BROWSING: IoT

Olivetti targets manufacturers and smart cities

The Italian company recently launched new smart factory solutions for manufacturers Olivetti has unveiled its new smart cities portfolio which includes smart solutions for the environment, crowd control and smart lighting segments. The suite of products includes: Olivetti Smart Clean Air:  a solution consisting of an...

Sigfox partner deploys LPWA network in Hong Kong

Thinxtra said the LPWA network will have a total of 100 base stations by June 2018 Asian company Thinxtra has announced the launch of a territory-wide low-power wide-area (LPWA) network in Hong Kong that connects to French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox networks in 36 other...

Smart factory adoption goal of Japanese public/private partnership

 IIJ and Hirata's smart factory offering includes predictive maintenance and remote management systems, among other solutions Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) and Hirata Corporation have signed a partnership to implement smart factory schemes in various industries worldwide through the implementation of internet of things (IoT) technology. IIJ’s...

AT&T explains partnership with AWS

AT&T says many of its customers are on a "journey to the cloud" and the carrier wants to provide the networking environment to get them there. To that end, AT&T is deepening its cloud partnership with Amazon Web Services. Last week at the AT&T...

IoT in India: Tata Communications to invest $100 million

Expansion of LoRa IoT network, partnership with HPE mark expansion plans Indian communications service provider Tata Communications is betting big on the expansion of internet of things (IoT) network and solutions with a planned $100 million investment in the space in the coming years, according...

Ayla Networks gets $60 million in financing to grow IoT PaaS

The funds will be used to expand the firm’s ecosystem of partners and providers Ayla Networks, a provider of internet of things (IoT) platform-as-a-service (PaaS), has raised $60 million in Series D financing led by Hong Kong-based Run Liang Tai Fund (RLT) and Chinese firm...

Telefonica unveils open initiative to promote IoT ecosystem

Under the 'Thinx’ program, the Spanish telco plans to open IoT labs in Europe and Latin America Spanish telecom operator Telefonica has launched what it calls "The Thinx," an initiative to promote an open ecosystem for the development of internet of things (IoT) through experimentation...

AT&T replaces IoT sensors with cameras

AT&T moves 186 petabytes of data across its networks each day, and 53% of that is video traffic. Most of it is downstream video - content that subscribers download or stream to their devices. Within the next 3-5 years, the carrier expects video to...

Vodacom activates NB-IoT network in South Africa

Vodacom said its network was adding nearly 55,000 new IoT connections per month South African telecom group Vodacom confirmed its narrowband internet of things network is now operational in Gauteng. The telco said the commercial rollout of NB-IoT is expected to accelerate internet of things...

With IoT and fog, it’s about business value, not tech

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Mike Krell, head of IoT strategy for James Brehm and Associates, kicked off a panel at Fog World Congress saying, "No one wakes up in the morning and says, 'I wanna go buy me some IoT. I wanna go buy me some...

Analyst Angle: The middleprise will pay for wireless networks if its needs are met

A conversation with Ken Sandfeld, President, SOLiD America, SOLiD The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”                                    ...

Telenor Connexion wins new IoT contract in Pakistan

The Swedish firm will make its IoT platform available for Telenor Pakistan’s enterprise customers Telenor Pakistan has selected Telenor Connexion as its partner for the development of IoT services in the local market. Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor Connexion’s IoT platform will now...

China Telecom partners on IoT with Bridge Alliance

The telco will offer IoT, M2M services to enterprise customers in Asia and the Middle East China Telecom signed an IoT business partnership agreement with Bridge Alliance, which would enable the Chinese telco to provide IoT and M2M services to multinational enterprise customers across Bridge...

Analyst Angle Webinar: Enterprise: expanding role and needs, and growing opportunity for mobile operators and neutral hosts

As the enterprise relentlessly moves to wireless as the default communication modality in all locations, the role of wireless connectivity changes and performance requirements grow. Wi-Fi continues to be the fundamental technology for indoor data traffic, but cellular and other technologies play an increasingly...

Four enterprise IoT use cases

The adoption of the enterprise internet of things (IoT) solutions continues to grow and a number of use cases prove the benefits companies can obtain through the deployment of internet of things tools. By leveraging the internet of things, enterprises  gain operational efficiencies and reduce...

To realize fog market value, selling to OT buyers is key

451 Research: When it comes to fog solutions, ‘OT guys are buying outcomes’ SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Fog computing is poised to unlock new levels of efficiency and data insight for a wide range of verticals, but, as the nascent technology set gains mindshare, a new level...

GE partners with Turk Telekom on industrial transformation

As the Industry 4.0 movement spreads from Germany across Europe and the rest of the world, telecommunications operators are looking to develop portfolios that combine their network expertise with industrial-facing product portfolios, managed services and other solution sets. Case in point, Turk Telekom, which...

Sensus launches FlexNet IoT network in the Middle East

The U.S. firm said the solution will contribute to smart city initiatives across the region U.S. utility technology provider Sensus has announced the launch of its utility-grade IoT communications network, FlexNet, in Middle East markets. The firm said that FlexNet, which operates in dedicated and licenses...

Vodafone tests NB-IoT in Dublin for smart city initiative

Vodafone said it will test NB-IoT applications with a number of partners U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone has confirmed it is working with Dublin City Council (DCC) to test narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) sensors in the Docklands Smart District as part of the wider Smart...

Fog computing standards materializing with IEEE working group

IEEE working group focuses on accelerating fog computing adoption To help meet the demand of fog and edge computing, the OpenFog Consortium recently announced its OpenFog Reference Architecture will provide a foundation for a new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) working group. The purpose of the...

Smart city case study: Barcelona, Spain

Fostering long-term innovation is key to Barcelona's smart city ambitions Barcelona has been very active in terms of the deployment of smart city initiatives over the last few years. One key element of the Spanish city’s smart city plan is the so-called ‘Smart City Campus’ which...

Daimler demos automated snow removal at German airport

German car manufacturer Daimler AG carried out a demonstration of the application of automated snow removal operations at airports based on a specific customer requirement. The demo was carried out on the site of the former Pferdsfeld airbase, in Germany. "We are not just talking about...

Analyst Angle: A hybrid approach to IBW, beyond DAS and small cells

A conversation with Werner Sievers, CEO, Nextivity The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise” https://youtu.be/Cb-28ypLGr0 Most enterprise wireless infrastructure is indoors – offices, warehouses, factories, retail outlets. The big venues are mostly covered, and they...

Four elements needed to connect a trillion IoT devices

Director of Technology at Arm discusses what is required in a world of a trillion IoT devices Santa Clara, Cali. – Since Arm, a multinational semiconductor and software design company, was acquired by SoftBank for $32 billion last year, the business has stated it intends to...