Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Network slicing security: 4 key concerns

As with 5G and IoT, network slicing security offers a range of challenges that the ICT industry must prepare for By now, we’ve heard plenty...

The IIoT interview (pt2): “Three is the magic number for digital ROI,” says Hitachi

Manufacturers should treble their money on digital transformation, at least, reckons Greg Kinsey, vice president of Hitachi Vantara. If the digital ROI does not stack...

Why mesh networks matter at the edge

Mesh networks are essential ingredients in almost every IoT platform, as they use short-range wireless standards to communicate with each other and send their...

Rollback of net neutrality rules means innovation, focused investment (Reader Forum)

  It’s a reality. Regulations on internet service providers, known as net neutrality rules, began to roll back April 23, although the controversial action by...

7 IoT product design best practices

Regardless of the hyperbole constantly hammered home by marketing departments, IoT as a tangible entity is embryonic. We’re at the very early stages of...

Trump announces conditions to allow ZTE to resume business

  Trump said the Chinese vendor will need to pay a $1.3 billion fine, change its management and hire U.S compliance officers U.S President Donald Trump...

Ericsson highlights move from EPC to standalone 5G core

Biggest change in 5G core reflected in mission critical communications In December the 3GPP adopted the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification and, following a...

ETSI’s more mature OSM Release 4.0 now available

ETSI's Open Source MANO (OSM) release 4.0 is lighter weight, more mature The European Telecommunications Standards Institute responsible for European Union telecom standards, announced Release...

Taiwan, Indonesia move towards initial 5G trials

  Taiwanese telco Asia Pacific Telcom said it has been authorized to deploy a 5G wireless trial network Taiwanese telecom operator Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has...

Westell Technologies sees growth opportunities in the in-building wireless market for public safety

  Westell Technoliogies said it is testing an expanded suite of products for this specific segment Wireless infrastructure provider Westell Technologies is looking to capture growth...

Michelin, Sigfox launch IoT-based tracking solution for shipping containers

  Sigfox's new tracking solution provides freighters with a real-time geolocation service of their containers   French tire manufacturer Michelin, together with compatriot IoT connectivity provider Sigfox...

Top IoT protocols

You could, perhaps, be forgiven for characterizing the situation with IoT protocols as semi-chaotic, with competing systems jostling for market share. In a way,...

Understanding MulteFire for industrial IoT

MulteFire brings flexible business models for operator, venue or neutral host ownership As MulteFire gains industry traction and moves toward initial commercialization with an eye...

Kagan: I warned you about Alexa, Home, HomePod AI privacy risk

  Today, Amazon is embarrassed and red-faced now that their Alexa AI smart speaker has been caught red-handed recording a private conversation, putting it into...

When does XaaS make sense for industrial operations? (Reader Forum)

  The use of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is well established in the enterprise data center. Now, industrial...

Nokia establishes transatlantic test lab for power utilities

Nokia has linked its ‘energy innovation centre’ in Plano, Texas, with the University of Strathclyde’s power systems lab in Glasgow, Scotland, to create a...

‘5G suits the mission-critical world,’ says IHS Markit

Incoming 5G technologies will put industrial applications front and centre, and enable new functionalities in critical communications, according to IHS Markit. The research house told...

From Accenture to Software AG: the top 10 industrial IoT platforms

Analyst house Gartner has put the leading IIoT platforms through their paces, and named the best in the business. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights reviews...

What is MCPTT over LTE?

What is MCPTT over LTE? Mission-critical push-to-talk over LTE, or MCPTT over LTE, is an LTE feature that was first introduced in Release 13 in...

Uber crash a failure of test environment, says NI Week panel

A free-wheeling NI Week keynote panel discussed self-driving cars issues A physicist, a semiconductor salesman and a lawyer all met on a stage at NI...

Wireless Industry Association CEO highlights network convergence

Macro, small cells, fiber, data centers all part of network convergence Summarizing the programming at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's ConnectX event in Charlotte, N.C., Jonathan...

Is 5G a panacea for all things IoT?

Private, licensed networks needed to support mission critical IoT security, Full Spectrum CEO says While initial 5G deployments are focused on enhanced mobile broadband, the...

Is 5G a panacea for all things IoT?

Private, licensed networks needed to support mission critical IoT security, Full Spectrum CEO says While initial 5G deployments are focused on enhanced mobile broadband, the...

Test and Measurement: Anritsu adds real-world 2×2 MIMO testing for 802.11ac

Anritsu has added 2x2 multiple-input multiple-output testing capabilities for 802.11ac to its MT8862A test equipment and says that with new software, it can test...

ZTE’s devices future could be just as uncertain if denial order is lifted

Confusion between ZTE’s networks business and devices business could hurt the company’s prospects even if the trade dispute is resolved. Even as President Trump has...
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