BROWSING: IoT

European firms to spend $227m on IoT in 2023: IDC

European organizations are expected to spend around $227 billion on Internet of Things (IoT) technology in 2023, according to the Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC). The report noted that IoT-related spending is expected to continue to expand at...

How Industry 4.0 chilled out and got real (‘not with 5G’) – Software AG hails new dawn for IoT

A good – and overdue and delayed – catchup with Bernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software AG, at Hannover Messe some months back gave pause to reflect on broader developments with Industry 4.0, and with 5G as an adjunct to it, as well...

Freight tracking firm t42 picks IoT MVNO Eseye for ‘ultra-reliable’ cellular IoT

UK-based IoT MVNO Eseye has been selected by UK freight software and analytics company t42 to supply global roaming and multi-IMSI eSIM services for its global container tracking solutions. The deal is an extension of an existing partnership, which has already seen t42 deploy...

Nokia, Telefónica strike private 5G deal to spur Industry 4.0 in Latin America

Nokia has announced a go-to-market deal for private LTE and 5G in Latin America with Spain-based mobile operator Telefónica. The pair will target the ports, mining, energy, and manufacturing sectors, described as the “most promising industries in the region”. The deal covers “Hispanic geographies”;...

Ericsson, Proptivity debut neutral-host indoor-5G at shopping mall in Sweden

The neutral-host partnership between telecoms vendor Ericsson and real estate management company Proptivity, announced last month, has borne its first commercial fruit with the deployment of an indoor 5G network at a shopping mall in Stockholm. The Swedish duo said the local operating unit...

IoT’s dirty secret – 78 million IoT batteries dumped every day (by 2025)

The internet of things (IoT), the tech movement supposed to save the planet, is destroying the planet. About 78 million batteries from battery-powered IoT devices will be dumped globally every day by 2025 – if nothing is done about it. This is the shocking...

Choosing the right IoT connectivity technology for agriculture (Reader Forum)

Selecting the right connectivity technology for agriculture IoT applications is confusing as there are a wide range of options available, from cellular networks to satellite connectivity in addition to low power wide area (LPWA). In this blog post we explore some of the characteristics...

Five millionth Sigfox connected Securitas Direct alarm system – claims Unabiz

Swiss security company Verisure has passed the five-million mark for Sigfox-enabled dual-connectivity Securitas Direct alarm systems, according to a social media post by Sigfox parent company Unabiz. The number covers just the Spanish market, where Verisure still prominently uses the Securitas Direct brand –...

MIOTY makes its way to Mexico – with Google, Honeywell, Continental, Safran

The MIOTY Alliance, the industrial IoT group, formed in early 2020 by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) to shepherd its burgeoning MIOTY technology into the crowded low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT space, has struck a deal with FábricaDigital in Mexico, described as a...

Sierra, Amdocs, Athonet combine on full-service private 5G buy/build/run bundle

Semtech-owned IoT firm Sierra Wireless has partnered with telecoms software outfit Amdocs on a new network planning and management solution to reduce the complexity of private LTE and 5G networks. The new product goes with Sierra’s portfolio of IoT routers and modules, to work...

UK government commits £21m to deploy AI in the NHS – by winter

The UK government has committed £21 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies across the National Health Service (NHS) to help diagnose conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions. NHS Trusts, geographically organised healthcare units within the NHS, will be able to...

Fin-tech firm uses SODAQ-Pod ‘smart label’ to automate supply-chain payments

Here’s some good IoT innovation for you… The smart label developed by IoT hardware firm SODAQ, enterprise IoT provider Pod Group, and system integrator Lufthansa Industry Solutions (LHIND) has been picked up by German finance and insurance tech solutions firm Walbing, as the basis...

Total IoT connections to surge, but cellular IoT to lose share with 2G/3G switch-off

The total number of IoT connections will increase by 162 percent – more than double, less than triple – in the period to 2028, says the latest edition of Ericsson’s bi-annual mobility report. It has the total at 13.2 billion connections, as of the...

BT signs mega deal with British Army for 162 private networks (all Wi-Fi, some 5G)

BT has won a five-year contract with the British Army to deliver a managed Wi-Fi service across 162 new UK army sites, with a view to establish future ‘smart bases’. It is already working to establish a ‘smart base’ at the British Army base...

New iBwave network survey solution targets private LTE, public safety markets

Canadian outfit iBwave Solutions has integrated a new site survey and planning tool for LTE-based networks into its network design solution for network operators, system integrators, and enterprises. The firm’s Mobile Survey app has now been integrated with the PRiSM handheld scanner and spectrum...

Global IoT spending to exceed 805 billion this year: IDC

IDC said the overall investment in the IoT ecosystem is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2026 Global Internet of Things (IoT) spending is forecast to reach $805.7 billion in 2023, an increase of 10.6% compared to 2022, according to a new report by International...

Kigen and TMC combine on eSIM solution for FWA 5G devices – to drive ‘next billion connections’

Ireland-based SIM specialist Kigen, formerly part of Arm, has teamed up with China-based fabless chip design firm Tongxin Microelectronics (TMC) on an IoT-based consumer eSIM solution for original equipment makers (OEMs) to develop customer premise equipment (CPE) to support fixed-wireless access (FWA) 5G services,...

Edzcom and Nokia to deliver private 5G system for Europe’s deepest mine

Cellnex-owned Edzcom, one of the pioneer firms in the industrial private cellular market, has been recruited by the Finnish mine redevelopment project Callio to deploy an underground private 5G network in the Pyhäsalmi mine in the municipality of Pyhäjärv in the Northern Ostrobothnia region...

Mavenir to boost connectivity for Deutsche Telekom IoT

Mavenir said its solution will allow Deutsche Telekom IoT to provide connectivity services internationally to multinational companies Network software provider Mavenir has announced the deployment of its cloud-based remote packet gateway to Deutsche Telekom IoT in North America. Mavenir said in a release that the initial...

Active DAS hybrid: A unique distributed antenna system category

What is Active DAS Hybrid? Active DAS Hybrid is a unique distributed antenna system (DAS) category that provides outstanding network coverage using active signal amplification components at an affordable cost. The lower cost is achieved by using a blend of category cabling and fiber to...

Hyperscalers, integrators, operators – the fight to be top dog in Industry 4.0

It is easy to be benevolent when you’re top-dog. Which is true in life, of course – and is not to say that goodness should be graded by the relative comfort of the do-gooder. But what goodness is there in a boardroom, really? Because...

Ericsson readies 5G RedCap upgrade to enable “next wave” of cellular IoT

Ericsson has announced a radio access network (RAN) software upgrade for standalone 5G NR (5G SA) systems which offers reduced capability (RedCap) 5G features to lower hardware complexity, extend battery life, and support a range of mostly-IoT based use cases, notably involving wearables, video...

UK pledges £54m to develop ‘secure and trustworthy’ AI, next gen of AI managers

The UK government is to invest £54 million to develop “trustworthy and secure” AI, and also to stimulate the UK data science workforce to be able to manage it. The investment is being made available by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the national funding...

Cellular IoT module revenues reach $5.9bn in 2022: Berg Insight

Berg Insight said that Quectel, Fibocom, Sierra Wireless, Sunsea AIoT and Telit held a 69% share of the market in terms of revenues Revenues from shipments of IoT modules reached $5.9 billion last year, up 12% year-on-year, according to a new research report from...