Officials focused on smart cities use cases as market, awareness matures
Since launching its Spotlight Cities program in 2016, AT&T has moved from sponsoring pilot-type projects to working with municipal leaders on more large scale, paid engagements, according to Mike Zeto, general manager, AT&T Smart...
Every coin has two sides. We’ve been talking for so long about all the coming benefits of wireless smart homes, connected homes and connected offices. And it’s true, there are many incredible advancements in this space. However, there is an important warning I want...
The Italian telco is also showcasing smart factory capabilities through a previous collaboration with Ericsson
BARCELONA- Italian mobile operator TIM and Qualcomm Technologies have signed an innovation and business cooperation agreement in several initiatives such as 5G and digital transformation in Italy and Brazil.
With the...
The GSMA estimates that IoT connections will total 25 billion by that year
BARCELONA- 5G networks will reach 1.2 billion connections by 2025, accounting for 14% of global mobile connections by that time, according to a recent report by the GSMA.
The report also forecasts that...
Enhanced mobile broadband use case will lead 5G deployments, CEO says
Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm kicked-off Mobile World Congress 2018 by providing an update on the network infrastructure giant's plans to deliver 5G equipment this year in an effort to help service providers support...
New Nokia offering combines IoT, secure analytics, public safety
A combination of IoT sensors feeding data into analytics engines, along with other connected assets, can unlock actionable insight that leads to better municipal operations and improved quality of life for urban residents--that's the vision of...
Bluetooth and LTE will provide connectivity for IoT wearable
Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, has partnered with Ericsson and Sony Mobile to demonstrate a new concept for an LTE-M/Cat-M1-powered diabetes monitoring in an IoT wearable form factor that will be showcased during the...
IoT vision includes a "sensor for everything"
From smart refrigerators that let you know when it's time to pick up more milk to connected cows that are easily tracked by farmers, the internet of things (IoT) is all about using web-connected sensors to gain real-time...
IoT use cases include supply chain management, transport and health care
For carriers looking to sell internet of things (IoT) products and services to global enterprises, how do they achieve global scale connectivity outside the boundaries of their physical network footprint? In the case of...
Connected ice re-surfacer represents an IoT product-as-a-service
Name two companies that make ice re-surfacers. I'll wait. Seriously though, Zamboni is the gold-standard in ice re-surfacers--the things that smooth out skating rinks between periods in a hockey match, among other uses--so much so that the machine...
Bosch has recently announced the creation of a new business unit focusing on Industry 4.0 solutions
Bosch announced the opening of an internet of things (IoT) hub in Germany’s capital Berlin, where the firm aims to bring together its global efforts in the IoT field....
Less than two years after putting the pieces together for a business unit to serve the digital health space, Nokia is re-evaluating the status of that business.
In a brief statement, Nokia said it has initiated a strategic review of its Digital Health business, which...
While the internet of things, particularly projections of connected devices, comes with a lot of hype, it's also creating very real business value across a variety of enterprise and industrial verticals. But getting IoT right isn't easy. As industry analyst Mike Krell has said,...
Goal is to align consumer and enterprise products to tell "IoT story of Google"
Former Samsung CTO Injong Rhee, who joined the Korean tech giant in 2011, announced in a LinkedIn post that he has taken on the new role of entrepreneur-in-residence to lead Alphabet...
Smart traffic management is a system wherein centrally-controlled traffic signals and sensors regulate the flow of traffic through the cities in response to specific demand levels. This type of implementation allows cities to reduce traffic congestion by smoothing traffic flows and prioritizing traffic in...
Sigfox additions include Hungary, Switzerland, UAE, Malaysia and South Korea
French IoT connectivity service provider Sigfox has expanded its global network to 45 countries, after Hungary and Switzerland became the latest European markets to offer Sigfox’s LPWAN connectivity.
Hungary's Omnicell IoTnet and Switzerland's Heliot will be...
Nokia looks to support customer-led testing prior to investment in an IoT solution
As internet of things (IoT) companies look to help enterprise and industrial interests get a better grasp on how IoT fits into creating positive business value, segments including manufacturing, supply chain logistics...
NB-IoT will complement existing LTE Cat 1 and Cat M1 network support
The internet of things (IoT) consists of a huge variety of use cases that come with a widely varying set of network capacity and coverage needs. To address this large market, operators around...
Telia Company working with the Finnish postal service to develop a smart mailbox project
The Finnish postal service Posti and Swedish telecommunications group Telia Company have developed a new type of smart mailbox, which claims to be the first in the world to use NB-IoT...
Nokia and Deutsche Telekom testing out 5G applications with the Port of Hamburg
Support for massive internet of things (IoT) is one of the three primary 5G use cases--the other two are enhance mobile broadband and mission critical communications. As the telecom industry works to...
Cisco said one goal of the smart city initiative is to reduce traffic congestion in the city of Adelaide
Cisco announced an investment of $1 million in a smart city project in Adelaide, Australia, with a primary goal of reducing traffic congestion and pave the way...
Predictive maintenance brings efficiencies to aircraft, train and elevator operations
As the internet of things (IoT) drives the digital transformation of a variety of industries, predictive maintenance has emerged as a key use case. The ability to use sensor-based monitoring to identify and mitigate mechanical...
The Japanese company is also working on a smart city initiative in Denver
Panasonic Corporation of North America is currently collaborating with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Colorado Springs Utilities for the deployment of smart city solutions.
Panasonic, together with Colorado Springs and Colorado...
Smart transportation, a key internet of things vertical application, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These technologies can provide innovative services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable users to be better...
