The 5G NR Light term is standardized to 5G RedCap NR in most 3GPP documentation
While 5G Release 16 introduced 5G NR (5G New Radio) to enhance mobile broadband services, Release 17 further supports Internet of Thing (IoT) in the form of "NR-Light", known as...
The 3GPP has announced a study item on NB-IoT over non-terrestrial networks
Internet of Tings (IoT) and Machine Type Communications (MTC) applications are experiencing an exponential surge and are expected to play a key role in future networks and systems. However, the industry is well...
Honeywell said the alliance will integrate distributed energy resources owned by Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions with its battery energy storage systems and Smart Cities Software solution
Honeywell and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a commercial brand of Duke Energy, announced a deal to jointly develop...
Despite the UK government announcement on the 8th December regarding the phasing out of 2G and 3G networks in the UK, there remains a lack of clarity in the future of these technologies for the IoT market. This is because most providers are still...
UK-based civil engineering company BAM Nuttal has switched on a private 5G network to provide connectivity for construction services at a 55,00 square-metre site in the Shetland Islands in the UK, where it has been contracted by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) as...
Blockchain-based edge-operated network company Helium has a new roaming deal with Dutch LoRaWAN network operator Techtenna, allowing Techtenna-originated LoRaWAN devices to utilize Helium’s network in Europe and the US, and also in other markets. Helium, presently focused on LoRaWAN network building, has struck a...
Nokia said its radios are being used in 5G OI Lab’s field labs to test a variety of applications and use cases for rural farms
Nokia announced that it has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) as a corporate sponsor.
In a release,...
Cellnex Telecom is to deploy a private 5G network, plus edge componentry, for the automotive branch of engineering group SEGULA Technologies in Germany. The project is being handled by Edzcom, the Spanish company’s private networking division. Edzcom will install the edge networking and compute...
5G’s higher throughput and lower latency positions the technology as a pillar of industrial IoT, promising to bring about new applications and expand the boundaries of what is possible within an enterprise setting. At its San Diego campus, Qualcomm highlighted the growing need for...
Cellular has ‘all the ingredients’ for enhanced indoor and IoT precise positioning
Smartphones and other compact positioning devices use satellite systems like GNSS to provide positioning. However, to be most effective, GNSS requires a clear line of sight to multiple satellites, and even at its...
AT&T is working with Microsoft to enable US enterprises to roam from private LTE and 5G networks using the shared CBRS band to public networks using its own licensed spectrum and national infrastructure. The new AT&T Private 5G Edge product will sit alongside Microsoft’s...
Sparkle IoT Global is a managed IoT connectivity service allowing companies to control their assets across multiple countries
Italian company Sparkle has launched its new IoT Global solution during a press meeting held at Expo 2020 Dubai Italy Pavilion.
Sparkle's IoT Global is a managed IoT...
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses view and use their workspaces. While employees have begun returning on-site, concerns about health and safety remain high. As a result, real-time workspace-utilization insights are mission critical. With a data-driven picture of how people are using office spaces,...
Barcelona based IoT antenna company Ignion is promising to reduce IoT antenna design “from days or weeks to minutes”, following the release of its new design and simulation platform on AWS. The platform, it said, will allow developers to integrate its so-called ‘virtual antenna’...
South Korea aims to award frequencies in the 28 GHz band for private 5G networks
LG CNS, the IT division of South Korea's LG Group, has applied for government permission to become the second domestic operator of a private 5G network, Korean news outlet Aju...
Bouygues Telecom has announced it will shut down its LoRaWAN network in France from 2024, and start to sell new IoT business and migrate existing IoT accounts to its cellular-based NB-IoT and LTE-M networks. Following the bankruptcy last month of rival IoT firm Sigfox,...
Upgrade or disconnect? This is the stark choice facing 3G connected device users. The once-revolutionary mobile network is currently being rolled back across the world to make way for new and improved iterations. In doing so, however, millions of older devices face permanent disconnection.
This...
Telefónica is working with La Marina de València, the maritime district in the southeastern port city of Valencia in Spain, to ‘digitise’ electricity and water supply for boats, including with various IoT, 5G, cloud computing, analytics and blockchain solutions, it has said. The firm’s...
Connected health solutions have the potential to cut healthcare costs, increase provider revenue, enhance patient outcomes, and make healthcare more accessible globally.
This IoT-driven market comes with a unique set of challenges, – five major ones, in total. If you’re looking to launch, manage, or...
Since their introduction in the late 1970's, cellular networks and technology have evolved tremendously, with successive generations (2G through 4G) representing significant milestones in the development of mobile connectivity. 5G, the latest incarnation, represents a step-change in performance over 4G, with throughputs of up...
Verizon Business said that the strategic partnership will focus on leveraging its On Site LTE and 5G network with Celona’s 5G LAN products
Verizon Business announced a new turnkey private networking solution with Celona, with the aim of accelerating the use of private 5G to...
This might seem like a cop-out, but the irresistible narrative from MWC over the week, that the grand-standing on the show floor masked (and revealed) a battle between three industries for the soul of 5G, is not quite right. The idea that the traditional...
Samsung said they expect to start providing commercial private 5G networks in Japan in the second quarter of 2022
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics announced it has been selected by Japanese operator NTT East, to jointly expand the private 5G network business in Japan, the former...
