BROWSING: In-Building Tech

Cheap, easy, capable enough – why open RAN will triumph in private 5G, first

Open RAN will triumph in private 5G, first. So said Jagadeesh Dantuluri, general manager for private networks at Keysight Technologies, speaking at Private Networks European Forum this week. These twin technologies (or tech splinter movements) represent “two of the most important things in wireless...

Matter 1.0 arrives, at last – with test labs, test tools, and mission to make IoT easier

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) this week confirmed the release of the 1.0 launch-version of the new Matter connectivity specification for interoperability of IoT products, mainly in the smart home environment. This initial release will support various smart home products, including lighting and electrical,...

Cellnex bolsters vertical and horizontal reach with acquisition of UK DAS firm HiBW

The UK division of Spain-based tower company Cellnex has acquired indoor cellular connectivity provider Herbert In-Building Wireless (HiBW) for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see the creation of a new Cellnex business unit, called Cellnex UK In-Building Solutions (CUKIS), which will be led...

Munich Airport deploys MIOTY system to connect, expand, automate energy metering

Munich Airport is looking to connect, expand, and automate its existing energy monitoring system, currently taking meter readings for water and electricity consumption – across the terminal buildings, baggage areas, and hangars – over local-area wired and wireless networks, to its developing low-power wide-area...

Ericsson shows how IoT can mitigate energy cost in properties

Ericsson noted that the report comes with a specific energy management value calculator designed to estimate savings and efficiencies based on energy prices and other factors   Swedish vendor Ericsson released a ‘Connected Buildings Energy Management’ report in partnership with Nordic property technology company Kiona and...

Milestones in massive IoT – five large-scale (show-stealing) LoRaWAN deployments

The Things People – those in charge of the The Things Network (TTN) and The Things Industries (TTI) – took the magnanimous (though correct, given its place in the back-end IoT stack) step at its annual LoRaWAN developer event in Amsterdam, The Things Conference,...

An IoT conundrum – poor planning, long delays hobble quick returns, high hopes

Two thirds (67 percent) of enterprises want to see a return on their IoT investments (ROI) within 12 months of starting-out, and yet almost half (49 percent) reckon the biggest roadblock to ROI is long deployment times. Clearly something is up, says a survey...

Senet bolsters public LoRaWAN in NYC with Helium extension, promo tour

Senet has expanded its public LoRaWAN network across all five boroughs of New York City through a combination of Senet-owned infrastructure, roaming deals with partner networks, and formal integration with Helium network, the company has said. The US LoRaWAN operator is on a charm...

Nestlé intros “first” all-private 5G in Latin America – with Ericsson, Claro, Embratel

Swiss food-and-drink manufacturing conglomerate Nestlé has tapped Brazilian telecoms duo Claro and Embratel, both subsidiaries of Mexican group América Móvil, to build a private 5G network at a factory in Caçapava, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Swedish vendor Ericsson...

Sigfox operator Heliot joins MIOTY Alliance – to bring ‘unified LPWAN’ a step closer

Heliot Europe, the biggest Sigfox operator in Europe, has joined the MIOTY Alliance, the group promoting MIOTY as an alternative to low-power IoT technologies like Sigfox, as well as LoRaWAN and NB-IoT. The move, which might once have been considered by the Sigfox crowd...

Go big, or go home – private 5G for smart warehousing (five takeaways)

Analyst house ABI Research, in association with US network design and services firm Betacom, has put out a white paper about private 5G in warehousing, and Enterprise IoT Insights has had a quick read and (borrowed and stolen and) come up with five takeaways...

‘Start of an IoT mega-cycle’ – Silicon Labs talks Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN

As US IoT chipmaker Silicon Labs opens the (virtual) doors to its third Works With event (September 12-14), and readies a rush of new product releases (coverage incoming), Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with Ross Sabolcik, the firm’s general manager for industrial and commercial,...

