Network equipment maker Belden is dropping its $380 million bid for IoT module maker Digi International. Belden said its offer was based on projections that Digi's annual earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes would hit $24 million. But Digi's most recent earnings report suggests...
Sprint said its new Magic Box small cells could be a foot in the door for future IoT solutions in the home. The carrier's COO for technology, Günther Ottendorfer, said the internet of things is "certainly something we are thinking about" in the context...
The new IoT-based precision farming solution was launched by local telco dtac in partnership with government agencies
Thai telecommunications firm dtac has launched a precision farming solution through a partnership with Thailand’s Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE) and the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center...
Smart city initiatives will allow Dubai government to boost its Smart Dubai 2021 initiative
Chinese vendor Huawei will develop smart city initiatives in Dubai following a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Civil Defense.
Under the terms of the agreement, Huawei will work with Dubai...
Network equipment maker Belden is dropping its $380 million bid for IoT module maker Digi International. Belden said its offer was based on projections that Digi's annual earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes would hit $24 million. But Digi's most recent earnings report suggests...
Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small cell that the company calls...
The acquisition will allow the French IoT specialist to add GPS (A-GPS) technology to its ThingPark platform
French firm Actility, a specialist in low power wide area networks (LPWAN) for the internet of things, announced the acquisition of geolocation system company Abeeway.
Actility said the combination...
The new Amazon R&D facility will be located in Cambridge and employ 400 people
Amazon has announced a significant investment to boost its research and development activities in the U.K. with the opening of a new Development Centre site in Cambridge.
The new facility will have...
Sprint launches wireless indoor small cells
Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small...
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will create a $1 billion fund to support advanced manufacturing in the U.S. He said Apple will announce its first investment later this month.
"We asked ourselves 'How can we get more people to do advanced manufacturing in...
Bringing digital transformation to the manufacturing sector is a main goal of the partnership
Manufacturing is a major economic driver in Germany, and, as such, the sector is drawing considerable federal investment under the auspices of Industry 4.0, a national plan to digitally transform manufacturing....
The Spanish internet of things specialist already has 40 cloud platforms integrated with its IoT gateway
Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium has added new partners to its internet of things (IoT) ecosystem, which focuses on IoT verticals including utilities, smart cities and agriculture.
The Spanish firm said...
The smart city initiatives will be implemented in Tianfu New Area
Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia and China’s Tianfu New Area Chengdu Administrative Committee have signed a strategic agreement to develop smart city initiatives.
Under the terms of the smart city deal, both parties will collaborate on...
Fiber fits the bill as enterprises connect more devices
Passive optical networks, or PON, use fiber optic cables to connect an optical line terminal to dozens of endpoints. The optical line terminal converts electrical signals into optical signals, and splitters are used to distribute those...
Samsung has been cleared to test a self-driving car on the roads of Korea, according to The Korea Herald. The world's largest smartphone maker joins about 20 other companies that have already won this privilege in South Korea, including Hyundai, which will make the...
The two-month NB-IoT pilot will cover areas in Seoul and will initially focus on location tracking services
Korean technology firm Samsung Electronics and compatriot telecommunications firm KT have launched a pilot of narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) service in parts of capitol city Seoul.
The test...
The new autonomous driving company is a JV owned by Autoliv and Volvo Cars
Zenuity, the new joint venture between Autoliv and Volvo Cars, will develop advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) technologies, and recently launched operations.
Autoliv announced it will make a...
Chula Vista, the second largest city in San Diego County, is well known for its plans to implement a number of smart city initiatives to improve the quality of life of local citizens
The beginning of this year was promising for the city in terms...
City officials and infrastructure vendors may come to the smart city challenge from different worlds, but they agree on at least one thing: cities can invest more effectively if they can break down the "silos" that keep different municipal departments from communicating regularly. Usually...
Huawei and Ericsson are busy preparing to help mobile network operators roll out internet of things networks that use narrowband IoT, or NB-IoT. NB-IoT, which was part of the 3GPP’s Release 13, is not part of the LTE standard and is expected to require...
The smart meters are being provided by Swiss firm Landis+Gyr
Landis+Gyr, a Swiss firm which specializes in smart meters and smart grids solutions, said that the grid modernization project underway at Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has surpassed 10 million advanced meters and devices installed.
"Our deployment...
Toyota announced plans to hire additional people and expand office space at its Plano headquarters
Toyota Connected is planning to double its headcount and expand its office space in Plano, Texas, in an area adjacent to Toyota Motor North America’s new headquarters.
Toyota Connected is the...
To address our rapidly approaching, hyper-connected future and the unprecedented demand on current 4G wireless networks, researchers at the University of Bristol and Lund University set out to test the feasibility of massive MIMO as a viable technology for 5G networks.
Drones have the potential to make a number of industries more efficient, but only if the images and information they capture can be turned into actionable intelligence. That's why platforms that connect unmanned aerial vehicles to cloud-based software are a focus for developers and...
