Internet of Things (IoT)

The telecoms industry has always been open to innovation and new ideas. The industry spends money and resources, encouraging incubators and innovators to develop new ideas in digital innovation. This innovation has seen incredible leaps forward since the advent of …

SXSW panel: smart cities use intelligent infrastructure to keep up with urbanization AUSTIN, Texas – “Cities are on the rise,” proclaimed Harvard University’s Rosabeth Moss Kanter during a panel discussion at this week’s South by Southwest event. “Technology is the …

Smart City Challenge finalists competing for $50 million in support of transportation innovation AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the seven finalist cities in the Smart City Challenge funding completion. Austin, Texas, was among the …

Austin is a laboratory for IIoT 5G innovation and a microcosm of the global trend towards urbanization Known to many as home to South by Southwest, barbecue, live music and 6th Street revelry, Austin, Texas, has emerged as a “laboratory …

Google opened its pay-as-you-go mobile service to the entire country and discounted the network’s flagship handset, the LG Nexus 5X. Google’s Project Fi, which relies on Wi-Fi with cellular backup from the Sprint and T-Mobile US networks, was initially available …

On February 22-25th, the 2016 Mobile World Congress was held in Barcelona, Spain. Leading global operators, standards organizations, open source communities, analyst institutions, partners and media outlets gathered to discuss the future development of the Telco industry. A key theme …

Initiatives like Germany’s Industrie 4.0 and Made in China 2025 seed regional IoT economy The “Internet of Things” promises to connect 20 billion previously unconnected objects by 2020. As the IoT takes shape, some global regions, largely due to government-led …

AT&T, Telit, ARM, F-Secure talk IoT during Mobile World Congress The “Internet of Things” promises to change the way we all live and work, according to myriad discussions during the recent Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. Consumer and …

Lurie talked 5G and IoT with Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg during Mobile World Congress 2016 AT&T Mobility CEO Glenn Lurie told Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg the really exciting thing, to him, about “5G” technology “is what it does for [the …

Ericsson showcases autonomous cars concept equipped with data-driven infotainment The vision for autonomous cars is a society with no traffic, no accidents or fatalities on the road, and maybe even no need to own a vehicle – perhaps your city …

Eagerly anticipated in the communications ecosystem is The Telecom Council’s annual Innovation Showcase. This year, on March 18 in the Juniper Aspiration Dome, 20 early-stage communication start-ups, selected by telco judges for their innovation, momentum, viability and management will meet with strategic fitting telcos, …

Redknee is an IIoT technology enablement platform processing 3 billion to 4 billion transactions every hour Redknee Solutions (TSX: RKN) CEO Lucas Skoczkowski provides RCR Wireless News with an overview of how Redknee enables industrial IoT solutions as well as an update …

Google calls it a learning experience; chalks collision with bus up to sandbags in the road In pursuit of an autonomous driving future, Google has run its self-driving cars through extensive road testing. But, in a first of its kind …

CHICAGO, IL — Today, NextGen Global Resources will announce that it’s broadening its offerings to include capabilities for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Evolution. Since opening its doors in 2009, NextGen has done things a little differently from traditional …

AT&T adds support with Vodafone to GM divisions in Europe; expands Audi, signs Porsche in NA AT&T Mobility continues to bolster its worldwide connected car presence, announcing a handful of deals with European automakers at this week’s Mobile World Congress …

Carriers race against dedicated low-power networks BARCELONA, Spain – Mobile World Congress is all about the newest wireless technologies, but this year the end of an old technology is driving conversations around the “Internet of Things.” Second-generation networks are being …

The two companies will initially offer telematics solutions BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese ICT solutions provider ZTE signed a strategic agreement with Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera to jointly target the “Internet of Things” market. Under terms of the agreement, ZTE and …

After some missteps, NB-IoT is poised to revolutionize low-power, wide-area networks BARCELONA, Spain – Narrow-band “Internet of Things” networks, which are slated for standardization by 3GPP this year, could be commercially deployed in support of machine communications as early as …

NB-IoT Forum members look to revolutionize underserved LPWA market BARCELONA, Spain – With billions of previously unconnected objects being added to cellular networks as the “Internet of Things” takes shape, what’s the right low-power, wide-area solution? The NB-IoT Forum thinks …

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, industry convenes to look to the 5G future BARCELONA, Spain – The data explosion driven by video-hungry consumers and the burgeoning “Internet of Things” brings into focus the need for advancements to LTE networks in …

The U.S. Department of Transportation, looking ahead to smart city projects of the future, plans to award $160 million to improve traffic congestion, make cities safer, deal with climate change, improve access to city services and more. The Smart City …

Volvo and Ericsson are teaming up to add experiential in-car technology designed to provide the infotainment passengers want in a future of autonomous vehicles. At the Consumer Electronics Show last month, the two companies announced an joint research and development …

Low-power, wide-area IoT network also being deployed in 10 U.S. cities Adding to its European dedicated “Internet of Things” network, provider Sigfox plans to expand its low-power, wide-area network into Germany, which has undertaken a national IoT initiative with Industrie …

Huawei also launched IoT, video and safe cities solutions Chinese ICT provider Huawei announced five “big initiatives” for the telecom industry designed to accelerate digital transformation. The five initiatives include what it’s terming big video, big IT, big operation, big …