June 2018

On January 16, 2017, the Arroyo del Medio river, north of Buenos Aires in Argentina, broke its banks, forcing three quarters of the village of La Emilia to evacuate their …

According to the GSMA report, greater China will have 4.1 billion IIoT connections by that year Greater China is expected to reach 4.1 billion industrial internet of things (IIoT) connections …

Sixteen mobile network operators around the world have agreed to use a common security framework for the internet of things that was developed by the GSMA. According to the GSMA, carriers …

Mobile operators in the region are expected to invest $200 billion to upgrade 4G networks and launch 5G Asia Pacific is expected to become the world’s largest 5G region by …

San Jose-based ADLINK has said its MXE-110i industrial ‘internet-of-things’ (IIoT) gateway has been selected by Michelin and Softbank as part of the first tyre monitoring system to be deployed in …

Qualcomm has added the faster, LTE-based Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 to its mobile platforms. Qualcomm has added to its Snapdragon 600 and 400 tiers with the Snapdragon 632, 439 …

Drone flight companies give tips for inspecting towers by drone. Telecommunications towers are inspected many times during the lifespan of a tower. Each time a tower is touched for modifications, …

The practicalities of implementing decentralised blockchain governance, and the fear it raises within the supply chain about a lack of control, remain major stumbling blocks for the technology, said a …

According to a new report by Global Market Insights, China is currently the dominant player in this market due to strict government regulations Revenues from the wireless fire detection systems …

Sprint will add NXM’s blockchain security technology into its connected car module due out in fall. Cars, like any device with chips embedded and connected to the outside word, can …

The Government of Canada recently confirmed plans to award spectrum for 5G services in 2020 New 5G wireless networks will contribute as much as $40 billion annually to Canada’s economy …

Who will Intel tap as next CEO? The next CEO has to continue the company’s 5G and IoT push. Now that journalists and analysts have weighed in on the angles …

OpenFog Consortium’s fog computing architecture becomes an IEEE standard The IEEE Standards Association has adopted OpenFog Consortium’s work on a reference architecture for fog computing, which extends cloud computing concepts …

The next generation of Wi-Fi security is now available, with a new certification program for Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 just launched by Wi-Fi Alliance. Here is a basic introduction to …

Since the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger was announced in late April, some pundits have expressed concern that a combination of the two firms could stifle business competition because it reduces the …

The carrier is currently testing its Mobi self-driving robot using its LTE network in New York Sprint, working with Adaptive Motion Group (AMG), is starting to deploy its “Mobi” self-driving …

CAF II auction will begin July 24 and award nearly $2 billion over 10 years The Federal Communications Commission has approved 220 bidders to participate in the upcoming Connect American …

Connecting flying objects has been discussed in documents describing the uses and evolution of LTE networks, both in 4G and in the future 5G. Moreover, a dedicated report entitled: Study …

5G NR is coming, and the physical layer specifications are shaping up. Designed to achieve faster data rates and ultra-low latency, these specifications present new measurement challenges because of mmWave …

The German telco said the new 300 base stations will also pave the way for future 5G technology Telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom has announced the deployment of 300 new mobile …

ST is accredited by GMSA to produce eSIMs; ST will ship pre-formated eSIMs directly to OEMs. Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics now has accreditation from the GSMA to produce embedded SIMs (eSIMs) …

nuTonomy has been testing autonomous vehicles in certain districts of Boston since 2017 The city of Boston announced that nuTonomy, a firm which specializes in the development of autonomous vehicle …

The maturity of LTE is increasingly enabling commercial mobile network operators to offer mission-critical, rather than best-effort, infrastructure and services, according to Patrik Ringqvist, principal solutions architect for Ericsson North …

The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) is giving hackers fresh ammunition. As IoT devices continue to prioritize convenience over security, cybercriminals are easily gaining control of these devices …

Telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom has connected two beehives in the grounds of its headquarters in Bonn, in Germany, to its narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) network, as it seeks to use digital technologies …