The telco said more than 30 companies are already hosting trials on the IoT network
Swisscom announced that its LoRa-based IoT network already covers 75% of the country’s population.
The network uses technology based on the Low Power Wide Area Network standard from the LoRa Alliance, which...
The Irish telco launched the digital transformation process following merger with rival operator O2
BERLIN – Irish mobile operator Three Ireland is investing heavily in digital transformation as well as the continued deployment of its 4G network, CTO David Hennessy said during a keynote at Amdocs' Experience...
The cloud deal aims to connect over 3,500 sites across 37 markets
British Telecom signed a contract with global human resources services provider Randstad Group to deploy a new global information technology infrastructure providing cloud connectivity to more than 3,500 sites across 37 countries in Europe, North...
Orange will launch banking services in France in 2017 through Groupama acquisition
French telecommunications operator Orange confirmed it has received regulatory approval in France and Europe to acquire 65% of the capital of compatriot financial institution Groupama Banque, which will be renamed Orange Bank in January.
The companies...
Amdocs paid $260 million for Vindicia, Brite:Bill and Pontis
BERLIN – Amdocs believes the recent acquisition of three private companies will allow the firm to boost its digital strategy, the company’s Shuky Sheffel, president for the customer business group, said during a keynote at the Amdocs Experience...
Telecommunications vendor Ericsson confirmed on Tuesday it intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, plans to recruit 1,000 in research and development
Ericsson intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, the company announced on Tuesday morning. The telecommunications vendor employs approximately 16,000 people in its home country. The...
Environments too harsh for wires
OneProd, producers of predictive maintenance monitoring equipment aimed at preventing unexpected breakdowns in industrial production tools, looked to deploy a wireless data acquisition system that could operate in harsh environments.
Traditionally, OneProd used wired data acquisition systems, however, they were costly...
Controlling the liquid streets of the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, waterways, small inland harbors and canals are used by citizens in their daily routines. Each city has a water infrastructure with high-density shipping traffic. Municipalities, provinces and other potential canal authorities such as the Ministry of...
Controlling the liquid streets of the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, waterways, small inland harbors and canals are used by citizens in their daily routines. Each city has a water infrastructure with high-density shipping traffic. Municipalities, provinces and other potential canal authorities such as the Ministry of...
Telefónica planned to raise up to $1.68 billion with the IPO
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has abandoned plans to launch an initial public offering of its infrastructure unit Telxius.
"Telefónica and the joint global coordinators have decided to abandon the offering, considering inadequate the valuation of the...
The deal allows users of Ericsson’s mobile wallet platform to access HomeSend’s network of MTOs
Swedish telecommunications vendor Ericsson and HomeSend have inked a partnership to accelerate the adoption of international remittances via mobile across emerging markets.
The new agreement will allow users of Ericsson-powered mobile...
The UK firm will initially deploy 50 LoRaWAN base stations to support digital startups and enterprises
Digital Catapult announced the deployment of a LoRaWAN network across London in order to allow digital startups and small- to medium-sized enterprises to embrace business opportunities in the internet of...
Located at the Twente Airport in the Netherlands, drone tests will focus on real-world drone simulations
Finnish vendor Nokia will be in charge of the deployment of Europe's first dedicated testing facility for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for traffic management.
Nokia’s testing...
The telco aims to reach 2,600 towns with IoT services by the end of 2017
French telecommunications operator Orange confirmed its LoRa IoT network is already available in 18 urban areas across France, encompassing approximately 1,300 towns.
These areas include Angers, Avignon, Bordeaux, Douai and Lens,...
The Ericsson Garage will focus on IoT apps for smart cities, transport and energy projects
Swedish vendor Ericsson inaugurated an open lab for 5G technologies at the company's headquarters in Massy near Paris.
The Ericsson Garage has a focus on collaborating with students, startups and employees...
The Spanish firm and French telco Bouygues are evaluating the acquisition of additional cell towers
Spanish telecommunication tower operator Cellnex Telecom confirmed it has completed the acquisition of a package of 230 cell towers from French telco Bouygues Telecom in France.
This initial phase required...
The Swedish IoT provider has added 10 new partners so far this year
Sweden-based IoT provider Telenor Connexion has expanded its global partner program in a move to make easier for its customers to bring their connected products and services to market.
So far this year,...
Huawei believes this cooperation agreement will offer enhanced smart city solutions
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei and French company Veolia recently signed an agreement to collaborate on smart city initiatives.
Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will work together to improve the quality of...
Teradata analytics easily transferable to leading clouds
Teradata today announced Teradata Everywhere at its PARTNERS 2016 conference in Atlanta. Teradata Everywhere brings the massively parallel processing analytics database to multiple public clouds, managed cloud and on-premises environments including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Teradata Managed...
Mitel will implement Unified Communications as a Service platform to deliver real-time communications, collaboration and conferencing solutions focused on enterprise market
The enterprise division of French telecom firm Bouygues Telecom has selected Mitel UCaaS solutions to deliver real-time communications, collaboration and conferencing to medium and...
Cities across the world face significant challenges stemming from urbanization, demographic change, changing lifestyles and climate change. These challenges, which have ushered in a focus on smart cities and enabling technologies, are illustrated in the UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report for 2016:
Urbanization: The urban...
Teradata analytics easily transferable to leading clouds
Teradata today announced Teradata Everywhere at its PARTNERS 2016 conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Teradata Everywhere brings the massively parallel processing (MPP) analytics database to multiple public clouds, managed cloud and on-premises environments including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure,...
Virgin Media recently completed the acquisition of Arquiva’s Wi-Fi business
U.K. firm Virgin Media has reached an agreement to acquire infrastructure provider Arqiva's Wi-Fi business.
Arqiva Wi-Fi operates more than 31,000 access points across 6,500 locations across the United Kingdom, including banks, restaurants and hotels. Under the...
Berlin demo is part of a 5G field trial initiated by the German Senate
German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom and Finnish vendor Nokia carried out a demonstration of 5G ultra mobile broadband capabilities in Berlin Olympia stadium.
The demo is part of the 5G Test Field...
