April 2019

UK smart street-lighting firm Telensa has appointed Belfast-based digital services provider Kainos as lead partner in the ramp-up and rollout of its Urban Data Project to additional smart cities. The …

Technology that was designed for optimising data centres is being applied to power distribution in airports and hospitals. Canadian infrastructure management firm Maya Heat Transfer Technologies (HTT) has repackaged its …

Microsoft has acquired embedded computing software firm Express Logic for an undisclosed fee, with an aim to “unlock access to billions of new connected endpoints” in the internet-of-things (IoT) space. …

Real Wireless beefs-up stadium cellular and Wi-Fi U.K. soccer club Tottenham Hotspur has inaugurated its new stadium in London with?free high-density Wi-Fi and mobile coverage in all areas. The club …

Japanese telecommunications operator NTT DoCoMo, together with compatriot logistics firm Itochu Logistics Corp. and their U.S. subsidiaries announced that they will trial an IoT solution for delivery-fleet management in the …

Canadian carrier Rogers Communications said its spectrum in the 600 MHz band will allow the firm to provide 5G technology in a wide area coverage without a huge cost, the …

Network densification is about a lot more than beefing up macro sites and deploying new small cells. Connecting all of these radio sites and tying them back into the core, …

Given the pervasive challenges associated with network densification, particularly backhaul and site acquisition, and the emergence of 5G at millimeter wave frequencies, what can operators do to deliver the service …

Canadian IoT firm Tapplock has launched a new generation of security solutions including the Tapplock one+, and its enterprise platform, Tapplock Enterprise Padlocks are often used by businesses to secure …

Two schools in Houston will pilot an internet of things (IoT)-enabled platform called ActiveShield to improve public safety. The IoT safe-spaces technology created by Insight Enterprises (NSIT) integrates with a …

Ericsson aims to obtain a share of 5G contracts in the Chinese market once local carriers start to deploy the technology, the company’s president and CEO Börje Ekholm said during …

On April 16, the Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter,” said U.S. Department of Justice officials are “unlikely” to approve a planned merger between T-Mobile US and …

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that he opposes a bid from Chinese carrier China Mobile to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. on national security grounds. The …

With the increasingly global adoption of LTE/4G technology, greater opportunities for private LTE networks are emerging. According to ABI Research, by 2025 those sectors using private LTE will create a …

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PRODA PropTech solution uses AI for data processing Coyote Software and control.IT have made a joint strategic investment in PRODA, a London-based PropTech business utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to …

Ericsson and carrier Swisscom have switched on what it claims to be the first large-scale commercial 5G network in Europe to support commercially available smartphones, the vendor said in a …

Chinese vendor Huawei has already secured 40 contracts to build and operate 5G networks, the company’s rotating CEO, Ken Hu said. The announcement was made at a keynote speech at …

Verizon, Cradlepoint, Arrow among accelerator partners Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced the launch of its Smart Cities Accelerator Program. The program will bring together companies that utilize …

Continued investments in network densification for both increasingly robust LTE networks, as well as 5G networks, represent a balancing act–location obviously matters, but considerations such as access to backhaul and …

America is becoming more joined up in its pursuit of global 5G leadership, with presidential vision and objectives, complementary corporate strategies and the FCC’s plans to Facilitate America’s Superiority in …

Qualcomm and Apple agree to six-year patent and chipset supply A long-brewing, global battle between Qualcomm and Apple ended yesterday with the two companies agreeing to end all ongoing litigation …

We’ve all been there—you’re using Google Maps to get to a meeting in an unfamiliar central business district or metropolitan downtown. You turn a corner and, all of a sudden, …

U.K. telco O2 confirmed it will provide 5G connectivity for the testing and development of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. O2 will enable …