Internet of Things (IoT)

In all the to-and-fro last week about how to size the private 4G/5G market, mostly following the quarterly results from Ericsson and Nokia, an email exchange with the Global mobile …

UK-headquartered shared network specialist Boldyn Networks is to design and build a private 5G network at the Port of Blyth in Northumberland in the UK. The new infrastructure, based on …

Finnish vendor Nokia has added some colour to its quarterly private 4G/5G enterprise sales, after not saying much at all in its official results announcement last week. The firm added …

French LoRaWAN specialist Actility has acquired a France-based LoRaWAN startup called API-K, which produces a LoRaWAN tracking system for mountain sports and rescue teams, and was co-founded by LoRaWAN luminaries …

NTT Data, the global system integrator division of Japanese group NTT, has introduced a new edge AI platform that “integrates and synthesises” data from sensors, devices, and systems in enterprise …

KDDI-owned cellular IoT provider Soracom is offering satellite NB-IoT in a phased and controlled commercial launch to key enterprise customers. The move follows integration with US-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) service …

More, here, from Ericsson about private 5G, after the Swedish vendor replied formally to questions in email from RCR Wireless about its enterprise strategy; its responses arrived after Monday’s post …

In a briefing room at MWC in Barcelona at the end of February, when presented with the idea that, for all its successes with the mobile operator crowd, Nokia is …

Note, this article forms a (concluding) part of a recent editorial report from RCR Wireless about ‘private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype versus reality’. The full report, which extends …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has claimed triumphant IoT trials of new Wi-Fi HaLow technology in different enterprise venues. Its ‘phase-two’ tests of the technology, listed as 802.11ah in the …

Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has said 66 licences have been granted so far in the country for enterprise-owned private 5G networks in the country. Thirty-four licences have been issued for …

ENGIE Vianeo, the electric vehicle (EV) charging business of France-based energy company ENGIE Group, has appointed international comms outfit BICS to connect around 50,000 charging stations to cellular-based IoT networks. …

Note, this article forms a (middle) part of a recent editorial report from RCR Wireless about ‘private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype versus reality’. The full report, which extends …

Satellite IoT operator Kinéis has a deal with Hyderabad-based space engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space to produce compatible devices and solutions to grow low-power satellite IoT applications in India. Kinéis …

Nine billion cellular smartphone and IoT devices with embedded and integrated SIMs (eSIMs and iSIMs) will be in the market by 2030, reckons Counterpoint Research. This total will mean nearly …

NTT Data, the global system integrator division of Japanese telecoms conglomerate NTT, has deployed a private 5G network and digital twin in support of various sports analytics and fan experiences …

Japanese automotive antenna manufacturer Harada Industry is to design and produce a range of retro-fitted and embedded Sigfox-based IoT tracking solutions for the automotive industry. R&D teams from Harada Industry …

State-owned UAE oil company ADNOC is working with state-owned UAE telecoms company e&, formerly Etisalat Group, to build the “energy industry’s largest private 5G network”, it has said. There is …

Nokia continues to expand its channel activity around the supply of private 4G/5G networks, and related edge computing, hardware, and software applications; the Finnish vendor has announced a new deal …

Siemens has heralded a new €4.5 billion smart city regeneration project in Berlin as a “global blueprint” for urban brownfield development and industrial transformation. Siemens is to invest €750 million …

Telefónica is working with Nokia to offer private 4G and 5G networks, edge/cloud computing, and industrial applications to enterprises in Spain. The duo have signed a three-year deal, they said, …

Seeing as you enjoyed our last post so much, here is another entry based on the same report by the CTIA, the cellular industry association in the US, and the …

Three “mega trends” are transforming the modern ‘mobility’ industry, which variously covers the crossover of the automotive, transport, and logistics sectors – basically anywhere vehicles, mostly cars, are used. These …

In the United Kingdom, a nation with a deep love for caravans, and other recreational vehicles, one in five adults has embarked on a caravan holiday since the beginning of …

Germany-based IoT company Dryad Networks, offering solar-powered AI-assisted LoRaWAN gas sensors for wildfire detection, has signed with France-based satellite IoT startup Kinéis, also using the LoRaWAN standard, to integrate direct-to-satellite …