have signed an agreement with the aim of promoting new advances in the development and use of the connected...

Vodafone turns to AI to improve its networks in Spain

The telco is implementing AI in collaboration with Ericsson and Huawei Vodafone Spain, part of U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone, aims to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the performance of its mobile network in Spain, local press reported. AI technology from Ericsson and Huawei will...

Siemens to build smart manufacturing center in China

 The Chinese government is promoting the implementation of smart manufacturing practices among local companies German company Siemens announced plans to build an ‘Industry 4.0’ smart manufacturing innovation center in China. The smart manufacturing center, which will be located in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi...

Qualcomm partners with Jaguar Land Rover vehicle connectivity

In the long-term move towards autonomous vehicles divorced from the typical design paradigm of front-facing seats, steering wheels, pedals, etc...vehicles are becoming increasingly connected. Passengers and drivers can use network-based services to support a range of use cases including vehicular telemetry, personalized infotainment and...

Belgium increases IoT coverage with new deployment

Local telco Proximus has selected Kerlink for the deployment of 800 stations   French firm Kerlink has obtained a contract to provide Belgian telecommunications company Proximus with 800 additional stations for the latter’s LoRaWAN IoT network in Belgium. This new contract follows Proximus’s deployment of a LoRaWAN...

Cisco helps AWNC to improve efficiency of manufacturing plant

  AW North Carolina is using Cisco's smart manufacturing solutions at its Durham factory   AW North Carolina, Inc. (AWNC), a manufacturer of automatic transmissions and transmission components, is using smart manufacturing technology from Cisco to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing plant. With more than 2,000 employees,...

Vodafone expands NB-IoT footprint with new deployment in Germany

Vodafone launched the technology in Düsseldorf as part of an initiative to offer this service in 13 German cities by end-2018 Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its NB-IoT network in Düsseldorf, German press reported. The NB-IoT launch is part of a wider program...

Michigan completes truck platooning demonstration

Peloton Technology carried out the truck platooning demo with the Michigan Department of Transportation Peloton Technology, a developer of connected and automated vehicle systems for U.S. and global freight carriers, conducted a live demonstration of driver-assistive truck platooning in Michigan. The demonstration which took place on...

Huawei creates new group to focus on smart manufacturing

Huawei said its industry partners in this project include ABB, Bosch, Geely and KUKA among others Huawei Wireless X Labs, together with several industry partners, have established the Wireless Connected Factory Special Interest Group (SIG) to focus on manufacturing use cases that can be supported...

IoT helping Mobike improve operational efficiency outside China

The Chinese smart bike sharing firm is using Vodafone’s IoT platform to support its foreign operations Chinese smart bike sharing service Mobike is using IoT connectivity from U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone in order to improve its operation efficiency. Since launching in Shanghai, China in April 2016,...

Orange expands IoT coverage in Europe

 Orange said new infrastructure will enable nationwide NB-IoT and LTE-M services in Belgium Orange Belgium announced that its new internet of things (IoT) network has reached full coverage to support the massive deployment of IoT solutions across the country. Orange announced the availability of narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT)...

Learn how IoT helps Australian milk producers reach China

The IoT-based solution allows all parties in the supply chain to track milk shipments in real time Exporting fresh produce over 7,000 kilometers from Australia to China is not an easy task. However, new technologies such as the internet of things (IoT) is currently helping...

Deutsche Telekom expands NB-IoT footprint to 300 German cities

Deutsche Telekom said 150 firms are currently testing NB-IoT technology German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom said its NB-IoT network is already available at approximately 300 locations across Germany including Berlin/Potsdam, Cologne/Bonn, the Ruhr basin, Mannheim/Heidelberg and Stuttgart. Deutsche Telekom plans to complete the network's country-wide build...

Texmark Chemicals using IIoT to create refinery of the future

Texmark Chemicals is a Texas petro-chemical processing and manufacturing company that provides custom contract manufacturing (tolling) of specialty and high volume chemicals to many of the world’s leading chemical companies. The firm, working with partners, has deployed IIoT solutions to improve operational efficiency. Texmark is...

China Mobile to invest $300 million to boost IoT market

China Mobile plans to offer subsidies to IoT makers in order to foster the domestic IoT ecosystem China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, announced plans to invest approximately $300 million to subsidize IoT makers as part of a push to build...

Vodafone targets consumer IoT market with new solutions

The new IoT offering includes a connected car dongle, a 4G security camera, a pet location and activity tracker and a bag location tracker Vodafone has launched a new system targeting the internet of things (IoT) consumer market.The system, dubbed “V by Vodafone” will enable...

Sigfox partner deploys LPWA network in Hong Kong

Thinxtra said the LPWA network will have a total of 100 base stations by June 2018 Asian company Thinxtra has announced the launch of a territory-wide low-power wide-area (LPWA) network in Hong Kong that connects to French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox networks in 36 other...

Vodacom activates NB-IoT network in South Africa

Vodacom said its network was adding nearly 55,000 new IoT connections per month South African telecom group Vodacom confirmed its narrowband internet of things network is now operational in Gauteng. The telco said the commercial rollout of NB-IoT is expected to accelerate internet of things...

Telenor Connexion wins new IoT contract in Pakistan

The Swedish firm will make its IoT platform available for Telenor Pakistan’s enterprise customers Telenor Pakistan has selected Telenor Connexion as its partner for the development of IoT services in the local market. Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor Connexion’s IoT platform will now...

China Telecom partners on IoT with Bridge Alliance

The telco will offer IoT, M2M services to enterprise customers in Asia and the Middle East China Telecom signed an IoT business partnership agreement with Bridge Alliance, which would enable the Chinese telco to provide IoT and M2M services to multinational enterprise customers across Bridge...

Sensus launches FlexNet IoT network in the Middle East

The U.S. firm said the solution will contribute to smart city initiatives across the region U.S. utility technology provider Sensus has announced the launch of its utility-grade IoT communications network, FlexNet, in Middle East markets. The firm said that FlexNet, which operates in dedicated and licenses...

Vodafone tests NB-IoT in Dublin for smart city initiative

Vodafone said it will test NB-IoT applications with a number of partners U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone has confirmed it is working with Dublin City Council (DCC) to test narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) sensors in the Docklands Smart District as part of the wider Smart...

Daimler demos automated snow removal at German airport

German car manufacturer Daimler AG carried out a demonstration of the application of automated snow removal operations at airports based on a specific customer requirement. The demo was carried out on the site of the former Pferdsfeld airbase, in Germany. "We are not just talking about...

Four elements needed to connect a trillion IoT devices

Director of Technology at Arm discusses what is required in a world of a trillion IoT devices Santa Clara, Cali. – Since Arm, a multinational semiconductor and software design company, was acquired by SoftBank for $32 billion last year, the business has stated it intends to...