Verizon says it is "taking direct aim" at competitors that want to connect machines to the internet. The carrier is not talking about its traditional competitors, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Instead Verizon is targeting the companies and organizations that are building IoT networks based...
How the internet of things is improving public safety
A blend of industrial IoT sensors and consumer devices are being used to enhance public safety and give critical visibility to law enforcement.
Here are some public safety use cases for internet of things innovations.
The cloud offers predictive policing
Predictive policing...
Verizon Communications says it is "taking direct aim" at competitors that want to connect machines to the internet. The carrier is not talking about its traditional competitors like AT&T, T-Mobile US and Sprint. Instead Verizon is targeting the companies and organizations building "internet of...
Tech companies have been storing data and running programs on local hard drives for decades. But cloud computing, a less expensive, more scalable way of storing and analyzing data, has taken center stage in recent years. It is a key element providing the necessary platform...
Despite having ongoing deployments in over 100 cities, Huawei said it will take time until the smart city truly becomes a reality.
Huawei smart city service is being deployed in more than 100 cities in over 40 countries in the world, said Joe So, chief...
Tech companies have been storing data and running programs on local hard drives for decades. But cloud computing, a less expensive, more scalable way of storing and analyzing data, has taken center stage in recent years. It is a key element providing the necessary platform...
DT says the product will allow firms to launch Qivicom Home Base 2.0 in different European markets
German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom said it will presents new partner offers and products for its manufacturer-independent smart home platform Qivicom at this year's IFA consumer electronics show in...
SK said the new artificial intelligence tool will initially offer smart home control and assistant services
SK Telecom unveiled an artificial intelligence service based on voice recognition, local press reported.
The artificial intelligence service, dubbed NUGU, will offer a wide range of services including smart home control...
Leading the industrial IoT
The industrial "internet of things" and its billions of projected devices has set companies from every end of the technology spectrum on a race to become the go-to solution in connecting enterprises.
Here are the top five companies (excluding cloud providers) in the current...
A network in the digital age should be "a network in the cloud for the cloud", said Huawei as it announced a new SDN-based network architecture.
Huawei has launched Agile Network 2016, a SDN-based network architecture that promises to offer a network that is on-demand,...
Ericsson claims new equipment platform integrates support for expected "5G" technologies like NR and MIMO, with legacy support for LTE
Ericsson is preparing for the roll out of “5G” technologies beginning as soon as next year, releasing equipment tapping into plans for the so-called “new...
Huawei is expanding its safe city solutions suite with the launch of a new safe city integrated communication platform.
Chinese ICT vendor Huawei has presented a new integrated communication platform part of its safe city solutions suite, which aims at enabling fast response from first responder departments...
Huawei wants to play a leading role as industry cloud enabler, the Chinese ICT vendor revealed at Huawei Connect 2016.
Best known as a telecommunications equipment vendor and handset manufacturer, Huawei revealed a new strategy that places the cloud, or more specifically the industry cloud, at...
Network infrastructure partner ZTE said business with Telefonica generated revenue of $446 million in 2015
MADRID – Chinese telecommunications services provider ZTE Corporation expects 5G technical trial with Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica to start within the next few months, ZTE General Director for the Telefonica Global...
Leading the industrial IoT
The industrial IoT and its billions of projected devices has set companies from every end of the technology spectrum on a race to become the go-to solution in connecting enterprises.
Here are the top five companies (excluding cloud providers) in the current...
Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler has entered a partnership with Huawei on a global connected elevator solution.
Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer Schindler runs 1.5 million elevators and escalators globally, enabling one billion elevator rides every day. Within five years, these should all be connected, following...
James Truchard, CEO and co-founder of National Instruments and known to many as Dr. T, is set to retire in January, the test and measurement company announced in a statement. Truchard will be replaced by current COO and CFO Alex Davern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVwox2WHdkA
Truchard has been NI's...
Virtual reality gaming. Real-time digital collaboration "walls" for remote work. Interactive, 3D digital projections for learning.
Those are a few of the possibilities for the connected home envisioned in a new aspirational video from CableLabs. Watch it below or on CableLabs' website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kTeavB3IGg
Phil McKinney, president and...
3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion
The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for the "internet of things": Narrowband IoT, LTE Cat 1 and LTE Cat-M. These networks add to the mix (and perhaps, confusion) of...
3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion
The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for IoT: Narrowband (NB) IoT, LTE Cat 1 and LTE Cat-M. These networks add to the mix (and perhaps, confusion) of already existing...
As part of China’s official 5G testing, ZTE has completed tests of a number of key 5G wireless technologies.
While a 5G standard has yet to be fully specified, a number of key 5G wireless technologies have already been identified and tests are multiplying as...
'5G' standards are not expected for at least another year, but the companies that will implement these evolving standards are already hard at work testing technologies and participating in the standards setting process. Carriers, vendors and analysts agree that the next generation of wireless...
Drones used in precision agriculture
OCEALIA Group is a French farming cooperative with 7,200 members and nearly 900 employees. Since 2015, five drone operators have been flying the group's two AIRINOV multiSPEC 4C sensor-equipped SenseFly eBee Ag drones in order to gain valuable fertilization data.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du7wJX6hEP4
“The drone data is complementary to satellite...
Drones are a capitivating IoT example
According to a report from retail research firm NPD Group, sales of drones have more than tripled over the last year, reaching around $200 million. The increasing interest in using these aerial devices is one of the best illustrations of how...
