Tech Mahindra and VMware combine solutions
Tech Mahindra and VMware recently announced a collaboration aimed at communication service providers (CSPs), which will focus on developing, marketing and deploying solutions that accelerate network transformation.
CSPs have been gradually virtualizing their networks in preparation for 5G and an...
Billions of devices
The IoT market is undergoing tremendous growth. While predictions and numbers vary, there is an overall trend toward an increase in web-connected devices over the next few years. Research firm Gartner, for example, forecasts the number of IoT devices to hit 20.4...
IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses.
Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry needs as...
IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must be designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses. Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry...
IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses.
Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry needs as...
Mavenir finalizes purchase of Argyle Data
Mavenir announced it completed its acquisition of computer security services company Argyle Data in a move to enhance its machine learning security suite. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed.
Argyle Data is a provider of big data analytics...
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...
Juniper Networks and TIM sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Italian mobile operator TIM and Juniper Networks are working together under a MoU on the research and development of cloud-oriented network infrastructure.
As part of the collaboration, the companies will experiment and test new network techniques to...
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...
Software-defined networking, and SD-WAN in particular, is helping to redefine IT strategies for organizations across a number of industries. Companies with distributed operations have been traditionally dependent on resource-intensive, time-consuming and expensive processes to accommodate the networking needs of their business – and their...
The port of Rotterdam has selected IBM as its partner for the digital transformation project
The port of Rotterdam, one of Europe’s largest ports, is working in a digital transformation project with IBM in order to become a smart port.
The Dutch port, which currently employs...
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...
Test company EXFO said this week that its test solutions were used by China Mobile for a major assessment of performance capabilities for the core networks of four "major vendors" as the Chinese carrier prepares to deploy a narrowband internet of things network.
The performance...
Unlicensed spectrum creates opportunity for carriers to add capacity and for enterprises to deploy private LTE networks
For both voice and data connectivity, as well as support for internet of things-type devices, operators are working to keep up with insatiable and steadily-increasing demand for capacity....
Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT space within IBM 's Watson IoT center in Munich
German operator Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT innovation space within IBM’s Watson IoT center in Munich, Germany. As part of the firm’s efforts to expand its IoT ecosystem, Deutsche...
SteetLight Data is providing the Virginia Department of Transportation with on-demand traffic intelligence
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has selected San Francisco-based mobility analytics firm StreetLight Data to provide on-demand traffic and transportation intelligence.
Local, regional, and state planning agencies across Virginia utilize VDOT’s regional...
Vodafone's fifth annual IoT Barometer survey shows an acceleration of large internet of things deployments and more IoT investment -- and return on that investment.
"Nearly all of the companies that have adopted IoT have already seen a return on their investment," said Erik...
The IoT is applicable to energy in many more ways than just smart metering
Smart metering--connecting electric, gas and other utility meters to the internet--has emerged as an important early use case for the internet of things (IoT). The data generated by smart meters can...
The German company has already implemented smart analysis tools to carry out an energy-saving project
German company Aixtron, a provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, is in the process of evaluating the addition of certain smart manufacturing solutions in its production process, the...