Actility, Milesight partner to facilitate LoRaWAN deployments

Actility noted that Milesight LoRaWAN gateways are ideal for interconnecting and relaying messages between various sensors and the network server efficiently and reliably   Chinese IoT solutions provider Milesight has signed a strategic partnership with French firm Actility, a provider of IoT connectivity solutions, with the...

Neutral host networks to revolutionize indoor cellular, says Celona (Reader Forum)

A long-time pain for many businesses has been dealing with poor indoor cellular coverage. Fortunately, recent advances in cellular technology have given rise to a more modern approach to improving in-building cellular coverage. The emergence of new shared cellular spectrum options, such as Citizen’s Band...

MFA ramps-up support for any-spectrum private 5G – with tools, guides, trackers

MFA, the private networking alliance that emerged from the old MulteFire project, is ramping up activities with a bunch of new resources, including tools and guides, for industrial enterprises looking to deploy private LTE and 5G, plus a headline sponsorship of Hannover Messe USA,...

How is in-building cellular being deployed?

Nextivity demystifies in-building cellular networks and explains how Cel-Fi solutions shorten time-to-value from months to weeks Having ubiquitous, reliable, and performant in-building cellular service isn’t a courtesy. These days, it’s how business gets done. Businesses continue to ratchet up cellular data use as new use...

Why is in-building cellular necessary?

In-building cellular service is as essential to business as any utility, but it’s increasingly the business owner’s problemIn-building cellular service is as important to business as basic utilities like heat and power. Fast, ubiquitous, predictable, and reliable mobile service is not a luxury, it’s...

Nextivity Webinar: The New Gold Standard for Resolving Poor Cellular Coverage in Large Buildings and Complexes

Cincinnati-based solution integrator, Powernet, has installed big iron DAS in large commercial facilities and multi-dwelling units. While valuing the robust and reliable QoS of this technology, integrators have to frequently overcome the challenge of a costly solution & lengthy installation time of traditional active...

Honeywell expands its in-building communications portfolio

Honeywell said that the new offering also enhances in-building radio frequency for first responders Honeywell announced the launch of a communications system and bi-directional amplifiers (BDA) that cover the entire range of spectrum used by public safety, to support emergency radio connectivity for first responders. The...

Enterprise Cellular Coverage Simplifying Complex Problems (Ep 4)

Episode 4: "The big picture for digital transformation" Beyond smartphone-specific use cases, cellular coverage inside buildings is key to unlocking the vast potential of the internet of things and deriving the value that flows from real-time, data-driven decision making.   In the final episode of...

Enterprise Cellular Coverage Simplifying Complex Problems (Ep 3)

Episode 3: "A deep dive into vertical markets" In the latest episode of this podcast series, Nextivity's COO Stephen Kowal discusses how in-building cellular coverage underlines the digital transformation of key verticals. Beyond talk, text and data, cellular coverage supports a wide range of internet of things...

Extreme Networks to deploy Wi-Fi, network analytics at Liverpool’s stadium

Verizon Business and Extreme Networks have recently announced a strategic partnership targeting large venues and stadiums across Europe and Asia Pacific Extreme Networks announced that it has been selected by Liverpool Football Club as its official Wi-Fi network solutions provider and Wi-Fi analytics provider in...

Verizon unveils strategy for stadiums and venues in international markets

Verizon Business said the new strategy will focus on venues and stadiums in Europe and Asia Pacific Verizon Business and Extreme Networks announced a strategic partnership with the aim of providing connectivity and network solutions for large venues and stadiums across Europe and Asia Pacific. The...

Nextivity announces Cel-Fi QUATRA 4000e deployment in Europe

Nextivity said the Cel-Fi QUATRA 4000e is an all-digital, multi-carrier active DAS hybrid solution Nextivity recently announced that Nordic distributor Tura Scandinavia AB is in the process of installing the first European deployment of Cel-Fi QUATRA 4000e. The new multi-carrier hybrid active DAS for the EMEA...