Google Cloud and KORE have signed a multi-year go-to-market alliance to pair the former’s data analytics capabilities with the latter’s IoT connectivity services. KORE suggested it is the “first time” that Google Cloud will offer an IoT platform and IoT solutions for healthcare, fleet,...
Ericsson has agreed to sell its IoT business, including its IoT Accelerator connectivity management platform and Connected Vehicle Cloud platform, to California-based IoT provider Aeris. The Swedish firm said its IoT business, expected to post net sales of SEK 0.8 billion ($76.85 million) in...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
FCC wants faster...
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,...
Deutsche Telekom aims to make the 5G smartphones available in Germany in early 2023
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it aims to launch its own 5G smartphones across its European footprint with the aim of increasing the consumer access to 5G.
The T Phone 5G smartphone...
AWS, Microsoft and Google combined generate about 81% of revenues in the U.K. public cloud infrastructure services market
British media regulator Ofcom has initiated an investigation into whether Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s cloud computing dominance is a threat to market competition.
In a statement that acknowledged...
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Google have signed an agreement to cooperate on semiconductor development for license-free, domestically produced chips to support technology and product R&D.
The chips will be manufactured in Bloomington, Minnesota, by SkyWater Technology, which has a chip...
URSP support lets one handset juggle enterprise and consumer slices at the same time
In separate announcements, Nokia and Ericsson recently confirmed they had worked with Google to demonstrate support for multiple network slices on a Google Pixel 6 Pro handset, operating Android 13. The...
Greetings from the Midwest and Southeast (at left, toting the week’s produce from Kansas City’s open-air City Market). The freshly-picked watermelon we purchased there was far sweeter than the Chiefs performance in their first preseason game (and narrowly beating the Commanders did not assuage...
Much of the cloud gaming's growth can be attributed to advanced connectivity technologies, particularly 5G
Google appears to be quietly testing the ability for those using its search engine to play cloud games right from their search results. While not yet available for everyone, some...
Search and Cloud are driving the business, said execs
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings that narrowly missed Wall Street estimates. The company reported $69.69 billion in revenue, 13% higher year over year, mostly in line with estimates. Net income was $16...
It has taken three years to appear, but four cities (“communities”) are to adopt and test a set of visual icons, originally developed and announced as part of the Google parent-company Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs project, on smart-connected infrastructure around their streets and neighbourhoods. The...
This is a rehash (and extension, in the end) of a previous post, to an extent; but it distils the message from before, and says there are sure signs, at last, that the private cellular market, covering localised installations of enterprise-geared 5G, nominally, has...
May greetings from five states. Lots of miles in the last month traveling through amazing parts of the Midwest and South. The opening picture is of the Apple Man at the Fontanelle Orchard in Nebraska. Celebrating their 16th year, they are located a mere 10 miles from...
Telstra 5G is currently available in over 350 towns and cities across Australia
Australian operator Telstra Wholesale announced a range of new mobile solutions – including a new 5G service and a series of IoT products – at its annual customer event, Business Connect.
The Telstra...
Google has 20 announced subsea cable projects in operation or development across more than 200 countries and territories
Google revealed plans to build the world’s first subsea cable to connect Asia and Canada. The Topaz cable, expected to be finished in 2023, will run from...
Helium, the company in charge of the crowd-sourced Helium non-cellular IoT and cellular 5G networks, has rebranded as Nova Labs, and announced $200 million of Series D funding from New York-based investment company Tiger Global and Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Besides...
