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James Blackman

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James Blackman

James Blackman has been writing about the technology and telecoms sectors for over a decade. He has edited and contributed to a number of European news outlets and trade titles. He has also worked at telecoms company Huawei, leading media activity for its devices business in Western Europe. He is based in London.

  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – licences / fees (step #3)
    by James Blackman January 16, 2020
    by James Blackman January 16, 2020

    This article, in five parts, is continued from Step 2, about spectrum and regulation; Step 2 can be found here. “Once frequency usage fees have been clarified – a significant …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bosch positions AI next to 5G at heart of industrial change strategy
    by James Blackman January 16, 2020
    by James Blackman January 16, 2020

    Bosch wants to be an “innovation leader” in AI, it told CES last week. The German industrial giant, one of the manufacturing sector’s most outspoken champions of industrial 5G, is …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HPE opens IoT development centre in India as part of $500m investment
    by James Blackman January 16, 2020
    by James Blackman January 16, 2020

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new ‘customer experience centre’ in Bangalore (Bengaluru), in India, to offer IoT solutions to customers and partners from across industries.  The facility, on …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Volvo signs with China Unicom to develop 5G for smart traffic, autonomous driving
    by James Blackman January 15, 2020
    by James Blackman January 15, 2020

    China-owned Volvo Cars is working with China Unicom to develop 5G based communications between cars and infrastructure in China. The two companies have agreed to work together to research, develop …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">21 European capitals to collaborate on high-impact smart-city services
    by James Blackman January 14, 2020
    by James Blackman January 14, 2020

    Twenty one of Europe’s capital cities are to participate in a new initiative to accelerate development and delivery of “high impact” digital services.  The two-year scheme, by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Siemens and Arm combine on chip design for autonomous vehicles
    by James Blackman January 13, 2020
    by James Blackman January 13, 2020

    Siemens and Arm have struck a deal around computing and sensor design for connected and autonomous vehicles, to help the automotive industry develop more complex platforms for in-car and between-car …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">18 of the smartest factories in the world – featuring Hitachi, Infineon, Renault, Unilever
    by James Blackman January 10, 2020
    by James Blackman January 10, 2020

    The World Economic Forum has named 18 new factories, mostly from Asia (and mostly in China), as part of its ‘global lighthouse network’ of advanced manufacturers. They join the existing …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hyundai talks flying cars and smart cities; ties-up with Uber for flying taxis
    by James Blackman January 10, 2020
    by James Blackman January 10, 2020

    For a time, electronics shows were dominated by handheld devices. The biggest and most glam stands belonged to smartphone makers. It seems almost passé now, and more interesting for it, …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">BMW puts 5G in driving seat at CES with in-car and between-car connectivity
    by James Blackman January 9, 2020
    by James Blackman January 9, 2020

    BMW is pushing in-car 5G connectivity at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas. The German car marque reckons its forthcoming iNEXT electric crossover, scheduled for launch in …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Walmart intros pick-and-pack robots to automate drive-thru grocery collections
    by James Blackman January 9, 2020
    by James Blackman January 9, 2020

    Walmart has put automated pick-and-pack robots to work at a so-called ‘supercenter’ in Salem, New Hampshire. The new system, called Alphabot, is live in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse-style extension at its …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon and HERE join 5G, edge, mapping in new traffic collision avoidance system
    by James Blackman January 8, 2020
    by James Blackman January 8, 2020

    US carrier Verizon and Dutch mapping company HERE are pairing 5G connectivity and multi-access edge computing (MEC) with location data and autonomous vehicle knowhow as part of a co-innovation exercise …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VC roundup: New year deals for industrial IoT providers Seeq, Armis, Machfu, WITRAC
    by James Blackman January 8, 2020
    by James Blackman January 8, 2020

      Industrial IoT firm Seeq raises $24 million from equity sale Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq has raised $24 million from investors, according to a report in Computer Reseller News. …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Things Network reaches 10,000 LoRaWAN gateways in 147 countries
    by James Blackman January 6, 2020
    by James Blackman January 6, 2020

    The Things Network, a key networking and community support group in the LoRaWAN space, has inter-linked 10,000 LoRaWAN gateways across the globe, it has claimed. The Amsterdam-based group started in …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Itron on 2020: Easier funding, higher priority, better data integration for smarter cities
    by James Blackman January 6, 2020
    by James Blackman January 6, 2020

      Itai Dadon, director of smart cities and IoT, Itron: 1. The finance industry takes an interest “Cities continue to grow at a fast pace; at the same time, they …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FogHorn on 2020: The year edge-AI helps industry finally make sense of ‘things’
    by James Blackman January 2, 2020
    by James Blackman January 2, 2020

    Organizations will move IoT projects from proof-of-concept to proof-of-value Ramya Ravichandar, vice president of product management, FogHorn: “During proof-of-concept deployments in the last few years, many organizations have confirmed the …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sequans rounds-up flurry of IoT chip deals for consumer trackers, private networks
    by James Blackman January 2, 2020
    by James Blackman January 2, 2020

    Chip maker Sequans has announced a series of IoT and LTE approvals, including certification with T-Mobile, new devices for private networks, and a new tracking unit with Telstra. The company’s …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Annual sales of cellular IoT gateways spiral 18.5%; US vendors dominate forecast
    by James Blackman January 2, 2020
    by James Blackman January 2, 2020

    Annual shipments of cellular IoT gateways will reach eight million in 2023, with compound growth (CAGR) of 18.5 per cent per annum in the intervening period, according to IoT analyst …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sierra Wireless on 2020: IoT integration, sub-6GHz 5G, Industry 4.0
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019

      Cloudification of IoT accelerates Philippe Guillemette, chief technology officer, Sierra Wireless:  “The complexities that companies experience building out and maintaining IoT infrastructure has hindered growth of the sector, leading to the …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sigfox on 2020: Three key areas for growth and democratization of IoT
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019

      Ajay Rane, vice president for global business development, Sigfox: The IoT, and the networks that devices run on, are poised for growth and maturity in 2020. Key to this …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon on 2020: “IoT is a generational aspiration – the future is now and it’s exciting”
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019

    Steve Szabo, head of global products and solutions for IoT, Verizon Business: “Digital transformation is a hot topic, but it is not a new topic. And it is, itself, transforming. …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LoRa Alliance on 2020: Private networks, platform advances, edge computing
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019
    by James Blackman December 31, 2019

    Donna Moore, chief executive and chairwoman, LoRa Alliance: “Industrial IoT (IIoT) has advanced by leaps and bounds this year as companies have realized the amount of insight they could gain …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Digital transformation to go? The 80/20 rule in IT/OT ‘co-creation’, and how to scale IoT
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019

    Note, this is an excerpt from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – co-creation, co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. Go …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ABI on 2020: 5G wearables, self-driving trucks, yadda yadda – what won’t happen in 2020
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019

    Analyst house ABI Research has pulled together its big guns in each vertical sector to consider how technologywill change things in 2020 – or, rather, how it won’t. Some seasonal …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson on 2020: ‘IoT at the edge is a boon for telcos’ – 5 IoT predictions
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019

    Kiva Allgood, head of IoT, Ericsson: 1. The edge is closer than ever “As enterprises become ‘digitized’ and enable more connected machines, sensors and solutions, computing in the cloud won’t …

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  • < class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia on 2020: ‘Private wireless will jump 35%, boosted by CBRS and MulteFire’
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019
    by James Blackman December 20, 2019

    Karl Bream, head of strategy and portfolio, Nokia Enterprise “The market is ripe as all sectors of the global economy are embracing digitalization and are beginning to tap into Industry …

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