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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.

  • Sierra Wireless bundles devices, connectivity into ‘full-stack’ IoT platform for OEMs

    by James Blackman October 17, 2019
    by James Blackman October 17, 2019

    Sierra Wireless has released its new Octave IoT platform, first announced in June as an integrated offer with Microsoft’s Azure IoT cloud solution. It claims the platform is “unique” as …

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  • Three private LTE deployments in the mining industry

    by James Blackman October 17, 2019
    by James Blackman October 17, 2019

    The mining industry continues to recruit operators and vendors to deploy new industrial LTE and 5G networks on the promise of industrial change. Here is a summary of recently announced deployments. …

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  • What is mMTC in 5G NR, and how does it impact NB-IoT and LTE-M

    by James Blackman October 16, 2019
    by James Blackman October 16, 2019

    The cellular IoT ecosystem, the cellular community would have us believe, is growing fast. The GSMA counted 89 NB-IoT networks and 34 LTE-M launches as of October 2019, with several …

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  • From adaptive security to augmented intelligence – 10 trends for smart city CIOs

    by James Blackman October 16, 2019
    by James Blackman October 16, 2019

    The policy is the technology and the technology is the policy. That is the truth of city governance in the digital age, says Gartner. Any government services delivered at scale …

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  • Operators to gain $700bn from industrial 5G, says Ericsson – if they play cards right

    by James Blackman October 15, 2019
    by James Blackman October 15, 2019

    Private networks and cellular IoT will be keys for operators to unlock $700 billion of new revenues from industrial 5G services community in the next decade, as industrial sectors look …

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  • Four prime sectors for industrial LTE in private or shared spectrum

    by James Blackman October 15, 2019
    by James Blackman October 15, 2019

    The steady liberalisation of radio spectrum for private and shared usage in various markets, along with the growing realisation among traditional network operators that their licensed spectrum mat be better …

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  • Coal, copper and gold – three smart mines, digging with data

    by James Blackman October 15, 2019
    by James Blackman October 15, 2019

    1 | Anglo American, Capcoal coal mine, Queensland, Australia British mining company Anglo American has just started work in Australia on what it envisions as “one of the most technologically …

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  • Tech Mahindra and Cisco devise 5G factory blueprint for Industry 4.0

    by James Blackman October 14, 2019
    by James Blackman October 14, 2019

    Tech Mahindra and Cisco have come up with a new digital factory blueprint that puts 5G at the heart industrial operations. Tech Mahindra said the solution sets a model for …

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  • Major G20 alliance seeks to establish global standards for smart city tech

    by James Blackman October 14, 2019
    by James Blackman October 14, 2019

    Fifteen smart city networks and tech governance groups, representing 200,000 public and private sector organisations in the smart cities space, have joined together to establish global policy standards for the …

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  • MIOTY joins with OT platform as plug-and-play industrial IoT bundle

    by James Blackman October 11, 2019
    by James Blackman October 11, 2019

    BehrTech, the Toronto-based startup in charge of the MIOTY low-power wide-area (LPWA) technolgy, has signed with industrial software company MAJiK Systems, from Ontario, to connect legacy industrial equipment with analytics …

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  • Bullish BehrTech eyes ‘two-horse’ race with LoRaWAN, as it opens APAC, primes channel

    by James Blackman October 10, 2019
    by James Blackman October 10, 2019

    Toronto-based BehrTech, licensee of the new MIOTY low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology, has come out swinging, it says, both as it gathers business from incumbent LPWA rivals and as it sets …

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  • São Paulo utility seeks to stop 40% water losses with smart metering from Itron

    by James Blackman October 10, 2019
    by James Blackman October 10, 2019

    The Department of Water and Sewage (DAE) of Americana in São Paulo, Brazil, will deploy smart meters and management solutions from Itron to stem water losses from 80,000 water and …

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  • GM, Toyota join with Arm to define ‘real’ compute platform for autonomous vehicles

    by James Blackman October 9, 2019
    by James Blackman October 9, 2019

    Silicon companies Arm, Bosch, NVIDIA, and NXP Semiconductors have joined with car makers General Motors and Toyota and automotive suppliers Continental and DENSO in a new alliance geared towards ‘making …

