PRIVATE NETWORKS FUNDAMENTALS
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FundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)Use cases
Four benefits of LoRa in mining – and how Rio Tinto connected its conveyors
The mining industry is expected to produce $686 billion in revenue by the end of 2019, a steady eight per cent increase on 2018, according to PwC. The global conveyer …
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Connected CarsFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)SecuritySmart CitiesWired Networks, Fiber
“Please don’t do this. Please!” Seven ways to hack a fleet of connected vehicles
A recent report from Consumer Watchdog in the US about connected cars as “killing machines” – on the grounds their systems can be hacked, leading to terrorist-style attacks on critical …
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Data AnalyticsFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)SensorsSmart CitiesWired Networks, Fiber
Vision Zero: the Swedish road safety concept driving smart city policy
The Vision Zero concept remains a favourite of smart cities and smart traffic systems, as we cover them, and a go-to policy for politicians seeking change in traffic-related planning. Put …
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EnterpriseFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)PlatformsSmart Factory
The top industrial IoT platforms – and the only three worth considering?
Old familiars Hitachi, PTC, and Software AG ranked top again among industrial IoT (IIoT) platforms in Gartner’s latest ‘Magic Quadrant’ assessment of the sector. But Software AG swapped places with …
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5GCarriersFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)LTESmart CitiesSmart FactoryWired Networks, Fiber
What are dual-slice ‘campus networks’? Deutsche Telekom on LTE and 5G slicing for industry
Deutsche Telekom is offering industrialists so-called ‘campus networks’, which offer a kind of proto-slicing as a pre-cursor to slicing-proper with 5G networks. But its recent work in the Port of …
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5GCarriersData AnalyticsFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)LTESmart CitiesSmart FactoryWired Networks, Fiber
Smart ports: seven practical challenges for port authorities and terminal operators
The Marseille Fos port in southern France is leading the new French Smart Port in Med initiative, with an ambition to “build the port of the future”. It has a …
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Data AnalyticsEnterpriseFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)Smart FactoryWired Networks, Fiber
Money, money, money etc – five benefits of smart factories and industrial IoT
In the end, it comes down to customer satisfaction – which, in the end, comes down to money. However you spin it, smarter industrial operations make better products, more efficiently, …
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FundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)NB-IoTWired Networks, Fiber
What IoT applications does LoRaWAN serve best? Senet suggests 19
LoRaWAN supports a broad set of IoT applications, applicable to a wide variety of vertical markets. Below is a comprehensive list of 19 use cases, as provided by LoRaWAN provider …
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CarriersFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)NB-IoTWired Networks, Fiber
Three NB-IoT deployment models – and why NB-IoT performance is not what it should be
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a cellular-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology. Specified in Release 13 of the 3GPP in June 2016, it coexists with GSM and LTE in licensed frequency bands. …
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5GCarriersConnected CarsFundamentalsInfrastructureInternet of Things (IoT)LTENews & Event CoverageSmart CitiesSmart FactoryWired Networks, Fiber
Port authorities and terminal operators: private networks and public slices in sea ports
Sea ports have become a primary focus for the telecoms sector as it maps out potential customers for private communications networks, particularly as the industrial space at large hits upon …
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Data AnalyticsEnergyFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)News & Event CoverageSensorsSmart CitiesWired Networks, Fiber
Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | Why the home is the heart of the new energy internet
Smart meters have provided a read-out on energy consumption and a window on energy usage. They have brought insight and control to the field of energy management, both sides of …
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EnergyFundamentalsInternet of Things (IoT)Smart CitiesWired Networks, Fiber
The way to decarbonised, decentralised power: What is a smart grid anyway?
The German Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has a good definition of ‘smart grids’, which needs no embellishment. “The basic idea is that each device which is connected to …
