Swedish electric boat maker Candela is in the process of deploying its Candela P-12 hydrofoil ferry in both Sweden and New Zealand. The P-12, like other hydrofoils in the Candela …
James Blackman
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.
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The market for printed sensors is set to reach $960 million by 2034, according to a new report by IDTechEx. The firm noted that demand for printed and flexible IoT …
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IoT is hard, man. Even talking about it, in any proper detail, is hard. Except if you’re talking with Ray Ozzie – over a breakfast croissant at MWC in Barcelona …
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US-based Cellular Tracking Technologies (CTT), which makes IoT solutions for wildlife monitoring, has developed a solution with Swiss IoT module maker u-blox to track a penguin colony on Ross Island, …
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Note, this article is continued from a previous entry, under the title: Pragmatism, partnership, progress – private 5G pipe ‘doubles’ for Verizon. Go here for the first part. As written, …
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One we missed, from late February: Spanish water company Aqualia has appointed Vodafone on a 10-year deal to automate and manage its advanced meter infrastructure, with a view to supply …
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Shared 5G infrastructure is to be deployed for smart vehicle and traffic communications, plus for rural connectivity, in cross-border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland. The project is funded …
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Barcelona-based satellite IoT provider Sateliot, building an NB-IoT satellite system based on Release 17 specs in the 5G NR cellular standard, is to launch four new IoT satellites this summer …
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The installed base of smart gas meters in Europe reached 55.9 million in 2023, according to analyst house Berg Insights. This is equivalent to a penetration rate of 45 percent, …
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What did we write about MWC last week – that it was enterprise, enterprise, enterprise, and that operators failed to show (for RCR Wireless, anyway; to talk private 5G, at …
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UK-headquartered shared network specialist Boldyn Networks has agreed to acquire US-based higher-education connectivity provider Apogee Telecom for an undisclosed fee. The announcement follows hard on the heels of its completion, …
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Singapore-based Unabiz, owner of the Sigfox technology, but proceeding as a multi-tech IoT solution provider, has been appointed on a “multi-million” dollar deal to install a private LoRaWAN network to …
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Toyota Material Handling, the US-based forklift truck manufacturer, is running its business critical operations at its 200,000 square-foot (19,000 square-metre) factory in Columbus, Indiana, “exclusively” over an Ericsson-made private 5G …
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How do you write a story you can’t tell? When the real plot, outside of the corporate narrative, can’t be revealed? Normally, you sit on the bank and watch the …
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MWC, Barcelona; last week. Red Hat and Intel have developed a (relatively) easy and cheap edge/cloud computing solution for enterprises to deploy and multiply AI-based applications on private 5G networks. …
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French LoRaWAN stalwarts Actility and Kerlink are integrating their LoRaWAN network hardware and connectivity software into a simplified private LoRaWAN network solution to enable “easy” deployment and scalability of industrial …
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UK-headquartered neutral host provider Boldyn Networks Boldyn Networks has completed its acquisition of private network specialist Edzcom from Spanish tower company Cellnex Telecom. The deal is for Cellnex’s entire private …
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The Japanese arm of Cisco has joined with Mitsui Information and KDDI Engineering, parts of trading group Mitsui Group and telecoms operator KDDI respectively, to deploy a private 5G network …
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Palo Alto Networks has said its 5G security software is now pre-integrated into the private 5G offerings from a number of core network and other service providers. The initial intake …
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Utility metering specialist Itron has struck a deal with German enterprise software and data orchestration firm Software AG to use its Cumulocity IoT platform for management of low-power IoT devices. …
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MWC 2024: Bleary-eyed and dead-on-our-feet, after 72 hours in Barcelona and 24 hours in briefings… MWC is not just a telco show, anymore; it is not even a telecoms show, …
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MWC, Barcelona: Cellular IoT provider 1NCE has introduced a high-power broadband IoT data service to its portfolio for higher bandwidth IoT applications. It is charging a flat fee of $5 …
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Renesas Electronics has terminated its proposed $249 million purchase of France-based cellular IoT module maker Sequans Communications. It said the decision was down to an “adverse Japanese tax ruling”, apparently …
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US operator Verizon has struck a deal with Japan-based counterpart KDDI to provide connectivity in North America to a forthcoming electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), a joint venture …
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MWC, Barcelona: System integrator Kyndryl has announced a deal with HPE-owned private 5G specialist Athonet to “jointly develop and deliver” LTE and 5G services to enterprise customers globally. The deal …
