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IBM intros industrial AI and IoT suite to help manage asset downtime and maintenance

IBM has introduced a new suite of industrial internet of things (IoT) solutions for preventative and predictive downtime and maintenance that leverage artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. The solution will reduce the risk of failure of physical assets including vehicles, manufacturing robots, turbines, mining...

Boston appoints first CISO to protect city and citizen data

Boston has appointed its first chief information security officer (CISO) to lead its fight to secure the data of its city operations and its citizens, and to modernise its technology architecture alongside.  Gregory McCarthy, with the city since 2010, will lead its cybersecurity team within...

SAP intros Leonardo IoT, tightens integration with Azure IoT Hub

German software company SAP has launched a new internet of things (IoT) suite for its Leonardo platform, as well as closer cloud integration with Microsoft’s Azure IoT Hub. SAP Leonardo IoT enables customers to combine business process data with IoT data garnered from machines...

Singtel inks IoT agreement with China Mobile

  The aim of the IoT deal is to foster the adoption of enterprise IoT services in Singapore and China   Singapore telecom operator Singtel and China Mobile International, a subsidiary of China Mobile, have signed an agreement to collaborate on accelerating enterprise adoption of the internet...

Ericsson, China Unicom develop smart harbor in key Chinese port

Both partners have already carried out 5G verification at the Port of Qingdao BARCELONA-Ericsson and China Unicom said they are currently developing a 5G-enabled smart harbor at the Port of Qingdao in China. Ericsson said that the announcement follows a technical solution verification at Qingdao and...

Microsoft mixes gaming and industry to make HoloLens 2 the king of MWC gadgets

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is an operator show, run by the GSMA operator group, that has always looked and sounded like a handsets show, dominated by device makers. On Sunday night at MWC 2019, as Samsung and Huawei gathered the blogger world in cavernous...

Five things that are (still) holding back the IoT (Reader Forum)

The checklist for deploying Internet of Things (IoT) projects is long: Companies need to evaluate, acquire, test, deploy, integrate, secure, maintain and support their IoT deployments. At any step, things can go wrong. Software developers may run behind schedule and over budget. Teams may...

LTE-V2X is ready to roll, says Ford, as Qualcomm releases chips, Vodafone runs tests, and market preps for 5G NR in 2022

LTE-based cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology will launch in earnest in the next months, as new automotive chipsets and platforms are released. The first vehicles to feature 5G-based C-V2X, enabling autonomous control of critical driving functions, will come off the production line in 2022, said...

Arm targets Chinese IoT market with new China Unicom agreement

  Through the partnership, both companies will provide IoT solutions for Chinese firms and foreign companies operating in China   Arm and China Unicom announced a long-term partnership to deliver internet of things solutions to Chinese enterprises and global companies which are seeking a local presence in...

Ericsson Head of IoT: Industry 4.0 requires operators and industry to partner

The Industry 4.0 movement is regarded in some circles as a magic bullet that will marry technology with manually intensive projects like mining, operating a factor or managing logistics in a port of warehouse. It's still early days on the idea but the long-term...

The raw and the cooked – Impressions of MWC 2019, and the state of ‘things’

What is 5G anyway? Ericsson kicked off Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 by stating it is deploying 5G networks at pace, faster than anyone else. But these networks – alongside those of its peers, and all the slick handsets (some foldable) on the stands – just...

“We are tearing down walls” – AT&T promises faster testing and returns on LTE-M, NB-IoT

Cameron Coursey, vice president of IoT product development at AT&T, got a laugh from the audience Sunday afternoon at the Mobile IoT Summit, a curtain raiser for Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. “All this talk of putting up walls,” he said. “We’re tearing...

LoRaWAN community boosted by $25-$60 million venture fund

Zurich-based Momenta Partners has launched a $25 million venture fund to foster startups and innovations in the low-power wide-area (LPWA) market, and specifically the LoRaWAN sector. The fund could stretch to $60 million, the company said. Momenta Ventures makes early-stage investments in “connected industry” projects,...

Vodafone wins global ‘bootstrapping’ deal for Arm-based IoT devices

Chip-design company Arm has appointed Vodafone as its global 'bootstrap' provider for NB-IoT and LTE-M devices based on its new line of integrated SIM (iSIM) designs. Emerging iSIM technology provides enterprises with a programmable, connected system-on-chip design that eliminates the need for traditional SIM cards....

Nokia inks deal with Japan’s Rakuten for IoT deployment

With Nokia’s IoT platform, the Japanese company will be able to offer IoT services for sectors including agriculture, industry and automotive BARCELONA--Nokia announced that Japanese operator Rakuten has selected its Impact IoT platform for the deployment of internet of things services across Japan. With the deployment of...

Qualcomm honing vertical focus on automotive, robotics and industrial IoT

5G as the 'nervous system' for the industrial IoT BARCELONA--Qualcomm is a major force in not just the modems and other components that power smartphones but also in the processes that gives us standards like Wi-Fi, LTE and 5G NR. Given that pedigree, coupled with...

GCF: 23% YoY increase in cellular device certifications, dominated by IoT

Smartphones accounted for 49% of certified devices last year, while IoT modules were the fastest-growing device segment Cellular devices are becoming more complex, supporting more bands than ever -- and the number of certified internet of things devices is booming, according to the Global Certification...

Continental and HPE ride-share on blockchain data-trading for car makers

IT company HPE and Continental, best known for making tyres, have revealed a new blockchain-based trading platform for vehicle data to help car makers monetise data and tie in with emerging traffic warning systems and parking solutions. The data-sharing mechanism will also improve driver safety, the...

AT&T and Vodafone pool resources on 5G and C-V2X for automotive sector

Vodafone and AT&T are pooling resources to accelerate adoption of mobile technologies in the automotive industry. The pair will collaborate, they said, on 5G and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies. The arrangement also covers innovations in connected vehicle systems and intelligent transportation system (ITS) for...

‘It’s never a good idea to compete with your own customers’ – Ericsson talks private LTE for industry

Ericsson sought to set itself apart from Nokia in its approach to industrial markets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as it made clear it will serve new industrial customers via its traditional operator customers. Finnish vendor Nokia has stated it will go direct to...

SEAT and IBM showcase AI for smarter urban mobility

Spanish car brand SEAT is using artificial intelligence (AI) from IBM Watson to bring information and guidance to city residents about their usage of cars, scooters, bikes and public transport. Cars have, invariably, been a feature of Mobile World Congress 2019 this week. SEAT,...

Telstra and Ericsson tie-up on global NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity

Telstra and Ericsson are combining their cellular IoT and connectivity services, in the shape of the former’s narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M networks and the latter’s IoT Accelerator connectivity and device management platform, respectively. The move will enable the deployment and management of IoT...

5G to represent over 15% of mobile market by 2025: GSMA

  According to the GSMA, 5G networks will cover 40% of the global population by that year 5G connections are expected to reach 1.4 billion connections by 2025, representing over 15% of the global mobile market, according to a new study by the GSMA. The report highlights...

Telensa deploys smart-city AI on street lights with Qualcomm

UK based smart-city firm Telensa will run compute and analytics on its new streetlight solutions to insights from raw data in real time and reduce the need for cloud support. Telensa’s Multi-Sensor Pods will run on Qualcomm’s SDM845 processors, which make use of the...