Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology
SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-"5G" technologies in a move to speed up the evolution of "4G" networks.
The vendor's pre-5G initiatives include massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology,...
Nokia 5G demonstration plans include a claimed first ever network running on commercial platforms and cloud orchestration-based network slicing
Ahead of this week’s 5G World event, Nokia said it plans to demonstrate a “5G” network running on commercial platforms at the show in London. The...
The recent Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, Texas, brought smart city stakeholders from the public and private sectors to discuss key drivers of intelligent urban living.
Obviously the underlying connectivity and attendant services and applications are what citizens will see as creating more livable...
Verizon 5G efforts could leverage KT's millimeter wave technology
Verizon Wireless will work closely with Korea Telecom as part of its effort to lead the development of a "5G" standard. Korea Telecom announced the partnership this weekend, and said that the two carriers will cooperate to expedite...
Driven by strong IoT investment, revenues projected to grow at 16.1% CAGR from 2015 to 2019
U.S. investment into the "internet of things," including hardware, software, services and connectivity spending is expected to hit $232 billion this year, according to a recent study by IDC....
Regulators and self-driving car manufacturers are facing a moral dilemma: should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians when they crash? A new study reveals how end users feel about the issue.
Self-driving cars are coming, bringing claimed advantages such as more efficient traffic management, reduced...
IoT startup Resin.io focuses on devops for the industrial internet of things
Seattle-based Resin.io, an IoT startup focused on devops management, raised $9 million in Series A funding round with capital coming from telecom equipment heavyweight Ericsson and GE's investment arm GE Ventures.
Specifically, Resin.io has...
Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a key industrial internet of things use case, according to analyst
As the industrial internet of things brings automation to an array of verticals, the as-a-service model is evolving to fill an emerging market for the hardware--sensors and other devices--that make...
Enterprises harnessing the IoT will need to strike a careful balance between security and power consumption
Amid all the buzz about the arrival of low power wide area (LPWA) connectivity and IoT devices that can function for a decade on a single battery charge, there...
In addition to 5G, the deals cover IoT, cloud, network virtualization and CloudRAN
Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica has signed 5G development agreements with Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei.
The European telco inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZTE for the development of 5G and the transition...
French boiler manufacturer e.l.m. leblanc has selected Sigfox to connect over 100,000 boilers in France to enable predictive, remote maintenance and remote management.
E.l.m. leblanc, a French boiler manufacturer part of Bosch Group, has selected Sigfox to connect over 100,000 boilers in France to...
Andrew Entwistle of New Street Research says the internet of things, and its relationship to 5G, doesn't present 'any business case for a telecoms operator'
Going against the mainstream industry thinking that 5G as an enabler of the internet of things will create new vertical...
Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT
Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a 5G technology solution – LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed) – by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz of...
Samsung and Intel are teaming up on an industry-wide IoT strategy initiative to develop strategic recommendations on IoT for U.S. policy makers.
Samsung made its ambitions in the internet of things (IoT) space clear, as it announced yesterday that it planned to invest $1.2 billion over...
$40 million in Smart City Challenge funding to support transportation
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday said Columbus, Ohio, was the winner of the Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge; the winning city is set to receive $40 million in federal dollars plus another $10...
Samsung CEO describes vision of 'human-centered' internet of things
Samsung Vice Chairman and CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon today announced the Korean technology giant will invest $1.2 billion over the next four years in U.S-based internet of things-related research, development and investments.
During an event in Washington D.C.,...
MegaFon said its 5G trial achieved internet speeds of more than 1 Gbps
Russian mobile operator MegaFon demonstrated mobile internet speeds of more than 1 Gbps during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
The test used Huawei network equipment and a prototype user device based on the Qualcomm...
Deploying wearables in the workplace may seem like a logical step for businesses but concerns over privacy make workers wary of their use.
Using wearables in the workplace is only but a logical step as the popularity of wearable devices continues to increase. Sales of wearable devices...
Connected vehicles are part of the Huawei smart city portfolio
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SamTech Middle East, a regional systems integrator specializing in smart vehicle tracking systems.
Under the terms of the deal, SamTech will develop customized applications...
Stockholm tops Ericsson’s Networked Society City Index 2016, a global smart city index measuring both sustainable urban development and ICT maturity in 41 cities around the world.
Ericsson’s global smart city league table, the Networked Society City Index 2016, ranked Stockholm as the leading...
'Secure connectivity' is the common thread in smart city technologies
AUSTIN, Texas--With an addressable market comprising virtually every city and town on the planet, carriers and service providers are adapting existing product lines and creating new solutions to address the smart city. AT&T is no...
Swisscom and Ericsson aim to launch commercial 5G in 2020
Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has partnered with Swedish vendor Ericsson to launch the '5G for Switzerland' initiative in collaboration with local university Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The three parties involved in the 5G program are...
UK manufacturers lack understanding of Industry 4.0, a new survey found. This could put UK manufacturing at risk of being left behind as other countries embrace Industry 4.0.
While a majority of UK manufacturers (59 percent) recognize that Industry 4.0 will have a big impact...
Ericsson 5G plans now include “software-driven” Plug-ins designed to allow carriers to tap current LTE networks to support next-gen use cases
Ericsson continues to push both its software and “5G” technology agenda, with the latest move combining both passions in the form of what it...
