Smart Cities

Chinese manufacturer Wasion and French IoT software provider Acklio have introduced an electricity meter supporting Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) communications over low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking protocol LoRaWAN. The release …

This conversation will form part of the narrative in the forthcoming Enterprise IoT Insights report on industrial 5G SLAs, out at the start of April (to be available here). A …

Finnish industrial networking specialist Edzcom has deployed private 5G networks at shipping terminals in Mussalo and Hietanen in Kotka for Steveco, Finland’s largest port operator. Italy-based Athonet has provided the …

As promised last week, in an op-ed write-around of the same conversation, here is the full interview with Phil Skipper, group head of IoT business development at Vodafone, on the …

Barcelona-based IoT antenna company Fractus Antennas has rebranded as Ignion. The company has reissued its mission statement, to establish its proprietary off-the-shelf multiband ‘virtual antenna’ chip technology as a driver …

Nokia has integrated a spectrum access and radio sensing mechanisms into its private LTE and 5G offer for priority and general access users in the CBRS band in the US. …

Network slicing – across the radio, the transport, and the core network – is coming to both private LTE and private 5G setups, Nokia has said. The Finnsh vendor is …

US-based Federated Wireless has watched at close quarters as US enterprises have piled into the CBRS band to deploy private LTE and 5G networks. Here, Deepak Das, in the company’s …

German carrier Deutsche Telekom has issued updates on key projects around industry-wide data sharing in the automotive supply chain and smart cities sectors in Europe. It has also announced, via …

Up to $800 billion will be spent on new and replacement server equipment and edge computing facilities in the period to 2028, driven by the deployment of 5G in industry, …

Semtech Corporation is working with Germany-based IoT blockchain group MXC Foundation to deploy open networks using LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. The deal will see MXC users bring LoRaWAN …

Telefónica is to deploy a 5G network for Netherlands-based port operating company APM Terminals at the Port of Barcelona. The network, in a pilot phase, will be used to connect …

Singapore-based Sigfox operator and IoT service provider UnaBiz is providing low-power GPS trackers to monitor Asian black bears in Japan, and help keep the peace with local residents. The company …

The KymiRing motorsports venue in Finland is to get its own private 5G network to augment media streaming and television broadcast services, as well as to help with testing autonomous …

Some quick (perhaps not fully-formed) thoughts on the supply and management of private 5G networks for industry. These come from a series of conversations for an upcoming report (and webinar) …

  A total of 572.3 million smart electricity meters are forecast to be deployed in China, India, Japan and South Korea during the 2021–2025 period, according to a new study …

Nokia has announced a deal with Danish network operator and internet provider Cibicom to deploy an LTE network in the 450MHz band to underpin mission critical services and “mass volume …

  Cox Communications has launched a pilot partnership with the city of Las Vegas to trial its smart curbside management solution from Cox2M, which is aimed at reducing downtown traffic …

Deutsche Telekom has said it is now offering NB-IoT connectivity in 20 countries and LTE-M in 10 countries. The company has outlined new cellular IoT contracts for water irrigation with …

The LoRa Alliance is working with SNCF to monitor rail assets in France and test the feasibility of adding LoRaWAN as a carrier tech in GS1 standards. It is engaged …

Nokia has announced a five-year deal with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to build and run a 5G innovation facility at the university’s Tech Lab campus in Sydney, Australia. …

Canadian operator TELUS has launched a global cellular IoT roaming service with IoT connectivity management provider Eseye, and pumped £15 million (CAD$26.3m, USD$20.88m) of investment into the UK-based firm at …

Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘IoT is not about LoRa vs Sigfox anymore; it is about Design Process X vs Design Process Y’. Click here …

Sony Semiconductor Israel has released a new cellular IoT chipset for NB-IoT networks. The firm’s low-power Altair ALT1255 chipset is designed for LTE Cat NB2 devices, running the Release 14 …

Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent returns) within five. The Swedish vendor …