Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band
Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies.
Under the terms of the agreement, both companies...
The smart parking implementation will be the initial step of commercial IoT networks in Norway
Sweden-based IoT provider Telenor Connexion aims to carry out a smart parking pilot in Trondheim, Norway, beginning in January 2017.
The firm plans to implement the pilot through cooperation with Norwegian...
By combining data from connected trucks with its lean production know-how, Scania aims to help mining companies boost their productivity.
Scania is no beginner when it comes to lean production methods. Already in the 1990s, the Swedish truck manufacturer partnered with Toyota of Japan to later...
Berg Insight estimates the autonomous car market will grow at a CAGR of 62% during the 2020-2030 period
The total number of new registrations of autonomous cars is expected to reach 24 million in 2030 compared to 200,000 in 2020, which will represent a compound...
As part of its strategy to become a leader in the Internet of Things market, IBM announced a $200 million investment in its Watson IoT business in Munich, Germany.
IBM announced it will invest more than $200 million in its global Watson IoT headquarters in Munich,...
Bosch hosted its Bosch Connected World conference in Chicago last week where it showed off its position within industrial IoT. The event was highlighted by news that Bosch would team with GE to bring interoperability between the two manufacturer's IoT platforms. Partnerships were the...
Telecommunications vendor Ericsson confirmed on Tuesday the company intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden. It also plans to recruit 1,000 in R&D.
Ericsson intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, the company announced on Tuesday morning. The telecommunications vendors employs today approximately 16,000 people in its...
5G will require new approaches to spectrum sharing, in particular in bands below 6GHz, and could see vertical industries become MVNOs.
The November 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC15) came to the conclusion that IMT2020, that is 5G, will require spectrum allocations below 6 GHz and above...
U.S.-based Ingenu has deployed a LPWA IoT network in South Africa, and announced a new smart city platform.
Ingenu announced the deployment of a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Internet of Things (IoT) network using the company’s proprietary Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA) technology in...
Nokia is addressing the industrial IoT market by tailoring its cloud packet core solution for private LTE networks. The company said that private LTE networks are becoming a preferred way for transportation and energy companies to deliver mission-critical services. Valued at less than a...
Smartphone sales are expected to peak in North America and Europe next year, and then start to decline as the smartphone becomes just one of many connected devices. No one is more aware of this forecast than Qualcomm, the leading supplier of mobile processors...
Chris Swearingen, manager of SenseAware at FedEx, gave a talk titled How Innovations in Manufacturing and Supply Chain are Redefining Mobility and Reshaping the Globe, at Bosch Connected World in Chicago. He spoke about the company's IoT product SenseAware and how it is driving supply chain optimization.
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The deal allows users of Ericsson’s mobile wallet platform to access HomeSend’s network of MTOs
Swedish telecommunications vendor Ericsson and HomeSend have inked a partnership to accelerate the adoption of international remittances via mobile across emerging markets.
The new agreement will allow users of Ericsson-powered mobile...
Mike Zeto discusses AT&T's priorities during Smart Cities Week
WASHINGTON--One year into running a dedicated smart cities business unit, General Manager Mike Zeto discussed the operation, lessons learned and priorities going into 2017 during the Smart Cities Week event.
On the year old business unit: "It...
A new European Commission-supported study details the expected costs and benefits of 5G deployment in the European Union’s 28 member states.
The cost of 5G deployment in the European Union’s (EU) 28 member states could reach €56 billion ($63 billion) in 2020, according to a...
The new initiative will allow partners and customers to test internet of things applications at no cost
Japanese company Fujitsu has set up an environment at the firm’s Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Tokyo, a co-creative workshop space for testing internet of things systems combining...
The software firms plans to establish IoT labs around the world
German software giant SAP confirmed it will invest 2 billion euros ($2.24 billion) in its internet of things business over the next five years.
SAP said it plans to accelerate innovation in its solution portfolio,...
An army of hacked IoT devices was used to conduct the two largest DDoS attacks to date.
Security experts have warned time and again that hacked IoT devices could cause serious security damage. Now might be a good time for IoT device makers and IT departments...
CHICAGO- GE and Bosch announced a collaboration between both of the organization’s software divisions, GE Digital and Bosch Software Innovations. The two well-known organizations signed a memorandum where GE Digital and Bosch Software Innovations will further “facilitate openness and growth of the industrial internet...
Mobile network operators will do almost anything to keep their customers, as evidenced by the ongoing price wars and promotions that consumers enjoy. But what will happen as more of those customers become "things" instead of people? Most machines will not be able to...
5G Automotive Association founders include Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Qualcomm, Intel
German car makers Audi, BMW Group and Daimler have partnered with telecom vendors Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and chipmakers Qualcomm and Intel to form the 5G Automotive Association, an association to promote connected vehicle technologies.
This new...
The deal between the Korean giant and the Russian telco includes 5G, IoT and MIMO technologies
Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics and Russian telecom operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and develop new technologies, including 5G, IoT and MIMO.
Under...
Multi-Tech announced a 4G-LTE Cat 1 version of its SocketModem Cell earlier this month. The device offers peak upload data rates of up to 5 Mbps and download data rates of up to 10 Mbps. It is meant for long lifetime IoT applications that...
Located at the Twente Airport in the Netherlands, drone tests will focus on real-world drone simulations
Finnish vendor Nokia will be in charge of the deployment of Europe's first dedicated testing facility for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for traffic management.
Nokia’s testing...
