Infrastructure

US carrier AT&T has confirmed it will launch a narrowband ‘internet-of-things’ (NB-IoT) network in the US early next year, and in Mexico by the end of next year. Its support …

“If you are not investing in these technologies to drive your own product gains, know that your competitors are already doing so. If you haven’t started, you need to; the …

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has mapped out a “continuum” of edge computing in industrial settings, with the ‘edge’ variously located at certain points of remove from the data source …

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has issued a white paper with practical guidance on edge computing in industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) settings. The publication seeks to define edge computing architectural functions …

As many of us routinely trapped in rush hour backups can attest, traffic congestion can be incredibly frustrating. But beyond the annoyance, a study from INRIX estimates that congestion costs …

Telit’s module enables the deployment of LTE CatM1 and NB-IoT technologies IoT specialist Telit announced that its Telit ME910C1-J1 module is being used in a field trial of a delivery …

London has set out a five-point digital strategy to make it the smartest city in the world.  Among more than 20 initiatives, bucketed into five ‘mission’ themes, the plan details …

AT&T has agreed with Nokia to use the Finnish vendor’s ‘worldwide IoT network grid’ (WING) to offer enterprise customers global IoT connectivity. Nokia’s WING service covers core network, dedicated IoT …

The European Commission (EC) has proposed a total budget of €51.5 billion for new technologies and network infrastructure under its next funding cycle, from 2021 to 2027, to drive industrial …

The emergence of the OPC UA TSN communications stack, backed by a loose-knit consortium of automation specialists, is a key part of the developing industrial IoT narrative, with halting technological …

For technologists, airports in general, and the planet?s busiest ones in particular, are like smart cities in microcosm. They encapsulate a head-spinning array of services and applications, covering everything from …

Google Cloud has joined the LoRa Alliance as a sponsor member. Its input will help LoRaWAN operators glean deeper insights from data analytics running in their low-power wide-area (LPWA) ‘internet …

  The use of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is well established in the enterprise data center. Now, industrial organizations are beginning to make …

The choice between licensed and unlicensed low-power wide-area (LPWA) connectivity technologies is about use cases, concurred a panel of ‘internet of things’ (IoT) operators at LPWA World in London this …

Honeywell piloting its Outcome Based Service (OBS) solution across the mechanical components of the HVAC system Honeywell has been working with management of the world?s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, to …

Microsoft promises to pump $5 billion into the IoT and edge computing Microsoft recently unveiled plans to invest $5 billion in the internet of things (IoT) over the next four …

Samsung to make SmartThings Cloud available this spring Las Vegas, Nev. — As Samsung moves beyond phones and to IoT devices in general, the company announced at Consumer Electronics Association …

Based on the hands-on involvement of the Xona Partners team in the design and rollout of smart cities, we found a clear lag in the deployment of technologies and services …

A Q&A with Manfred Hahn, VP and Technical Plant Manager, Bosch Rexroth Many companies in several industries are adopting smart manufacturing strategies in a move to improve operation efficiency and …

Telent won a contract to deploy IoT technology to improve the operations of railway company Deutsche Bahn German company Telent will supply compatriot railway company Deutsche Bahn with smart multi-channel …

The internet of things may someday deliver a world of robots and intelligent machines that control all manner of devices, but for now, most connected devices are ultimately controlled by …

Nokia is expanding its internet of things business with a consulting service that it says will help network operators analyze opportunities in nine different verticals: the connected car, healthcare, logistics …

Nokia’s transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent years I first met Risto Siilasmaa five years ago for lunch in Helsinki, Finland. …

China Telecom said it continued to expand coverage of its NB-IoT network across the country in the first quarter of the year. The company said that this technology allows a …