BROWSING: Internet of Things (IoT)

Welcome address: Technology and Digital Transformation   Sean Kinney, Managing Editor of RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights and Jeff Mucci, CEO of RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights and Head of Industry Insights & Research kick off the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin,...

“Smart. Smart phones, smart watches, smart TVs, smart homes. We live in an increasingly smart and connected world. Yet, more than a billion vehicles remain so incredibly … unconnected.” - excerpt from Mojio’s visionary partnering video at MWC 2017 Can carriers connect a billion cars?...

The Hong Kong-based carrier said customers will have access to the new solution by mid-2017 CK Hutchison’s 3 Group has selected Cisco Jasper's connectivity management platform to expand its global IoT offering. From mid-2017, the Hong Kong-based telco's enterprise customers will have access to Cisco Jasper's...

The deal stipulates cooperation in IoT and smart cities fields Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has signed an agreement with compatriot infrastructure company Ferrovial for the provision of a range of communications services. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Telefonica will provide fixed and mobile technology,...

Software AG combining analytics tools with Huawei cloud, edge portfolio for E2E IoT With concerns ranging from non-standardized technology and security vulnerabilities, enterprises take a cautious approach to investing in internet of things (IoT) technologies. With an eye on making this an easier process, Huawei...

The Swiss operator had launched a low power network in the country last year to expand its IoT offering Swiss telecommunications operator Swisscom and Swiss Post have signed an agreement to joint efforts for the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) across the country. Swisscom already...

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision Energy is using an internet of things analytics platform to improve the efficiency of its wind turbines. The solution was provided by ParStream, a German startup that was acquired by Cisco Systems at the end of 2015. Envision focuses on producing...

New data center and research labs are part of Huawei project. Huawei announced an investment plan to open a data center and research labs in New Zealand; founder and permanent CEO Ren Zhengfei made the announcement during a visit to the country.  Huawei said it's...

With its new SoC, Sequans includes LTE connectivity along with the horsepower necessary for increasingly complex IoT applications At this point, there are well established IoT use cases like wearables, environmental sensing and asset tracking, but when the connectivity power of 5G is factored in,...

Submission deadline for Enterprise IoT Innovator and Industrialist of the year nominations extended to Sunday, March 26, 2017. Submit your nomination today for recognition as an IIoT or 5G Innovator, Industrialist of the year. Selections will be announced at the Enterprise IoT Summit 2017 on Tuesday,...

Vodafone to support the Chinese bike-sharing service already operating in 33 cities. Vodafone announced it is providing all the managed internet of things connectivity for Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike’s operations in Singapore, which is the firms first business outside of China. Under terms of the...

New meters use technologies including nonmagnetic induction and NB-IoT wireless remote transmission. ZTE released two narrowband internet of things-based smart water meters during the CeBIT exposition taking place this week in Hannover, Germany. The new smart meters – dubbed the LXY-15 and LXY-20...

SAN FRANCISCO – There's a big difference between the internet of things as we know it today and truly massive IoT, which is what "5G" technology aims to support. That was the message Matt Grob, EVP and CTO at Qualcomm, shared with attendees of...

Signaling-control delivered via software sets the stage for the explosion in IoT devices, as well as 5G, while accelerating innovation Virtualizing telecommunications networks is a costly and expensive task. But, given the increasing complexity of existing networks, coupled with the continued and dramatic growth of...

City governments around the world are increasingly adopting schemes to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to tackle several challenges for the city’s management and to improve the quality of life of citizens and the efficiency...

With both AT&T and Verizon Wireless expected to roll out LTE-M internet of things networks in the U.S. this year, makers of low-power connectivity chipsets are busy forging partnerships and launching trials. Sequans Communications and STMicroelectronics announced the most recent partnership. The companies said they...

Verizon Communications bought drone management firm Skyward for an undisclosed sum. Skyward is an Oregon-based software startup that said it helps more than 100 companies manage drone operations. The firm targets enterprises that need to deploy multiple drones over several locations. "Drones are becoming an...

5G could give us the transporter and the tricoder. SAN FRANCISCO – Marcus Weldon, president of Nokia Bell Labs and Nokia CTO, in a presentation at the IEEE WCNC conference this week, made the case that the telecommunications industry is slowing making some of...

Indian company Prompt Softech was founded in 1995 to help tackle inefficiencies in the local dairy supply chain. The company initially launched operations with three main offerings: an electronic weighing scales, data logging software and a machine for measuring fat content in milk. “Previously the...

The initiative stipulates the digitalization of up to 11,000 parking spaces. Deutsche Telekom and the city of Hamburg, Germany, are currently working to connect many of the city's parking areas to allow drivers to find available spaces and pay parking fees through...

We talk about artificial intelligence, but how will AI change our lives going forward? Let’s take a closer look at the players and how they are already impacting industries like automotive. AI is one of the technologies that will redefine our world going forward. Every...

The LPWAN solution uses IoT, cloud computing and big data technologies. ZTE announced its new smart street solution, dubbed “Smart Street 2.0. The solution was unveiled at the CeBIT exposition in Hannover, Germany, and is the second generation of ZTE’s low-powered wide area network solution...

Over the last few years, the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, has been heavily using the information and communication technology to bring the government closer to the citizens under the umbrella of its Smart City Plan. It has adopted solutions that are...

InterDigital leverages horizontal platform and vertical partners to address customer needs With myriad access choices, standard and non-standard, and based in licensed and unlicensed spectrum, the booming Internet of Things (IoT) space is an increasingly fragmented ecosystem. This presents problems for both operators and vendors...