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UK-based tower company and network sharing specialist Freshwave has deployed a ‘portable’ private 5G network at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh, Scotland, to test and develop commercial robotics solutions for Industry 4.0. The pair have signed a memorandum of understanding …

Nokia noted that SUSTAIN-6G’s core mission is to harness the capabilities of 6G to tackle pressing sustainability challenges Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has been selected by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), a public-private initiative …

More satellite IoT stats; following on from yesterday’s post, reporting on Juniper Research figures, that the total number of IoT satellites will grow by 150 percent over the next five years, from 10,000 in 2024 to 24,000 in 2029, another …

Among the Africa AI use case applications identified, the vast majority are related to agriculture, climate action and energy, according to the GSMA New artificial intelligence (AI) applications could boost Africa’s economic growth by $2.9 trillion by 2030, according to …

Think of a cutting-edge, high-tech environment. You’re probably not thinking of a farm, are you? Yet, in the flourishing landscapes of New Zealand, a cherry farm is leading the charge in embracing smart farming and Industry 4.0 applications to improve …

France-based low-power IoT specialist Actility, operating and selling LoRaWAN infrastructure, is working with Italian IoT provider Urbana Smart Solutions to “overhaul” and extend Italy’s IoT infrastructure. The deal will see Urbana manage the rollout of LoRaWAN infrastructure “throughout Italy”, and …

Last year, Vodafone UK and Three UK had announced a new joint venture agreement to merge their operations U.K. carrier Vodafone said it aims to roll out its 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology to rural Wales as part of its …

Vodafone said that the deployment of 5G SA networks in Scotland will benefit for several sectors including healthcare, agriculture, education and energy U.K.-based carrier Vodafone said it aims to provide 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology to nearly 90% of Scotland …

Vodafone highlighted that countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Denmark are currently investing in 5G SA connectivity at a faster rate compared to the U.K. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the U.K. could be missing out …

John Deere said the new offering will be initially available for farmers in the United States and Brazil through a limited release John Deere has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to provide satellite communications service to farmers. Utilizing the …

Under the terms of the deal, Ericsson and AgriBusiness Connect aim to create new industry value by utilizing the vendor’s 5G solutions in public and private networks Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a partnership with Australian non-profit organization AgriBusiness Connect …

Ten percent of Americans still lack broadband access, and 39% of those without access reside in rural areas. But connectivity is a necessity for all areas of modern life. And even though the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is working tirelessly …

Selecting the right connectivity technology for agriculture IoT applications is confusing as there are a wide range of options available, from cellular networks to satellite connectivity in addition to low power wide area (LPWA). In this blog post we explore …

Soracom has introduced a new multi-carrier IoT service to cover the US market, piggybacking on the cellular networks of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. The new data plan, called US-MAX, offers the “largest IoT coverage” in the US, plus automated-roaming between …

The new report explores how as-yet-unstandardized 6G technology can help meet the applications needs of a broad range of industries ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the publication of a new report dubbed ‘6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries’, which focuses …

Vodafone Group currently connects 159 million IoT devices on over 580 networks in 190 countries Vodafone ended 2022 with over 5 million active IoT lines in Spain in the IoT segment, after adding nearly 1 million during the year. In …

Note, this article follows directly from a previous post (January 25) – about how IoT solved the global supply-chain edge, which followed another entry (January 24) about why logistics is the hardest sector of all for IoT; all articles are …

Ohio-based indoor and vertical farming specialist 80 Acres Farms has appointed the US-branch of German industrial tech giant Siemens to supply hardware and software to automate and scale its expanding US operations. Siemens is also providing capital into the project, …

The Ericsson study noted that emerging markets could benefit from GDP growth between 0.3 and 0.46% through 2035 The deployment of 5G technology could trigger a number of economic benefits for certain emerging markets, according to a new Ericsson-commissioned study …

Blue White Robotics, Federated Wireless, and Intel have announced work to adapt and connect existing farm equipment, notably tractors, at a California winery into autonomous production vehicles. The trio said the test project, which includes a private 4G/5G installation in …

Agricultural tech provider Solinftec is working with agricultural cooperative GROWMARK in the US to deploy and develop its new automated field robot during the 2022 farming season, “from planting to harvesting”. Solinftec, headquartered in São Paulo in Brazil and also …

‘Today, the fully autonomous portion is just tillage; tomorrow it may be planting, and after that it may be spraying,’ the manager of John Deere’s StarFire Network Al Savage told RCR Wireless News at CES The most impressive thing about …

Vodafone has urged the UK government to write targets and incentives for 5G and IoT adoption into its forthcoming net-zero strategy blueprints, due to be published later this year. The UK-headquartered operator said the UK government should create a regulatory …

Microsoft and Nokia have partnered with the South Australian Government to combine ‘space technology’ and terrestrial 5G in service of local industry, including as the basis for digital change in the Australian agriculture, mining, transport, logistics, and public sector industries. …

According to John Deere’s Vice President of Production & Precision Ag Production Systems Deanna Kovar, farming is just like manufacturing, except, of course, that it’s outside. This means it’s subject to the whims of nature, making advanced technologies like spatial …