Awareness and intent is growing around IIoT manufacturing but companies have yet to see significant impact
The 2016 edition of the global MESA International and LNS Research survey on ”Metrics that Matter in the manufacturing world” shows that the IIoT manufacturing sector’s take on IoT is changing...
Michigan, home of the traditional automotive industry, is hoping to take the lead on autonomous driving regulation. In the meantime, Microsoft opens its Azure IoT Gateway SDK to public beta and iPass launches its developer program with the promises of scale and shorter time-to-market.
Michigan...
PM shares vision for a 30-minute city, announces funding
Not a day goes by without a new city or a new country unveiling an ambitious plan for smart cities. With 80% of its economic activity taking place in cities, Australia needs a game plan for...
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, in a post to the company's web site, laid out an internal transformation from a PC company to a cloud company poised to support the Internet of Things (IoT) and ultimate commercialization of 5G.
Krzanich laid out five "core beliefs that...
Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China
Volvo Cars is to launch a large autonomous driving (AD) trial in the UK next year, going...
The new facility will develop IoT products and apps
Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei and Vodafone Group have launched a new Open IoT Lab to develop products and applications relating to Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology.
The lab will offer a pre-integration testing environment for...
Lyft, Volvo round out founding members of Self-Driving Coalition for Safe Streets
There aren't many details available, but a new coalition comprising technology, automotive and ride-sharing interests has formed to advocate for safer street made possible by autonomous driving.
Founding members of the Self-Driving Coalition for...
Nokia's return to the consumer market will not just be about smartphones. The company said today that it plans to buy France's Withings, which makes connected devices to monitor health and fitness.
"With this acquisition, Nokia is strengthening its position in the Internet of Things...
AT&T has been saying for months that satellites will be part of its "Internet of Things" strategy, and this week the carrier finally shared details. Globecomm will be AT&T's IoT partner for satellite services, enabling AT&T to better leverage DirecTV's satellite portfolio to connect...
The Internet of Things is projected to connect billions of previously unintelligent objects to global telecommunications networks opening up the possibility of gaining new, analytics-based insight from machines with the goal of revolutionizing industry.
There are various market forecasts that place differing values on the...
Enterprise mobility management is starting to include "Internet of Things" deployments as well as traditional mobile devices, according to MOBI, as companies get to a point where they want assistance in managing IoT devices and connectivity.
"I think it's at a tipping point in the market,"...
Nokia Bell Labs said IoT connected devices will reach between 20 and 46 billion by 2020
Mobile operators will need to accelerate investments in areas such as 5G and cloud technologies in order to meet increasing consumer and business demand for mobile connectivity through 2020,...
Ovum research highlights IoT growth
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is and has been making major waves in both consumer and industrial applications, and the IoT is only expected to grow as new connections ranging from health wearables to asset tracking sensors are deployed.
To...
ABI Research also forecasts 8.5 million small cells by 2020
Mobile broadband operators will reach revenues of $247 million in the 5G segment in 2025, according to a recent study by consultancy firm ABI Research.
The report shows that North America, Asia-Pacific and Western Europe will...
The smart city project aims to transform Kowloon East district into a new business area
Swedish vendor Ericsson has teamed with U.S.-based professional services company Arup to carry out a smart city feasibility study, following the Hong Kong government’s vision of developing Hong Kong into...
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a hot topic in telecom. The connectivity needs range, on the low end, to sending just a few Kilobytes at fixed intervals, to incredibly high-throughput, low-latency applications like autonomous driving.
To support IoT needs, particularly machine-type communications, networks...
Municipal services, business climate targeted by smart city projects in Jeddah
Saudi mobile telephony operator Zain KSA and Finish vendor Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a smart city initiative in Jeddah.
Under the terms MoU, Nokia and Zain will apply...
10 key indicators to watch
Ubiquitous connectivity is set to bring about another industrial revolution. Connected sensors and controls will enable us to monitor and adjust almost every activity in real-time, empowering businesses, cities and individuals to become far more efficient and innovative.
Although we can see...
KT aims to launch 5G trial services in 2018
Japanese company NEC Corporation and Korean telecoms carrier KT completed of a Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for a 5G wireless backhaul solution that utilizes E-Band spectrum (70 GHZ-80 GHz).
The PoC was conducted at Phoenix Park...
The Chinese firms will cooperate on SDN, NFV, 5G and IoT
ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to develop a number of technologies including software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, "4G" and "5G," and the "Internet of Things."
Under terms of...
Carrier tested millimeter waves in the 28 GHz band
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom and compatriot vendor Samsung Electronics claimed to have successfully tested a "5G" system using 28 GHz spectrum in an outdoor environment. The two firms said the millimeter wave technology applied to...
T-Mobile 5G plans are set for a boost as the carrier filed applications for experimental spectrum license usage around its Washington headquarters
T-Mobile US is moving on plans to begin testing of “5G” technologies, filing applications with the Federal Communications Commission to use experimental spectrum...
In a meeting today with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Federal Communications Commissioner Chairman Tom Wheeler touched on the future of "5G" and the attendant spectrum resources.
Wheeler, looking to the future of the "Internet of Things," connected cars and...
Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life.
For instance, at the show this...
