For commercial buildings in 2018, four trends define the evolution of networking technology that will drive buildings from just being intelligent to being smart: mobility, cybersecurity, low voltage power and workplace efficiency. These trends continue to influence the types of network infrastructure and devices...
Smart traffic system allows dynamic control of traffic lights, school flashers, signage
The city of Dallas, Texas, has tapped Ericsson's Connected Urban Transport suite to help add automation and responsiveness to the city's traffic management system, as well as providing data analysis, monitoring and management...
Mercedez-Benz is currently focusing on the digitalization of the entire value chain
Mercedes-Benz is in the process of networking the entire automotive value chain including the design, production, sales and service areas. The German manufacturer said this implementation if setting the stage for a completely...
The networking and communications industry service providers — mobile, IoT, Internet, cable, and telecom technologies — are combining into a “converged network” because of the common infrastructures being implemented.
Things are changing dramatically in the world of these converged networks.
Not long ago, the cloud was...
IBM report highlights service provider executives’ perspectives on blockchain
Although blockchain only recently made its way onto the telecom stage, communications service providers (CSP) executives are already expressing interest in the technology. That is at least the conclusion of a recent report by the IBM Institute...
If you were planning to look for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai at the Consumer Electronics Show, you'd be out of luck. Pai, who has been a regular attendee of the CES show for the past few years, cancelled his scheduled appearance less...
The German firm has opened a new smart factory in Thailand and plans to add smart manufacturing capabilities to an existing plant in Vietnam
German company Bosch said it has invested 80 million euros ($96.2 million) to open a smart factory in Thailand to meet...
Study finds China Mobile accounted for 32% of total cellular IoT connections at the end of Q3 2017
Mobile operators in China had more than 46% of global IoT cellular connections at the end of the third quarter of 2017, according to a recent study...
Zayo deploys its own SD-WAN solution
Publicly traded company Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. deployed its SD-WAN yesterday, an integrated extension of the company’s fiber-based IP/MPLS. The purpose of the solution, according to the company, is to make it easier to manage networks by improving performance,...
AT&T launched LTE-M technology in the U.S. market in May 2017
AT&T has completed the necessary network software upgrades to support the deployment of its LTE-M network in Mexico.
This new launch follows commercial LTE-M trials in the Mexican cities of Tijuana and Puebla in...
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...
Internet of Things (IoT) has become a rallying cry for the world of connecting (mostly small devices) together and to the Cloud. This could be one of the largest new markets to develop in decades. You get meters able to read and forward information...
Telecom regulator TRA announced the creation of three working groups to facilitate 5G developments in the Arab country
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the initial steps for the future development of 5G networks in the country. The regulator confirmed that telecommunications...
The Japanese telco will collaborate with Israeli firm Vayyar to focus on several IoT use cases
Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has partnered with Israeli firm Vayyar Imaging to collaborate in the internet of things (IoT) field. The companies also agreed that SoftBank will be the...
In a New Year's message, Huawei's Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO Ken Hu said that the company saw 15% year-over-year revenue growth in 2017, and said that the industry's foundation for new growth lies in creating superior customer experiences in video, the internet of...
Smart manufacturing is a process that uses internet-connected machinery to monitor the overall production process of a factory. The main goal of smart manufacturing is to identify opportunities for automating manufacturing operations and use data analytics to improve the overall performance of the manufacturing...
The wireless industry was full of expansion, growth, activity, excitement and some disappointment in 2017. So, what can we expect in 2018? Wireless will continue to be the center of the universe. Other industries will partner with and use wireless to expand and grow....
The two companies have implemented a visualization system at Intel’s factory in Penang, Malaysia
Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company Fujitsu is working with chipmaker Intel to improve the visualization system in Intel’s semiconductor factory in Penang, Malaysia, the firm's largest factory outside the...
Internet of things 'essential' part of digital transformation strategy
Cargotec Corporation is a Finnish company that makes cargo-handling machinery for ships, ports, terminals and local distribution. The firm has been implementing a digital transformation process over recent years in a move to improve operation efficiency...
Local telco Proximus has selected Kerlink for the deployment of 800 stations
French firm Kerlink has obtained a contract to provide Belgian telecommunications company Proximus with 800 additional stations for the latter’s LoRaWAN IoT network in Belgium.
This new contract follows Proximus’s deployment of a LoRaWAN...
Predictive maintenance is a key IoT use case that's improving railroad operations
At a high level, the internet of things (IoT) is all about maximizing asset availability, reliability and efficiency. This is highlighted in the railroad industry, both passenger and cargo, where timelines has a...
You love the idea of buying an AI and IoT device like Google Home or Amazon Echo for the holiday season. You want to speak and have it deliver a song or weather report or sports score. You’ve seen it. You’ve used it. Sounds...
The tech industry, whether aware of it or not, is likely to see compliance issues arise around much more than just sales taxes in 2018. The line that separates traditional companies, which are accustomed to contending with consumption taxes, from telecom companies, which must...
Singtel announced a collaboration with smart metering solutions provider EDMI
Singapore telecommunications firm Singtel and global smart metering solutions provider EDMI Limited have announced a collaboration to develop a smart electric metering infrastructure for Singapore.
The partners said they have successfully tested smart electric meters on...
