ABI Research noted that applications such as lane centering, localization and location-enriched sensor fusion will see automotive digital maps expand out of the infotainment domain
Global revenues for intelligent speed assistance (ISA) and autonomous vehicle maps are forecast to surpass $500 million by 2027, according...
Amazon has signed a deal to acquire US smart-home brand iRobot, maker of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, for $1.7 billion. The disc-shaped Roomba robot – which autonomously vacuums floors using IoT sensors to navigate obstacles, drops, and dirt – integrates with various smart...
The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) has for the first time included an update on satellite connectivity in its Industrial Internet Networking Framework (IINF), its guide to help IoT application developers to design, deploy, and operate industrial networking solutions. It has also joined with the...
An automotive-technology-engineering collective has joined a new mobility initiative organised by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the ‘front lines of the mobility revolution’. Their task is to shape a “mobility system”, a press statement goes, that is “sustainable, safe, clean, and accessible”. The...
India's Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that direct allocation of 5G frequencies to tech companies was a complex issue
The government of India is analyzing the potential direct allocation of 5G spectrum to local companies and will make a final decision on this issue after...
There are few of us left who have yet to embrace the transformation of our houses into “smart homes” to improve our comfort and safety, and to lower costs. Devices in our homes now regulate the temperature more efficiently, monitor food to prevent spoilage,...
Verizon Connect’s AI Dashcam provides audible alerts to drivers when it detects unsafe driving
Verizon Connect said it is unveiling its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dashcam to provide fleet managers with a "range of insight into dangerous events" as well as in-cab coaching that will...
Siemens has completed its acquisition of US firm Brightly, a provider of cloud-based asset management and maintenance management software for buildings, and more broadly for built infrastructure. Brightly joins Siemens’ smart infrastructure business, called Siemens Smart Infrastructure. The deal was first announced on June...
The IoT hardware market has, suddenly, shrunk – in order to expand, and to rebalance the western power-play. So say market watchers, reacting to the twin acquisitions this week by US-based chipmaker and Semtech, which has confirmed a deal to splurge $1.2 billion on...
As part of the agreement, the firm will install the CommScope’s ERA All-Digital DAS
CommScope said it has been selected by Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) to provide mobile connectivity at AT&T Center, home of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team.
Under the terms of the...
Someone somewhere said something about 5,000 ‘private networks’ in China. (Forgive me for not having the reference to hand; I am trying to write quickly and cover ground.) The point, as always, seemed to be just that China is running away with it –...
There were two high profile pieces of M&A news in the IoT hardware space in the last week. First up, on Friday 29th July, Telit and Thales announced that they were combining the assets of Telit with those of Thales’ IoT hardware business into...
Well, it didn’t take long; “advanced talks” between Semtech and Sierra Wireless, as reported yesterday, have quickly concluded, with US firm Semtech confirming a deal to acquire its Canadian counterpart for $1.2 billion. The deal, subject to final approval, will bring together Semtech’s LoRa/LoRaWAN...
Note, this article has been superseded (see report here), following conclusion of the agreement between Semtech and Sierra Wireless.
US and Canadian firms Semtech and Sierra Wireless have confirmed they are engaged in "advanced discussions" about a potential transaction, with Semtech looking to purchase Sierra...
TRAI has selected Vodafone Idea to conduct trials at Bhopal Smart City as the main smart city location in India
Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea is currently conducting a trial on the use of street furniture for small cells and aerial fiber deployment in Bhopal...
The latest release of the 5G New Radio (NR) standard has, at last, fixed a problem for cellular-based sensor comms with the emergence of a cut-down version of 5G for massive-scale IoT deployments. On paper, anyway; in reality, the news only confirms a waypoint...
Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has said it will invest a further $100 million in 5G, AI, and IoT startups via its Singtel Innov8 corporate venture arm. The new funds will take its total capital commitment to $350 million. New investments will be focused on early-...
Italian-American IoT module maker Telit is to acquire the cellular IoT unit of French aerospace, defence, and security company Thales in return for a quarter-share of its expanded industrial IoT business. Thales will take a 25 percent stake in the expanded Telit business, headquartered...
Sigfox is back from the dead in South Africa, after local Sigfox operator SqwidNet was canned a year ago by parent company Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) because of a lack of demand. This week, following Sigfox’s rescue by Unabiz in France and “extensive...
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has deployed a dual-band LoRa/LoRaWAN-based network, with IoT gateways and devices in unlicensed spectrum, on its Stena Hollandica roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferry, following work by US chipmaker and LoRa-owner Semtech, together with Netherlands-based IoT companies SkyLab and HeNet. The...
Sunderland City Council and the University of Sunderland in the UK have appointed BAI Communications (BAI), already engaged on a 20-year deal with the city council to build and operate a 5G network to support municipal services and the local manufacturing sector, to also...
The Circuit of The Americas (COTA), a 1,500-acre motorsports and entertainment venue, is in Austin, Texas
Infrastructure company ExteNet Systems announced it would provide new 5G cellular and private wireless metwork infrastructure to improve coverage and capacity at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), a...
Philippe Chiu has been sleeping for three hours a night, he says, for six months. He has taken to power-napping, like he is “at college again”, he says. “Twenty minutes gets you three hours. And it works – because it is good sleep. So,...
The Multiverse software solution will leverage data to assess the performance of individual equipment as well as broader production processes
Quantum computing company Multiverse Computing announced a collaborative research project with the Bosch Automotive Electronics plant in Madrid to leverage the power of quantum computing...