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  • Arm offers bespoke silicon and closer ties to drive innovation and scale in IoT

    by James Blackman October 9, 2019
    by James Blackman October 9, 2019

    In a trio of announcements at Arm TechCon 2019 in San Jose yesterday (October 8), chip design company Arm walked the line on increasing flexibility and reducing fragmentation in the …

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  • News in brief: Schneider’s hospital twins; LoRaWAN test centres; Lighting giants combine

    by James Blackman October 8, 2019
    by James Blackman October 8, 2019

    Schneider Electric and ThoughtWire combine digital twins for hospitals French firm Schneider Electric is partnering with Canadian IoT platform provider ThoughtWire on data integration and digital twins for the healthcare …

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  • Stop the diggers – smart city apps will run on existing fibre, says Verizon and NEC

    by James Blackman October 8, 2019
    by James Blackman October 8, 2019

    Verizon and NEC claim existing fibre networks, rather than purpose-built fibre networks, can be used for optical sensing, to collect data on city traffic conditions and environmental measures. They suggest …

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  • ‘Crazy’ factory cyborgs, and how to embrace robots – Sandvik, the smartest little tool-house in Sweden (pt3)

    by James Blackman October 7, 2019
    by James Blackman October 7, 2019

    Note, this is the third part in a three-part series about manufacturer Sandvik Cormorant, which has been ranked as the smartest factory in Sweden. Go here to read the previous …

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  • UPS gets ‘history making’ FAA approval for ‘drone airline’ – flying blind, fully-loaded, at night

    by James Blackman October 4, 2019
    by James Blackman October 4, 2019

    Package delivery company UPS has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate a fleet of aerial delivery drones. The certification puts no limits on the size or …

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  • Vodafone opens LTE band for private usage, as EU races US on spectrum innovation

    by James Blackman October 4, 2019
    by James Blackman October 4, 2019

    Vodafone is the first network operator in the UK to sub-license unused LTE / 4G spectrum under UK regulator Ofcom’s new spectrum policy, which seeks to bolster rural and indoor …

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  • Smash-proof guitars and ‘insane’ amounts of data – Sandvik, the smartest little tool-house in Sweden (pt2)

    by James Blackman October 3, 2019
    by James Blackman October 3, 2019

    Note, this is continued from a previous article, called: ‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden. Go here …

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  • Tool distributor JIS apes Amazon to battle Amazon – with industrial IoT button

    by James Blackman October 2, 2019
    by James Blackman October 2, 2019

    Ohio-based tool distributor Jergens Industrial Supply (JIS) has developed an industrial spin-off of Amazon’s Dash IoT button for retail customers of its products. The Wi-Fi-enabled solution, which simplifies and automates …

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  • Rockwell buys system integrator MESTECH to spur business in India

    by James Blackman October 2, 2019
    by James Blackman October 2, 2019

    Rockwell Automation has acquired India-based systems integrator MESTECH Services for an undisclosed fee. It said the deal will enhance its digital-change offer, spur business in India, and provide a new …

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  • NHS trust signs £25m deal with Hitachi for digital twin and control centre

    by James Blackman October 2, 2019
    by James Blackman October 2, 2019

    An NHS trust in Manchester, in the UK, has agreed a £25 million deal with Hitachi Consulting to use advanced data analytics and IoT tools to digitise its processes and …

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  • 5G, blockchain, and tracking – the Marseille model for smart ports

    by James Blackman October 1, 2019
    by James Blackman October 1, 2019

    The Port of Marseille Fos, in France, has new discussions with Orange about 5G, a developing relationship with IBM on blockchain, and a host of collaborations with local industry around …

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  • Dense Air strikes deal to build ‘neutral host’ 5G smart-city network in Portugal

    by James Blackman September 30, 2019
    by James Blackman September 30, 2019

    Dense Air, a subsidiary of network infrastructure vendor Airspan, has signed a deal with the city of Cascais in Portugal, a municipality in the Lisbon district, to build a 5G …

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