According to Canadian operator Telus, current intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are on the verge of significant transformation as advanced network technologies, such as 5G and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), are enabling solutions in ways never thought of until now.
“Instead of managing independent siloed systems,...
The state-owned Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) is coordinating a joint research and development project with Finnish network vendor Nokia and Swedish mining company Sandvik around industrial private 5G networks, edge computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enable digital transformation in the...
T-Mobile US is partnering to explore how 5G can enable enterprise applications
Both before and after its acquisition of Sprint, T-Mobile US has been laser-focused on building out a nationwide 5G network and aggressively marketing its advantages in coverage to the consumer segment. But with...
Qualcomm has launched its latest drone platform, and its first (and “the world’s first”) to introduce 5G and AI into the mix. The new Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G platform and reference design will spur the industrial market to deploy autonomous drones for infrastructure inspections,...
The Utah Inland Port Authority, the state-run logistics agency developing a dry port in the northwest of Salt Lake City and other undeveloped land in Salt Lake County, has said it will build and manage its own private 5G network as the “foundation” for...
June 20th was recently celebrated as World Wi-Fi Day, a global initiative to help bridge the digital divide and to celebrate the legendary role Wi-Fi has played in “connecting the unconnected.” From humble beginnings as a privileged consumer network and a “Guest” network in...
More detail has emerged about NTT’s new private cellular as-a-service platform, launched last week for enterprises to deploy private LTE and 5G networks anywhere in the world. The firm has confirmed California-based private LTE/5G startup and CBRS champ Celona is providing the key LTE/5G...
UK satellite communications provider Inmarsat is to launch a global narrowband network for IoT connectivity, targeting the aviation, maritime, and government sectors. The new service, which goes by the name ELERA, and launches in trial mode with aviation customers in 2022, uses L-band spectrum...
IoT connectivity provider Kajeet has acquired network design consultancy Red Rover, specialising in supply of LTE connectivity to ‘community and educational’ outlets, to launch a new private LTE networks practice. The acquisition fee has not been disclosed.
Kajeet, which has been supplying wireless connectivity and...
US aerospace and weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin has opened a new 215,000 square-foot smart manufacturing facility at its Skunk Works campus and headquarters in Palmdale, in California. It called the new production setup “intelligent” and “flexible”, and said it puts it in position to...
There are billions of IoT devices across the globe – from Google Homes and Amazon Echos to Ring Doorbells, Fitbits, Nest heaters, and more. And they are not just for consumers – many industries and businesses are implementing IoT to optimise workflows and increase...
Nokia and the city of Melbourne, Australia have conducted a trial using Nokia Scene Analytics artificial intelligence (AI) technology to develop a deeper understanding of waste disposal behavior, the vendor said in a release.
This will allow the city to tackle the issue of waste...
NTT has launched a private cellular as-a-service platform for enterprises to deploy private LTE and 5G networks anywhere in the world. The Japan-based firm described the offer as an “end-to-end stack of services that goes beyond the network” to include infrastructure and device management,...
IBM and Verizon are collaborating on 5G use cases and ‘management approaches’ for Industry 4.0 at IBM’s ‘industry solution lab’ in Texas, in the US. The pair are offering industrial enterprises a test environment to experiment with 5G networking, cloud-and-edge compute, and analytics-based AI...
Nokia has deployed a private LTE network for electricity company Western Power Distribution (WPD) in the UK to test various smart grid applications including for monitoring of power networks, distributed generation, grid automation, and surveillance cameras.
Nokia has deployed the LTE version (branded 4.9G LTE)...
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Intelligent Transportation Systems are made up of advanced applications developed with the main goal of providing innovative services relating to different modes of traffic management and transportation. These applications are deployed with the ultimate goal...
For more information on Intelligent Transportation Systems, download this free report
Intelligent Transportation Systems are made up of advanced applications developed with the main goal of providing innovative services relating to different modes of traffic management and transportation. These applications are deployed with the ultimate...
AT&T has teamed up with Belfast-based SIM specialist Kigen, spun-out of chip design company Arm at the end of last year, to allow cellular IoT device makers to source integrated SIM solutions earlier in the manufacturing process. This includes at the point of contract...
Data centre company ITRenew and ‘edge-to-edge networking’ provider Vapor IO have devised a way for enterprises to run on-premise computing without the need for on-site data centres or IT equipment. The solution replaces enterprise-based IT equipment with a “near-premise” equivalent, delivered as a service.
The...
California-based semiconductor maker Semtech has announced it is working with IoT developer and engineering services company Oxit, based in North Carolina, to develop smart energy solutions for LoRaWAN networks. Semtech said it will support Oxit’s “intelligent energy initiatives” by providing LoRa-based low-power wide-area (LPWA)...
Verizon has added compute and storage into its 5G network infrastructure in Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix. Its project to build-out its multi-access edge compute (MEC) infrastructure, in partnership with AWS, has now reached 13 cities in the US. The rest of the country’s “top-20”...
