AT&T is looking to integrate Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform into a number of its own city-focused solutions, notably its Smart Cities Operations Center (SCOC) proposition, which collects data from multiple departments and services in a centralized dashboard.
Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities is a...
AT&T has struck a multi-year deal with U.S.-based Caterpillar to supply IoT connectivity and management services across its international markets.
Caterpillar, manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and industrial power solutions, is using AT&T’s LTE-based internet of things (IoT) services to connect and manage...
Deutsche Telekom has invited smart cities to offer its new white-label contactless payment application, City Pass, as a way for residents to pay for municipal services.
The Germany based network operator unveiled the open platform concept at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Based on blockchain...
While many aspects of the smart city vision seem distant and over-hyped, solutions for smart energy and water management are not only technologically ready to go today, but offer attractive business cases to the generally risk averse utility sector.
Trevor Hill, CEO of water management...
The GSMA said this growth is supported by 34 IoT labs globally
The GSMA announced that a total of 23 mobile operators have commercially launched 41 mobile IoT networks worldwide across both NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies.
The GSMA highlighted that this growth is supported by 34...
Bluetooth and LTE will provide connectivity for IoT wearable
Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, has partnered with Ericsson and Sony Mobile to demonstrate a new concept for an LTE-M/Cat-M1-powered diabetes monitoring in an IoT wearable form factor that will be showcased during the...
Nokia wants to give its carrier customers new ways to monetize their existing network infrastructure. The company's new portfolio of smart city solutions is about selling software and services that make mobile infrastructure more valuable to municipalities and thereby open up new revenue opportunities...
Cloud-integrated software framework accelerates time-to-market for IoT devices
Whether its an asset tracking platform meant to follow materials across a production floor or a light monitor that helps lower energy consumption in an industrial facility, at the heart of every internet of things (IoT) device...
IoT vision includes a "sensor for everything"
From smart refrigerators that let you know when it's time to pick up more milk to connected cows that are easily tracked by farmers, the internet of things (IoT) is all about using web-connected sensors to gain real-time...
Connected ice re-surfacer represents an IoT product-as-a-service
Name two companies that make ice re-surfacers. I'll wait. Seriously though, Zamboni is the gold-standard in ice re-surfacers--the things that smooth out skating rinks between periods in a hockey match, among other uses--so much so that the machine...
Bosch has recently announced the creation of a new business unit focusing on Industry 4.0 solutions
Bosch announced the opening of an internet of things (IoT) hub in Germany’s capital Berlin, where the firm aims to bring together its global efforts in the IoT field....
The new IIoT center in Modena will allow customers to apply manufacturing analytics and predictive maintenance
Accenture has announced the opening of an industrial internet of things (IIoT) innovation center in Modena, Italy. The new IIoT facility will offer clients the possibility to explore, test...
While the internet of things, particularly projections of connected devices, comes with a lot of hype, it's also creating very real business value across a variety of enterprise and industrial verticals. But getting IoT right isn't easy. As industry analyst Mike Krell has said,...
Goal is to align consumer and enterprise products to tell "IoT story of Google"
Former Samsung CTO Injong Rhee, who joined the Korean tech giant in 2011, announced in a LinkedIn post that he has taken on the new role of entrepreneur-in-residence to lead Alphabet...
Sigfox additions include Hungary, Switzerland, UAE, Malaysia and South Korea
French IoT connectivity service provider Sigfox has expanded its global network to 45 countries, after Hungary and Switzerland became the latest European markets to offer Sigfox’s LPWAN connectivity.
Hungary's Omnicell IoTnet and Switzerland's Heliot will be...
Nokia looks to support customer-led testing prior to investment in an IoT solution
As internet of things (IoT) companies look to help enterprise and industrial interests get a better grasp on how IoT fits into creating positive business value, segments including manufacturing, supply chain logistics...
Huawei highlighted the testbed is a step forward towards the commercialization of 5G services
Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and vendor Huawei have completed what the companies claim to be the world’s first proof-of-concept (PoC) testbed for 5G based vehicle communication networks (5G-V2X) in their joint...
NB-IoT will complement existing LTE Cat 1 and Cat M1 network support
The internet of things (IoT) consists of a huge variety of use cases that come with a widely varying set of network capacity and coverage needs. To address this large market, operators around...
Cisco said one goal of the smart city initiative is to reduce traffic congestion in the city of Adelaide
Cisco announced an investment of $1 million in a smart city project in Adelaide, Australia, with a primary goal of reducing traffic congestion and pave the way...
The sensors will be connected via NB-IoT and will allow users to see available parking spaces via an app
German operator Deutsche Telekom started to install a new network of sensors on parking spaces in downtown Hamburg, in Germany.
The telco said that these sensors will...
The Japanese company is also working on a smart city initiative in Denver
Panasonic Corporation of North America is currently collaborating with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Colorado Springs Utilities for the deployment of smart city solutions.
Panasonic, together with Colorado Springs and Colorado...
Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT space within IBM 's Watson IoT center in Munich
German operator Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT innovation space within IBM’s Watson IoT center in Munich, Germany. As part of the firm’s efforts to expand its IoT ecosystem, Deutsche...
SteetLight Data is providing the Virginia Department of Transportation with on-demand traffic intelligence
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has selected San Francisco-based mobility analytics firm StreetLight Data to provide on-demand traffic and transportation intelligence.
Local, regional, and state planning agencies across Virginia utilize VDOT’s regional...
The telco is implementing AI in collaboration with Ericsson and Huawei
Vodafone Spain, part of U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone, aims to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the performance of its mobile network in Spain, local press reported.
AI technology from Ericsson and Huawei will...
