The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is on a charm offensive to strike cross sector alliances with trade bodies, communities and consortia to bring greater harmony and faster transformation of industry as it engages with new digital technologies.
The IIC said last month it had “global...
The French firm said it is targeting growth opportunities in the agribusiness market in Europe, the U.S. and Latin America
French internet of things connectivity provider Sigfox is targeting the agriculture vertical market as one of the sectors with the highest growth potential, Alessandro Cremonini,...
Ericsson will provide SAP’s HANA in-memory platform for this smart meter project
Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water has announced a new smart meter project which will connect hundreds of thousands of buildings across the Arab country.
Under the project, the government aims to install a...
Under the deal, the two partners will deploy massive MIMO technology in Beeline’s network
Russian mobile carrier VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand controlled by the Veon group, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ericsson.
Under the terms of the two-year agreement, both companies...
Editor's note: On June 22, RCR Wireless News published a contributed piece from analyst Mike Krell of James Brehm & Associates LLC titled "Analyst Angle: 5 reasons Qualcomm is soon to be anointed king of IoT silicon." Here the Georges Karam, president and CEO...
The agreement will make Iridium IoT services available with AWS IoT
Satellite communications company Iridium Communications has been collaborating with Amazon Web Services to develop a new service dubbed Iridium Cloud Connect, a satellite cloud-based solution that offers global coverage for internet of things applications.
Iridium,...
At its ‘Business Summit’ in Dallas this week, AT&T put major focus on its LTE-M network. Use cases are multiplying, it said. “I hear about new possibilities every day. Use cases are taking off – from asset tracking to connected healthcare, vehicle solutions and more,”...
The UK government has ramped up its transformation of manufacturing and mobility with new initiatives and funding opportunities.
Its ‘made smarter’ commission, aimed at unlocking £455 billion gains in the manufacturing industry over the next decade, has convened for the first time, with senior executives...
Efficient maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) processes are important in every industry to achieve the best possible return on assets (ROA). This is especially true for capital-intensive industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, mining and aerospace. For example, for an airline, MRO can...
Ericsson said the new technology will allow the carrier to expand its LTE footprint across the country
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian carrier Telstra said they have successfully deployed and tested narrowband internet of things data connections up to 100 kilometers from a base station...
Throughout the ‘ask-the-experts’ session at URLLC 2018 in London earlier this month, serialised here across a number of posts, the conversation circled back time and again to 5G use cases. What are the sync requirements? How many slices? Where is the edge? Every time,...
AT&T has introduced a flat-rate full-fat LTE-M data plan in the US of £30 per month for unlimited data.
The One Rate subscription applies only to AT&T-approved IoT LTE-M devices, and to single devices at a time – data cannot be pooled across multiple internet-of-things...
The regional carrier inked an agreement with IoT America to provide a suite of IoT solutions
U.S. Cellular has signed an agreement with Internet of Things America to provide a suite of IoT solutions for business customers and farmers across the country.
The regional carrier said...
Lift maker KONE has selected AT&T to connect it elevators and escalators in North America in order to gather data, enable predictive maintenance, and improve safety and performance.
AT&T said it had been chosen to provide internet-of-things (IoT) “connectivity and service management”. The pair will...
AT&T and Ericsson are offering to test and validate IoT devices to help safeguard against cybersecurity threats.
The pair are offering the service through the CTIA’s new cybersecurity certification programme. Devices will be tested and certified by Ericsson, at its labs. AT&T is making the certification...
The telco already operates an IoT network based on LoRaWAN technology across New Zealand
New Zealand telecom operator Spark has switched on its second internet of things network, which brings LTE Cat-M1 to the carrier ’s 4G mobile network.
Spark said that the new IoT network...
The marine division of US machinery and equipment maker Caterpillar has integrated OSIsoft’s data management system into its industrial artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help shipping companies reduce fuel and maintenance costs and increase uptime.
The resulting asset intelligence platform combines OSIsoft’s PI System, which...
Vodafone’s new facility will allow local firms and start-ups to test 5G and IoT capabilities
U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone has inaugurated its 5G and internet of things center, dubbed ‘The Landing,’ in Manchester.
The new facility, located at MediaCityUK, will become a new innovation hub and...
Energy giant BP and car maker Honda have joined with insurance companies Aviva and Hastings Direct to fund a new three-year smart mobility pilot in London to develop and test new transport technologies, road services, and business models.
The programme will be managed by UK...
Artificial intelligence (AI) will create more jobs than its takes away, as well as bringing new efficiencies and profit making to enterprises. This is the conclusion of new research into the impact of AI on the global workforce, as well as the prevailing opinion...
BSNL recently signed a 5G deal with U.S. networking firm Cisco
India’s state-run telecom operator BSNL has signed an agreement with Japanese carriers Softbank and NTT Communications to roll out 5G and internet of things technology in India, Indian press reported.
The Economic Times quoted Anupam...
Under the contract, the French IoT specialist will install up to 500 gateways across Scotland
French internet of things specialist Kerlink has been selected as the provider of hardware and software for IoT Scotland, which is a nationwide, low-power, wide-area network.
Under the project, Kerlink will...
A previous article in this series discussed government efforts for cybersecurity. This article will give a rundown on some of the major standards development organizations (SDOs) in the area of cybersecurity, with appropriate links. It is impossible to include every organization, but these are...
Network slicing, allowing for multiple network layers on top of a single shared infrastructure, is arguably the most significant capability of incoming 5G technologies. It brings brand new business opportunities to operators to serve enterprises and industries, each with conflicting requirements.
One of the panel...
