The number of cellular IoT connections, comprising NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies, will reach 4.1 billion in 2024.
As reference, the new forecast reckons the number of cellular IoT connections, mostly of machines, will outrun the total number of 5G connections, mostly of people, by a...
The wisdom of bespoke chip design for IoT products is plain, and already discussed in some detail. UK based Arm says a custom chip will produce a higher-grade product, with optimised performance, and save money in the end.
Fine. But how should developers, with little...
Amid a recent flurry of announcements around LoRa technology and the LoRaWAN protocol, US IoT company finds itself helping out with smart city solutions in the Persian Gulf, microcontroller maker Microchip has integrated with Actility's ThingPark network to accelerate IoT deployments, and Semtech, itself,...
Nokia is providing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), portable LTE networks, and artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics tools to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to help with disaster recovery.
The drone solution is a major component of Nokia’s non-profit Nokia Saving Lives (NSL) initiative, supported by...
The German carrier is working with partners to develop LTE-M solutions
German carrier Deutsche Telekom confirmed plans to launch LTE-M technology in 2019, the telco said in a statement.
The company, which is already working in the development of LTE-M solutions, recently announced the finalists of...
Boise-based Cradlepoint has never sought out cities to sell to; the smart cities market has come to it. The fact is, some investments are easier to justify than others, it says.
“Our perspective is these very specific and very innovative use cases, which help cities...
Vodafone has completed the first live tests in Europe of a full cellular system for both short and long-range vehicular communications, as well as for monitoring and managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the same air space.
The UK operator teamed with Jaguar Land...
In a serious-minded classroom setting at Electronica 2018 earlier this month, up in the gods at Munich Messe, UK-based chip design company Arm presented to a handful of enthusiasts about the virtues of custom (system-on) chips for industrial IoT products.
Enterprise IoT Insights was among...
Siemens-owned software company Mentor Graphics has released a new design platform for engineers to twin and test printed circuitboard (PCB) prototypes virtually, before they are put into production, as the basis of embedded systems in assorted IoT devices.
The new platform, called Xpedition, provides the...
The LPWAN provider is targeting apps like energy and fluid management, on-site tracking, geo-fencing, waste control, environmental metering
France-based business communications provider Orange Business Services has launched its IoT Connect Anywhere, a low-power wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity solution, in markets including Hong Kong, Asian...
As part of its industrial showcase at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, last week, semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics brought artificial intelligence (AI) right to the factory floor.
The Swiss-French firm showed low-power 32-bit micro-controllers running AI-enhanced technologies for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. The point...
The new smart traffic initiative will expand the coverage to 60% of Dubai’s roads network
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has approved a $161 million project with the main aim of improving and upgrading the smart traffic systems in Dubai. This decision by the RTA...
Deutsche Telekom has unveiled a new smart city app, through which cities can pick and promote their smart city services. It has also announced a new smart city platform, for cities to pool their data, and a launch partner for it, in the city...
Scandinavian operator Telia is to follow its early deployment of 5G in Helsinki, in Finland, by connecting the city of Oulu, in the north of the country, to 5G technologies to serve smart city and industrial applications. Finnish vendor Nokia is handling the network...
The trials used a Nokia ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) prototype
Nokia, ABB and Kalmar, part of Cargotec, have conducted industrial trials with 5G technology to support time-critical applications and enhance protection and efficiency in a smart electricity grid and for harbor automation. The involved companies said ultra-reliable low latency...
In every new market, tech executives step into unknown territory. We’re watching the automotive IoT market with interest because it’s a wide-open business model. There’s a lot at stake in the automotive market, as safety is a key factor, and dealers, insurance carriers, mobile...
Learn more at the MulteFire Open Day – Bay Area, December 4 in San Jose
The Internet of Things (IoT) will connect billions of devices but will require new approaches to wireless connectivity to meet the demands for capacity, coverage and reliability. Industrial IoT is...
Spanish IoT maker Libelium, author of sensors and gateways for smart solutions, is a mainstay in the smart energy and smart cities spaces. Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with the company's chief executive, Alicia Asín, to discuss dominant and emerging business models in the...
Note: This is the full version of an article that appeared previously as an excerpt, found here; it also forms part of a major new report on the state of smart city funding, which can be found here.
Cardiff, the capital city in Wales, has...
Industry 4.0 enablement prompts NXP investment
NXP Semiconductors has opened an Industry 4.0 development centre in Hamburg, in Germany, to support global manufacturing customers in pursuit of bespoke industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions.
The new Industrial Competency Centre (ICC) will help manufacturers with machine learning, industrial communications,...
Bosch discusses automotive opportunity during Electronica 2018
In 2016, every newly registered vehicle globally had nine Bosch chips on board, on average, the German manufacturer told Electronica 2018 in Munich last week. The multiplicity and value of the chips in vehicles is only spiralling upwards,...
Semiconductor companies Analog Devices, Bosch and Infineon argued with automotive manufacturers Daimler and Audi this week at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, about who holds the keys, and who is taking the wheel, in the development of autonomous vehicles, and the disruption of...
Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York City have launched a smart cities coalition for digital rights to protect citizens’ data and digital rights.
The new 'cities coalition for digital rights' coalition said the same human rights people have offline must also be protected in the digital...
C-V2X would let vehicles communicate with, well, everything
Companies investing in autonomous driving have logged thousands of hours and millions of miles on the road to test out sensor arrays, Lidar, radar, cameras, etc...But these elaborate systems still face limitations, particularly when it comes to...
