IoT

AT&T may sacrifice its Digital Life business to raise cash as it prepares to purchase Time Warner for more than $85 billion. With consummation of the mega-merger looking increasingly likely, analysts say AT&T may need to convert some of its …

Smart city projects touch on transportation, security and public safety The City of Orlando approaches the smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an integrated facility established in 2001 by the mayor after the …

The firm aims to deploy an IoT network in Australia and New Zealand covering 95% of population by the end of 2017 The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which manages the Australian government’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested $7.9 …

The electric utility said nearly 900,000 customers will get the new smart meters during the upgrade program AEP Ohio, a unit of major electric utility American Electric Power, is rolling out smart meters to nearly 900,000 customers in its area …

According to new projections from technology-focused market research firm TrendForce, the market for solutions that support smart manufacturing initiatives will see a compound annual growth rate of 12.5% between now and 2020, growing from an annual value of a little …

Eclipse experience is part of AT&T Aria project, which connects visually impaired with a human agent James Boehm remembers seeing an eclipse when he was in middle school. Then, when he was 30, Boehm lost his sight. Now, using an …

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. According to the GSMA, NB-IoT significantly improves the power consumption of user devices, system capacity and …

The new offering enables fuel and temperature management, maintenance, logistics and regulatory compliance for refrigerated assets U.S. provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, Orbcomm launched a cold chain monitoring solution, which is available as a 3G …

GE Digital, which specializes in software for industrial internet of things (IIoT) use cases like smart manufacturing, is adding a new service to its digital transformation offerings, this one with a focus on helping customers achieve return on investment more …

Accurate modeling of NB-IoT design is vital to understand the complex analog and digital components of the communication system and the overall device behavior. Now you can explore RF transceiver, advanced modem and more modeling examples using a new simulation …

Accurate modeling of NB-IoT design is vital to understand the complex analog and digital components of the communication system and the overall device behavior. Now you can explore RF transceiver, advanced modem and more modeling examples using a new simulation …

ZTE sees opportunities for smart city technology in China through a public-private partnership model Chinese vendor ZTE said that its smart city solutions have been already implemented in a total of 160 cities across 45 countries. In China, ZTE said …

Airborne radios may play an important role in connecting the billions of devices expected to comprise the internet of things. Japan’s SoftBank, which has been one of the most aggressive wireless carriers when it comes to IoT initiatives, recently announced …

A study commissioned by Inmarsat revealed most energy companies have concrete plans to deploy IoT New research commissioned by Inmarsat finds that more than a third of energy companies around the world lack the skills they need at both a …

Huawei views collaboration as key to IoT success Chinese vendor Huawei has been very active in the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions. The vendor believes that IoT exists in a massive ecosystem that requires joint investment and collaboration …

NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime Insight partner on smart energy New research from Markets and Markets highlights the growing importance of smart energy–bringing IT and IoT technologies to bear on the how energy is sourced and distributed. Covering smart energy distribution …

Honeywell IoT software solution allows airlines to reduce aircraft fuel consumption U.S. firm Honeywell announced it is helping two European airlines to reduce fuel use on 71 aircraft through its connected aircraft GoDirect fuel efficiency software. The technology now being …

The European startup expects its constellation of nanosatellites to provide vertically-targetted IoT andM2M communication platforms Swiss space start-up Else, which is currently developing the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation Astrocast to provide diverse global industries with an IoT and …

Platforms and security central to ZTE internet of things strategy Chinese vendor ZTE has been very active in the IoT field, developing a wide range of services and applications. The company has developed its smart IoT operating system that provides …

Once deployed, IoT network customers will have access to Silver Spring Networks’ Starfish platform-as-a-service U.S. firm Silver Spring Networks will work with Irish company ESB Telecoms to develop a national IoT network across Ireland. ESB Telecoms Ltd is a wholly …

T-Mobile US emphasizes IoT as key 5G use case T-Mobile US made a splash earlier this year announcing it would deploy a mobile “nationwide 5G” network–as opposed to 5G fixed wireless access, which Verizon and AT&T are focused on–following its …

Narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. Ratified by the 3GPP, a telecoms standards body which works to develop future generation …

Almost 5,000 taxis in the emirate have been already equipped with new smart meters A total of 4,850 taxis in Dubai have already been equipped with new smart meters, according to Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) The government entity …

Singtel said the new network will support CAT-M1 and NB-IoT technologies Singapore telecommunications company Singtel confirmed that it will roll out its nationwide cellular IoT network by end-September. The Asian telco said that its new IoT network will enable local …