Multi-Tech announced a 4G-LTE Cat 1 version of its SocketModem Cell earlier this month. The device offers peak upload data rates of up to 5 Mbps and download data rates of up to 10 Mbps. It is meant for long lifetime IoT applications that...
Increasing internet connectivity, just not for "things"
The growth of the internet in Latin America has been swift in the past few years, due largely to the mobile network and smartphone boom in countries like Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina, according to the Latin Post....
Industrial IoT 5G Insights discussed 5G with Håkan Andersson, head of 5G Product Strategy, Radio Business Unit, at Ericsson.
Bearing the promises of higher speeds and ultra-low latency, 5G is being promoted as a technological shift allowing new types of use cases. However, it has yet...
The European Commission has proposed a new 5G action plan aiming to ensure 5G is fully deployed across the European Union by 2025.
On the occasion of European Commission (EC) president Jean-Claude Juncker’s 2016 State of the Union address on Wednesday, the EC proposed an overhaul...
InterDigital, ZTE, KPN join Ericsson and Qualcomm in group called Avanci to license standard-essential, patented tech to IoT companies
The idea behind Avanci, comprised of telecom companies with vast (and essential) patent holdings, is to create a one-stop marketplace where a single license buys access...
Japanese operator Softbank will deploy IoT networks using multiple LPWAN technologies, starting with LoRaWAN.
Low power wide area network (LPWAN) technology LoRaWAN for IoT networks continues to gain ground as yet another carrier, Japanese Softbank, announced plans to deploy the technology. LoRaWAN supporters already include...
New research by Ericsson on 5G impact in eight key industries shows a majority of decision-makers expect 5G to be a game changer. The most advanced use cases may have to wait though.
5G might yet have to be fully specified and standardized, communications vendors...
LPWAN leaders find partners for new modules, added security
New hardware to further enable RPMA
Ingenu, a low-power wide-area network provider (LPWAN), and u‑blox, a company that specializes in wireless and positioning of modules and chips, today announced a partnership that will enable the "next generation" of Ingenu’s RPMA (Random Phase...
Despite having ongoing deployments in over 100 cities, Huawei said it will take time until the smart city truly becomes a reality.
Huawei smart city service is being deployed in more than 100 cities in over 40 countries in the world, said Joe So, chief...
A network in the digital age should be "a network in the cloud for the cloud", said Huawei as it announced a new SDN-based network architecture.
Huawei has launched Agile Network 2016, a SDN-based network architecture that promises to offer a network that is on-demand,...
Huawei wants to play a leading role as industry cloud enabler, the Chinese ICT vendor revealed at Huawei Connect 2016.
Best known as a telecommunications equipment vendor and handset manufacturer, Huawei revealed a new strategy that places the cloud, or more specifically the industry cloud, at...
As part of China’s official 5G testing, ZTE has completed tests of a number of key 5G wireless technologies.
While a 5G standard has yet to be fully specified, a number of key 5G wireless technologies have already been identified and tests are multiplying as...
RFID, a technology brought down by hype
Radio-frequency information (RFID) was once the poster child of the industrial internet of things (IIoT), before new companies, technologies, use cases and networks turned the concept into an interoperability nightmare. RFID tags were often linked to the word...
Following the launch of its global IoT network in Columbia, Sigfox claims to cover 57 percent of Latin America’s territory.
Sigfox’s international expansion shows no signs of slowing down. The IoT operator has now announced the launch of its global IoT network in Columbia, together with...
Despite likely fragmentation on the road to 5G, the number of 5G connections is expected to reach 690 million by 2025, says Strategy Analytics.
The number of 5G connections will reach 690 million by 2025, according to a new forecast by Strategy Analytics. This means 5G...
LoRaWAN is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification created for wireless, battery-operated devices. LoRa is already deployed in millions of sensors, according to the LoRa-Alliance. Some of the main components that serve as the foundation for the specification are bi-directional communication, mobility and localization services.
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The fuel to IIoT: LPWAN
Low-power, wide-area networks (LPWAN) are the response to the need for reliable, efficient, easy to deploy connectivity to help unlock the potential of the internet of things. According to Ingenu, which licenses RPMA, 86% of all current IoT devices use less than 3...
The mobile M2M module market is expected to grow at a rapid pace through 2020. Four vendors are set to dominate the market.
The mobile M2M module market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 percent between 2016...
Telstra plans to conduct a 5G trial in September using Ericsson’s 5G radio test bed. Here is how the Australian operator is preparing for it.
Australia-based operator Telstra has started upgrading its Australian network’s wireless core with network function virtualisation (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN)...
Amazon’s ambitions will push delivery drones’ battery lives to the limit and maybe beyond
Last week, Amazon announced a partnership with the UK Government to explore how to enable the delivery of parcels by small drones. Crucially, the UK has agreed to let Amazon test “beyond...
Whoever takes over as CEO of Ericsson will have their work cut out as the telecoms infrastructure vendor faces multiple challenges.
The board of director of Ericsson announced yesterday the company’s CEO Hans Vestberg was to leave his position with immediate effect. The decision to oust Hans...
Connected car solutions said ti allow drivers access to real-time information about traffic, navigation and emergency services
Japanese telecom operator KDDI in boosting its IoT portfolio selected digital security solutions provider Gemalto to supply its LinqUs On-Demand Connectivity subscription management solution and embedded SIMs.
Gemalto said...
The Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, Texas brought together a broad spectrum of professionals, each with their own experiences and perspectives. The result was a fascinating menagerie of conversations that spanned lessons from the past and provided speculation on the future of Smart...
Telia Carrier will provide backhaul and interconnect to Ericsson’s device connection platform via a dedicated global IoT backbone.
Ericsson has selected Telia Carrier for the provision of a global dedicated IoT backbone for its device connection platform (DCP). IoT operators will now be able...
