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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.

  • Vodafone and IBM put National Express on digital highway with IoT, 5G, AI

    by James Blackman September 3, 2019
    by James Blackman September 3, 2019

    Vodafone and IBM have won a contract with UK based transport company National Express to upgrade its IT infrastructure, and prepare it for the “next wave of transformation” with 5G, …

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  • Nokia, Telia marry 5G and AI in pollution pilot, as Nordic leaders rally around green tech

    by James Blackman September 3, 2019
    by James Blackman September 3, 2019

    Finnish telecoms duo Nokia and Telia have equipped 5G-connected drones with computer vision technology to monitor environmental conditions in the Baltic Sea. A pilot solution is being used to track …

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  • Sigfox strikes deal with manufacturer Alps Alpine to drive IoT volumes, slash IoT costs

    by James Blackman September 3, 2019
    by James Blackman September 3, 2019

    France based IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has formalised its working relationship with Japanese electronics manufacturer Alps Alpine, part of Alps Electric, as a ‘global alliance’ to drive up manufacturing volumes …

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  • LPWA matchup | LoRaWAN vs Sigfox vs NB-IoT vs LTE-M: technical draw (round 5)

    by James Blackman August 29, 2019
    by James Blackman August 29, 2019

    Note this is a serialised version of an editorial report, called LPWA connectivity in IoT – who is winning what?’. It is continued from a previous instalment, which can be …

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  • Metering is at the “heart” of the energy transition, says IoT maker EDMI

    by James Blackman August 29, 2019
    by James Blackman August 29, 2019

    EDMI, owned by Osaki Electric Company in Japan, has major smart metering deals with water, gas, and electric utilities in Asia and Europe. The Singapore-based company makes IoT modules for …

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  • Smart waste management: four cases, four venues, four applications

    by James Blackman August 28, 2019
    by James Blackman August 28, 2019

    1 | THE SHOP Supermarket chain Tesco has used IoT sensors to monitor bins in Slovakia, where it operates 150 stores, and employ over 9,000 people. It has worked with …

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  • LPWA matchup | LoRaWAN vs Sigfox vs NB-IoT vs LTE-M: billion-$ question (round 4)

    by James Blackman August 27, 2019
    by James Blackman August 27, 2019

    Note this is a serialised version of an editorial report, called LPWA connectivity in IoT – who is winning what?’. It is continued from a previous instalment, which can be …

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  • ‘Rural broadband is a global issue’– farm equipment firm AGCO on connecting agriculture

    by James Blackman August 27, 2019
    by James Blackman August 27, 2019

    A new smart farming initiative in Brazil, called ConectarAGRO, is seeking to make use of LTE and 5G connectivity, as well as satellite and microwave technologies, to enable 500,000 farms …

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  • Seven reasons eSIM tech is the key (to the highway) for connected cars

    by James Blackman August 26, 2019
    by James Blackman August 26, 2019

    Embedded SIM (eSIM) technology is gaining ground in the connected ‘things’ space, which requires subscriber identity modules (SIMs) to be remotely provisioned and tamper proof, and often miniaturised for IoT …

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  • LPWA matchup | LoRaWAN vs Sigfox vs NB-IoT vs LTE-M: trading blows (round 3)

    by James Blackman August 22, 2019
    by James Blackman August 22, 2019

    Note this is a serialised version of an editorial report, called LPWA connectivity in IoT – who is winning what?’. It is continued from a previous instalment, which can be …

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  • Differences of trust and security in IT and OT systems – and their interplay in IIoT

    by James Blackman August 21, 2019
    by James Blackman August 21, 2019

    Hats off to the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), which continues to publish comprehensive and constructive guides on how to design, deploy, and manage digital change systems in highly individualistic ‘vertical’ …

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  • LPWA matchup | LoRaWAN vs Sigfox vs NB-IoT vs LTE-M: power play (round 2)

    by James Blackman August 20, 2019
    by James Blackman August 20, 2019

    Note this is a serialised version of an editorial report, called LPWA connectivity in IoT – who is winning what?’. It is continued from a previous instalment, which can be …

