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James Blackman

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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.

  • ‘A little more or a little less, but it will explode’ – Sigfox on its ‘1B23’ growth target

    by James Blackman March 26, 2020
    by James Blackman March 26, 2020

    Sigfox has settled on three primary IoT use cases to deliver massive scale as it carries on its path to reach a billion connections inside the next 24 months, and …

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  • Kerlink lands biggest LoRaWAN deployment in Germany, plus retail and water projects

    by James Blackman March 25, 2020
    by James Blackman March 25, 2020

    French IoT network equipment vendor Kerlink has announced the biggest LoRaWAN deployment in Germany, a major LoRaWAN initiative around retail analytics, and pioneering work to help with water management for …

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  • Industrial 5G will be ‘centre of digitalization for years to come’, says Siemens

    by James Blackman March 23, 2020
    by James Blackman March 23, 2020

    Private industrial 5G will be at the heart of manufacturing production from 2021, Siemens has said, as the industrial giant continues to move ahead with test networks at its electronics …

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  • Telensa combines indoor and outdoor smart lighting in single management system

    by James Blackman March 23, 2020
    by James Blackman March 23, 2020

    UK firm Telensa is combining indoor and outdoor smart lighting controls into a single management system with certain customers in the UK, the company has said. The projects, with unnamed …

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  • Smart lighting as a platform – ‘Suddenly you can attack this 70% inefficiency’

    by James Blackman March 20, 2020
    by James Blackman March 20, 2020

    This is an excerpt from a new editorial report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ new Digital Industry Solutions series. The report, called Smart Lighting as a Platform – for Buildings …

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  • Metals & Mining | Digging with data – unique challenges, cellular solutions (part 3)

    by James Blackman March 20, 2020
    by James Blackman March 20, 2020

    This article continues from here (part 2). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It …

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  • Metals & Mining | Digging with data – first principles, primary applications (part 2)

    by James Blackman March 20, 2020
    by James Blackman March 20, 2020

    This article continues from here (part 1). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It …

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  • Teracom recruits Ericsson for Industry 4.0-geared LTE/5G rollout in Sweden

    by James Blackman March 19, 2020
    by James Blackman March 19, 2020

    Telecoms provider and broadcaster Teracom has said it will use radio and cloud products from Ericsson as it starts to roll out LTE and 5G in the 450 MHz band …

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  • 5G and MEC on the WING, as Nokia fuels carriers’ global Industry 4.0 push

    by James Blackman March 19, 2020
    by James Blackman March 19, 2020

    Nokia’s IoT roaming service, WING, now includes support for 5G networking and edge computing, as the Finnish vendor seeks to help mobile operators drive industrial change in global markets. Its …

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  • Metals & Mining | Digging with data – rough terrain, rich potential (part 1)

    by James Blackman March 19, 2020
    by James Blackman March 19, 2020

    This article is available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing …

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  • Mobile broadband, industrial IoT and 5G in the lights? How, where and why?

    by James Blackman March 17, 2020
    by James Blackman March 17, 2020

    With the roll-out of 5G networks, the shrinkage of radio cells, and challenge to negotiate cell sites, lighting infrastructure presents a valuable opportunity for city operators and building owners to …

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  • The three most innovative deployments of streetlighting-as-a-platform for smart cities

    by James Blackman March 17, 2020
    by James Blackman March 17, 2020

    What smart-city lighting deployments are particularly innovative? That was the question Enterprise IoT Insights put to market commentators, during its research for a new editorial report (available tomorrow), which considers …

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  • Welsh capital invites tenders for £4.5m upgrade of 23,750 residential streetlights

    by James Blackman March 12, 2020
    by James Blackman March 12, 2020

    The city of Cardiff in the UK has started a tender process to procure a lighting supplier for the £4.5 million upgrade of 23,750 residential streetlights in the city with …

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  • Vertical farmer harvests light and data with Current, Ocado – the story of Jones Food Co.

    by James Blackman March 12, 2020
    by James Blackman March 12, 2020

    The vertical farming industry in its infancy, with most practitioners stuck in hobbyist production. But the fragile case for growing food in warehouses – automated and dynamic local production, using …

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  • Nokia to deploy private LTE for Grand Paris Express metro network

    by James Blackman March 12, 2020
    by James Blackman March 12, 2020

    The Société du Grand Paris (SGP), the state owned industrial company responsible for the Grand Paris Express metro project, has contracted Nokia to deploy a private LTE as part of …

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  • Deutsche Telekom expects to manage most private 5G networks at 3.7-3.8 GHz, too

    by James Blackman March 12, 2020
    by James Blackman March 12, 2020

    Deutsche Telekom expects, in most cases, to manage private networks for enterprises, even if they are deployed in privately-owned spectrum, which is not licensed directly by the operator itself. Following …

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  • Qualcomm hails C-V2X progress with new tests, standards and product certifications

    by James Blackman March 11, 2020
    by James Blackman March 11, 2020

    Qualcomm has hailed the progress with cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in recent months, including with certification of seven products using its own Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X chipset. C-V2X is a global …

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  • Rate of IoT adoption is slower than expected, says Eclipse Foundation

    by James Blackman March 11, 2020
    by James Blackman March 11, 2020

    Around 40 per cent of organizations are deploying IoT solutions already and a further 22 per cent planning to deploy in the next two years. But the rate of adoption …

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  • King Tut gets connected – IoT for cliff stability in the Valley of the Kings 

    by James Blackman March 10, 2020
    by James Blackman March 10, 2020

    An IoT sensor platform has helped a team of geologists from York University in Canada and the University of Zurich in Switzerland to monitor the stability of the terrain over …

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  • Cellular is the only solution for smart-city lighting, says Signify – UNB won’t cut it

    by James Blackman March 10, 2020
    by James Blackman March 10, 2020

    Cellular is the best connectivity technology for smart street-lighting in cities, reckons Netherlands based lighting company Signify. The rise of ultra narrowband (UNB) for outdoor smart lighting in cities, popularized …

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  • Stockholm recruits Itron to manage smart-city streetlighting

    by James Blackman March 6, 2020
    by James Blackman March 6, 2020

    The city of Stockholm in Sweden is to deploy a software platform from Itron to manage its streetlights, according to the US-based industrial networking company. Itron has signed a contract …

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  • Nokia deploys private LTE in underground NORCAT mine in Canada

    by James Blackman March 6, 2020
    by James Blackman March 6, 2020

    Nokia has installed a private LTE network in an underground mine belonging to NORCAT in Ontario, in Canada. The work has been carried out with Canada’s Centre of Excellence in …

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  • Industry 4.0 at tipping point for telcos – the story that would have been told (but for COVID-19)

    by James Blackman March 5, 2020
    by James Blackman March 5, 2020

    Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February is the major venue and the key date for the telecoms industry. Yes, the cards have been dealt, but the show works …

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  • Sunderland preps vendor-tender for UK’s first city-owned neutral host 5G network

    by James Blackman March 5, 2020
    by James Blackman March 5, 2020

    The city of Sunderland in the UK is looking to establish a ‘strategic consortium’ and procure a “strategic delivery partner” to establish the country’s first city-owned ‘neutral host’ network for …

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  • Industry 4.0 loses its Spring-board, as Hannover Messe delayed for coronavirus

    by James Blackman March 4, 2020
    by James Blackman March 4, 2020

    This year’s Hannover Messe trade fair, arguably the second biggest event for the telecoms market in Europe, has been postponed until July. Deutsche Messe, which runs the show, made the …

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