Internet of Things

The new ZTE strategy takes into account trends including virtuality, openness, intelligence, cloudification and IoT Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has unveiled its M-ICT 2.0 strategy that will guide the company …

IoT is seen as having near-unlimited potential, with Gemalto arguing trust is key to making sure that potential is met The “internet of things” has become such a widely used …

Wireless carriers looking to deploy 5G technologies on top of their current 4G deployments might be wise to take into account a few considerations Despite the deployment of “5G” wireless …

RFID, a technology brought down by hype Radio-frequency information (RFID) was once the poster child of the industrial internet of things (IIoT), before new companies, technologies, use cases and networks …

The Chinese company also inked a deal with NCS and Tyco to create smart city solutions Chinese telecommunications services provider Huawei has officially opened its Southern Pacific OpenLab in Singapore …

What are indoor positioning systems? Indoor positioning systems (IPS) are the indoor equivalent of what GPS offers outdoors: visibility. They are able to locate people and objects inside buildings, usually using …

Ericsson and Huawei partnering with Vodafone on 5G testing Australian mobile telephony operator Vodafone announced plans to carry out lab trials of 5G technologies on its network by the end …

China’s carriers compete vigorously to meet strong demand for the IoT China and the internet of things (IoT) may be a match made in heaven. This week, China Telecom, the country’s …

IIoT solutions for fleet management Orion Fleet Intelligence is an American fleet monitoring company with offerings designed to make fleet transportation more efficient, compliant and safe. For six years, Orion …

T-Mobile and Verizon recently came out ahead of AT&T and Sprint in terms of network latency, which is important for consumers and the app community Mobile operators are constantly being …

The Swedish operator acquired internet of things security firm Kombridge Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 Group announced that Tele2 IoT has closed a deal to acquire compatriot internet of things company Kombridge, …

A dangerous problem with an IIoT solution One in five American adults has at least one kind of disability, according to a 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control …

What is ZigBee? ZigBee is a low-power wireless local area network (WLAN) specification that was designed to provide small amounts of data using very little power, with most connected devices …

Cisco fog applications provide factory maintenance Machine tool provider Mazak teamed with Cisco to increase its manufacturing line availability and improve machine utilization through the use of fog applications. Mazak required …

Hype surrounding the connected car continues to grow There are a plethora of stories out there about connected cars, autonomous cars and telematics. After the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, there …

A fight against the living room Stadiums are in trouble. In a 1998 ESPN poll, 54% of sports fans said they’d rather watch a game at the stadium than at …

The need for better connectivity In a 2012 Cisco study, 44% of fans said connectivity is very important to their experience at a sports stadium. That number likely will continue to …

In addition to narrowband IoT, Nokia and M1 plan HetNet deployment to face increasing data demand Singapore telecom services provider M1 Limited (M1) and Nokia have signed a strategic partnership …

LoRaWAN is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification created for wireless, battery-operated devices. LoRa is already deployed in millions of sensors, according to the LoRa-Alliance. Some of the main components …

The fuel to IIoT: LPWAN Low-power, wide-area networks (LPWAN) are the response to the need for reliable, efficient, easy to deploy connectivity to help unlock the potential of the internet of things. According …

Nokia is already testing 5G radio equipment at BT Labs in Suffolk U.K. telecommunications company BT and Finnish vendor Nokia have signed a research collaboration agreement on 5G technologies. Under the …

As the internet of things (IoT) continues to evolve, a wealth of connectivity options—utilizing a variety of different spectrum options—are emerging. The 2.4 GHz band—also called unlicensed spectrum—has thrown its …

IIoT security: critical importance, under-addressed The industrial internet of things presents a cybersecurity concern of a scale we have never before seen. Its premise alone – making every “thing” around …

IIoT at the construction site The industrial internet of things has the potential to disrupt nearly every enterprise domain in existence. While the prospect of smart cities, automated vehicles and …

Oslo will see the first pilot of the internet of things network Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor confirmed plans to develop and launch a dedicated, next-generation internet of things (IoT) network …