Waymo said it will begin testing in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a permit to Waymo authorizing the company to test driverless vehicles on public roads, including freeways, highways and streets in...
The telco is expected to end this year with a market share of 53% in this segment
AT&T is forecasted to reach 48% of total cellular IoT connections in the U.S. market by 2025, according to a recent study by Counterpoint Research.
The telco is also...
Will blockchain help to democratise power generation and power consumption? It is a tangential, and tech-minded, question, which came out of the central narrative at European Utility Week 2018 in Vienna this week about the decentralisation, decarbonisation, and digitisation of the energy market.
The theory is...
The planet’s appetite for energy is growing; demand for electricity shows no signs of slowing. German technology company Siemens told European Utility Week 2018 in Vienna the only way the planet will hit latest sustainability targets is through comprehensive electrification and digitisation of the energy...
The two companies are working to develop both roadside units and onboard units supporting this technology
Chinese vendor ZTE is strengthening its strategic investments into the transportation and automotive market, the company said in a statement.
ZTE is in the process of developing both roadside units...
DISH Network has selected Ericsson as the first supplier for its narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) radio access and core network, including radio frequency design. Florida based SBA Communications said it is supplying towers for the new network.
Meanwhile, the Swedish vendor has also confirmed it has...
Nokia has announced an alliance with Indian multinational Infosys to develop industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions, and a deal with network operator China Unicom to deploy a private LTE set-up for BMW in China.
The Infosys collaboration and China Unicom contract are the latest missives...
Nokia has grouped its industrial IoT solutions into a new architectural framework and enterprise division, called ‘Future X for industries’. The strategy is designed to drive faster digital transformation of asset-intensive market sectors, and Nokia business within them.
The announcement comes as the Finnish outfit...
Prevas will provide IoT services to companies within the automotive, defense, energy, healthcare, and engineering industries
AT&T has signed an agreement with Swedish IT and engineering company Prevas for the development of internet of things offerings and connected services for global industries and vertical markets.
Under...
Siemens has unveiled a new drone-mounted multi-sensor system running artificial intelligence and machine learning for overhead power-line inspections.
Combining a number of sensors and cameras, the new system enables power utilities to run checks on power lines with high-performance cameras and long-range unmanned aerial...
Nokia, DT and the Port of Hamburg prove out industrial 5G applications
Back in January, Nokia and Deutsche Telekom started a project at the Port of Hamburg to test out 5G and internet of things applications in a real world, industrial setting. Nearly a year...
A total of 15 Asian carriers have already joined the DoCoMo Asia IoT Program
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has launched an IoT initiative with the main aim of promoting collaboration among IoT providers in Asia.
The initiative, dubbed "DOCOMO Asia IoT Program" (AIP), will initially include...
Semtech says that Laird Connectivity’s engineering services capabilities will enable the acceleration of LoRa-based IoT solutions
Semtech has added Laird Connectivity, a global provider of wireless connectivity solutions, to its Semtech Design Partner Program.
The program, which was launched two months ago, focuses on the creation...
Nine US cities will each receive $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to implement smart solutions to tackle homelessness, drugs, mobility, climate change, and economic opportunity.
The charity, set up by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg (pictured), challenged city leaders in the US a year...
Test being carried out at some of the city’s intersections are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Signal Phasing and Timing challenge
The city of Austin announced it is the first city in Texas to enter the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Signal Phasing and...
“Cars are the ultimate mobile device," said AT&T this week, as it announced another two million connected cars in Q3, as well as an expanded deal to supply connectivity to heavy-duty Daimler trucks outside of North America, and restated its plans for 5G cellular...
Car maker Volvo has struck a deal with Chinese internet search provider Baidu to jointly develop electric and fully autonomous cars for the Chinese market.
Volvo, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely, and Baidu said they will “pool resources to take the next step...
The initiative, being promoted by the GSMA expects to reach 2,000 partners by 2020
A total of 14 mobile operator across the Asia Pacific region have joined the GSMA IoT partnership program.
Operators joining the partnership include Celcom, Dialog, DTAC, M1, Maxis, Ncell, Optus, Robi, Smart,...
Greater Manchester in the UK has issued a progress report on its developing industrial strategy to harness technological innovation, in tandem with private enterprise and academic research, to deliver on stretching targets for energy, industry, and healthcare.
It said it will build on its various...
Finnish operator Elisa has signed a deal with the University of Helsinki to organise 5G technologies for air-quality monitoring and other smart city applications in large cities.
Elisa is already providing the university’s MegaSense research programme, looking to cover a dense urban area in Helsinki...
Google will apply IoT, big data and AI to the targeted smart city initiatives
Google has signed an agreement with South Korean firm LG Electronics to focus on the development of smart cities powered by the internet of things, big data, and artificial intelligence, Korean...
Telus’s LTE-M networks already provides coverage across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada
Canadian operator Telus has launched its LTE-M low-power wide-area (LPWA) network to strengthen its internet of things strategy in the country.
Telus said that its new LTE-M network currently provides coverage...
Nokia has been selected by Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to supply, deploy, and manage its new ‘smart telecom poles’ in India, which will support 4G, 5G and IoT connectivity, as well as lighting and controls, and a range of additional smart...
Total IoT connections in the US are expected to expand by 25% year-over-year in 2018
Internet of things cellular connections in the United States grew 21% year-over-year in the first half of 2018, according to a new study by Counterpoint Research.
The study forecasts that IoT...