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  • Why is LoRaWAN better than Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE-M? LoRaWAN provider Senet counts the ways

    by James Blackman August 19, 2019
    by James Blackman August 19, 2019

    Why is LoRaWAN better than Sigfox, NB-IoT, and LTE-M? It is not a query based on a statement of fact, to be clear; just a loose question, asked here of …

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  • European Commission signs off €82m for 20 smart city projects in 17 countries

    by James Blackman August 16, 2019
    by James Blackman August 16, 2019

    The European Commission has made €82 million available to 20 smart city projects to design technology solutions for urban security, digital transition, urban land use, and urban poverty. The investment, …

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  • The ‘beauty’ of broadband powerline (BPL), and the advance of Germany’s energiewende

    by James Blackman August 16, 2019
    by James Blackman August 16, 2019

    Germany has a good model for the adoption of renewable energy resources. The country has an aggressive decarbonisation agenda as part of its energiewende (‘energy transition’). It shut down seven …

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  • Itron to connect 240,000 smart electricity meters in Western Australia

    by James Blackman August 16, 2019
    by James Blackman August 16, 2019

    Itron has a deal with givernment owned utility Western Power in Australia to connect around 240,000 electricity meters. Western Power, in Western Australia, will gain visibility into the operation of …

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  • Operators will struggle to monetize 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M in M2M market, says report

    by James Blackman August 15, 2019
    by James Blackman August 15, 2019

    Cellular M2M value-added service revenues will account for only 14 per cent of the total revenues gained on the top of straight cellular M2M connection revenues, in the next five …

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  • The difference between eSIMs and iSIMs, and the benefits for the IoT market

    by James Blackman August 15, 2019
    by James Blackman August 15, 2019

    The SIM card, or subscriber identity module, is hardly perceived as cutting-edge technology, observes Vincent Korstanje, vice president and general manager of secure identity at chip-design company Arm. He conjures …

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  • NIB: Altair’s IoT chip ‘revolution’; Rockwell’s cyber alliance; Cisco and Actility’s LoRa trip

    by James Blackman August 15, 2019
    by James Blackman August 15, 2019

    1 | GCF certification sets Altair to “revolutionise cellular IoT” Cellular IoT chipset maker Altair Semiconductor, owned by Sony Corporation, has announced its lab has been officially authorised by the …

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  • LPWA matchup | LoRaWAN vs Sigfox vs NB-IoT vs LTE-M: down for the count (round 1)

    by James Blackman August 14, 2019
    by James Blackman August 14, 2019

    Note this is a serialised version of an editorial report, called ‘LPWA connectivity in IoT – who is winning what?’. The full report, including additional content, is available for download …

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  • What is ‘co-creation’ in IoT (with doughnuts), and what can 5G providers learn from it?

    by James Blackman August 14, 2019
    by James Blackman August 14, 2019

    The enterprise IoT sector has moved up a gear, out of the lab and onto the ‘shop floor’, because the various parties involved have hit upon a way to collaborate …

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  • “IoT is meaningless without 5G” – UK puts 5G at heart of industrial-change strategy

    by James Blackman August 14, 2019
    by James Blackman August 14, 2019

    “The internet of things is meaningless without 5G.” That was the line this week from Siemens, or at least its UK chief, speaking as chair of the UK government’s new …

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  • Four benefits of LoRa in mining – and how Rio Tinto connected its conveyors

    by James Blackman August 13, 2019
    by James Blackman August 13, 2019

    The mining industry is expected to produce $686 billion in revenue by the end of 2019, a steady eight per cent increase on 2018, according to PwC. The global conveyer …

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  • Edge AI specialist FogHorn works with auto firms ADVICS, Porsche; releases Android app

    by James Blackman August 13, 2019
    by James Blackman August 13, 2019

    Foghorn has struck a deal with auto-parts maker ADVICS to deploy its edge compute software to enable real-time analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its “smart factory transition”. …

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  • “Please don’t do this. Please!” Seven ways to hack a fleet of connected vehicles

    by James Blackman August 13, 2019
    by James Blackman August 13, 2019

    A recent report from Consumer Watchdog in the US about connected cars as “killing machines” – on the grounds their systems can be hacked, leading to terrorist-style attacks on critical …

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