NB-IoT was supposed to connect everything. It hasn't. Instead, it has coughed and spluttered, and faced cries about its cost, ecosystem, and coverage. But something is afoot, finally, as devices have come available, costs have started to come down, and the operator community has...
Ireland-based private core network provider Druid Software has been recruited by Proximus to serve enterprise customers running private 4G and 5G installations. It has been working with the Belgian network operator, along with its international roaming business BICS, to test outbound roaming between public...
Note this article is taken from a forthcoming editorial report from Enterprise IoT Insights on the state of the NB-IoT market; the report will appear here next week. An Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on the same topic, with panellists from BICS, Nordic Semiconductor, and...
International cellular provider BICS has said it has NB-IoT roaming coverage in a dozen countries, with new NB-IoT deals being signed at a faster rate than on LTE-M, and a loose target of “more than 20” NB-IoT roaming contracts by the year-end. The Belgium-based...
NB-IoT was supposed to connect everything. It hasn't. Instead, it has coughed and spluttered, and faced cries about its cost, ecosystem, and coverage. But something is afoot, finally, as devices have come available, costs have started to come down, and the operator community has...
BICS: "Using machine learning starts with the data"
The term "massive IoT" is tossed around as a key use case for 5G given that the latest generation of cellular is capable of supporting some 1 million devices per square kilometer, a substantial increase from its...
As 5G continues its evolution toward broad digital enablement of the enterprise, the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning in networks will be a crucial part of service providers’ strategies. For infrastructure, increasingly automated deployment, configuration and management accelerates time-to-revenue as closed technology...
As 5G continues its evolution toward broad digital enablement of the enterprise, the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning in networks will be a crucial part of service providers’ strategies. For infrastructure, increasingly automated deployment, configuration and management accelerates time-to-revenue as closed technology...
Belgium-based cellular roaming brokerage BICS has signed with mobile operator SFR to bundle NB-IoT connectivity in France into its SIM for Things IoT solution.
The deal extends BICS’ offer to embed traditional cellular network connectivity (2G, 3G, 4G) and newer cellular IoT connectivity (NB-IoT and...
Telecoms roaming broker BICS has struck a deal with telematics provider Gurtam to provide international IoT asset monitoring and fleet management in 200-odd countries. The collaboration combines BICS’ global IoT roaming network with Gurtam’s GNSS-based tracking offer.
Belarus-based Gurtam claims its transport monitoring platform, called...
US electronics distributor Avnet is selling IoT modules ready-bundled with cellular IoT connectivity following a deal with international carrier services company BICS.
Avnet’s semiconductor division, Avnet Silica, is offering IoT modules with embedded 2G, 3G, 4G, NB-IoT, and LTE-M connectivity via BICS’ global embedded-SIM (eSIM) solution,...
International carrier services company BICS has gone from a useful clearing house for airtime to a close strategic partner for communications providers of every type. Importantly, the company can bring the rangy 'internet of things' (IoT) market into line for the mobile operator community,...
A lot can happen in a year, especially in a telecoms year. The industry has seen consolidation, disruption and innovation, all at a dizzying pace. 2018 saw the hype around technologies such as AI and blockchain reach fever pitch, and in 2019, we will...
No longer are businesses challenged by the concept of connectivity. The internet of things (IoT) has paved the way for the future of communications, with more and more devices making up the network which links families, friends and work colleagues together. However, one aspect...
The subsea cable solution will use Retelit’s AAE-1 landing station in Bari, Italy.
Retelit, a provider of infrastructure and data services, and global voice carrier BICS announced a joint subsea cable connectivity solution that will link Europe via Bari, Italy, to...
BICS today announced the first end-to-end voice-over-LTE call between Asia and Europe. Working together with SK Telecom's SK Telink – international carrier services division – located in South Korea and Proximus located in Belgium, this trial was conducted on a live commercial network with...
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Daniel Kurgan, CEO of BICS, about the company’s current strategy and his view of the opportunities and risks in the markets the company addresses. But first, a few words about what BICS is in case you aren’t following...
