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Vodafone proves LTE-based RPS tech for controlling drones in no-fly zones

Mobile connectivity can be used to construct airspace geo-fences as virtual barriers to prevent drones from entering no-fly zones such as airports, or indeed leaving their designated fly zones. This is the conclusion from a new Vodafone trial, which has looked into how mobile...

Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung

AT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests of robotics, industrial IoT, and mixed reality applications, allied to 5G, LTE and Wi-Fi...

Wind Tre to complete 5G trial with ZTE before end-2019, targets NB-IoT

  Italian carrier Wind Tre expects to fully complete a 5G trial with Chinese vendor ZTE before the end of this year, the operator’s CTO Benoit Hanssen told RCR Wireless News. “Since 5G deployment picked up speed in 2017, the Italian government has piloted 5G in...

Semtech deploys LoRa technology for smart airport project in Turkey

Semtech announced that Turkish IoT provider Skysens Teknoloji has integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology into its smart asset tracking solutions for Istanbul Airport, in Turkey. “Solutions built on Semtech’s LoRa Technology deploy simply with minimal infrastructure cost to comprehensively monitor a...

Signify launches new smart pole with IoT apps, connectivity

Dutch lighting company Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, has launched a new smart pole dubbed BrightSites, the firm said in a release. The new BrightSites smart pole accommodates a wide variety of IoT applications, connectivity, cameras and environmental sensors as well as controllable high-quality energy-efficient LED lighting, the company...

Video surveillance and industrial AI will drive 80ZB of data from 40bn IoT devices by 2025

There will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025. So says International Data Corporation (IDC), which calculates at the same time the amount of data created by these IoT devices will grow at a compund rate of...

Accenture snaps up security outfit Deja vu to combat $5.2 trillion cyber threat

Professional services company Accenture has bought Seattle-based ‘security-of-things’ company Deja vu Security for an undisclosed fee, as it seeks to ramp up its cyber-security offer in the face of an estimated $5.2 trillion cyber-risk for global enterprises. Deja vu Security specialises in security design and...

AT&T and HPE team up on edge networking and hardware for industrial IoT

AT&T will work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to help businesses harness edge capabilities. The two companies have agreed a go-to-market programme for the sale of edge connections and edge computing. They are targeting customers in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and stadiums, in particular. AT&T’s...

ABB and HPE join on industrial IoT networking for connected maintenance

ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have struck a deal on wireless connectivity for large industrial customers, where ABB sensors attached to industrial equipment are connected to the cloud via HPE gateways. An integrated solution, slated to be available late 2019 and targeted at...

Thread Group focuses on large-scale in-building IoT in latest release

Thread Group has released its latest specification, and the new Thread 1.2 networking protocol focuses on improving battery performance as well as enabling large-scale internet of things deployments in commercial and public buildings. IoT, Thread Group said in a statement, has been "constrained by fragmented...

Nokia and SP Telecom deploy 5G alongside Singapore’s power grid

Nokia and SP Telecom are set to roll out 5G network, Singapore’s first, alongside the country's power grid. The new data fibre network, slated for launch in 2020, will support critical communication services, they said. The new network will enable both fixed and 5G...

LoRa shoots for 75% of IoT market, versus 25% for 5G; aims for stars with satellite constellation

Three quarters of the IoT market will be given over to low-power wide-area (LPWA) network solutions, compared with just one quarter for high-bandwidth low-latency 5G applications. So says the LoRa Alliance, which continues to push its line about being the key technology in low-power...

Kerlink, Tata ink deal to deploy LoRaWAN IoT networks globally

French IoT specialist Kerlink and Indian company Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) announced a partnership to promote and deploy LoRaWAN IoT networks globally. Under the terms of the agreement, Kerlink and TCTS will offer installed and managed networks that include a range of smart-city...

Volvo Trucks unveils autonomous transport solution

Volvo Trucks announced that its electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. The new project is a result of a new collaboration between Volvo Trucks and the...

Vodafone and PTC combine to simplify IoT and AR for industry and developers

Vodafone has signed a deal with industrial IoT and AR specialist PTC to help developers and enterprises deploy digital-change applications. The deal is an extension of an existing three-year arrangement, they said. Milwaukee-based PTC quoted market analysis from LNS Research that says less than 10...

National Grid’s energy-tech fund reaches $90m, taps San Francisco start-up power

National Grid, the UK-based electricity and gas utility, has pumped money into a group of new energy tech providers, taking its total investment portfolio to $90 million. It has also set up a new start-up incubation office in San Francisco. National Grid Partners, the investment...

Huawei works with car makers to develop self-driving cars: report

Chinese vendor Huawei is reportedly developing self-driving cars in partnership with a number of automobile manufacturers, the Financial Times reported. According to the report, the Chinese tech giant is providing artificial intelligence (AI) software to Volkswagen’s Audi and a joint venture between Japan’s Toyota and China’s GAC Group. Two other Chinese...

New French model for public-private 5G networks will prevail, says Orange

Orange told 5G World in London yesterday (July 12) that private networks are too expensive, and that hiving off spectrum for the industrial sector to run private networks will throttle the development of 5G networks. The French operator is trialling campus-style networks with industrial players...

Deutsche Telekom, Nokia test 5G for industrial use at the Port of Hamburg

German carrier Deutsche Telekom, Nokia and the Hamburg Port Authority have tested new features of 5G technology in a test bed installed at the Port of Hamburg. From January 2018 to June 2019, the approximately 8,000-hectare site served as a test bed to trial 5G applications for industrial...

UK to reform planning, release spectrum, bolster funding for industrial 5G and public services

The UK government is seeking to reform planning laws and release new spectrum to accelerate 5G deployments, as it also increases public funding for 5G testbeds to stimulate the digital transformation of industrial sectors and public services. Jeremy Wight, secretary of state for the department...

5G Report Series: China

China's top-down approach to 5G gives the country a strong position in 5G-based value creation both near- and long-term. In 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development Reform Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology established the IMT-2020...

Smart City Learnings Report Series: North America

We are currently going through one of the most significant periods of urbanization in history. According to United Nations research, around 55% of the global population lives in metropolitan areas and that’s expected to increase to 68% in the next three decades. In the...

AT&T and Uber partner on 5G drones for ridesharing, deliveries and industrial IoT

Uber is working with AT&T to develop always-on connectivity using 4G and 5G networks for passenger and cargo drones, with the groundwork informing AT&T's work in the industrial IoT space too. The pair have announced a “mulit-phase” partnership that will focus in its first year...

Telit White Paper: Building 5G IoT on the Solid Foundation of LTE IoT: Why it makes sense to invest in LTE IoT today to secure leadership in 5G IoT tomorrow

With the first 5G commercial mobile broadband networks getting off the ground, and the first devices coming to market, the focus of industry leaders is shifting toward exploring what’s next. 5G IoT is naturally the next major opportunity for the cellular industry. While the 5G-NR...