BROWSING: IoT

Analyst Angle: What does the enterprise need for its wireless infrastructure?

  A conversation with JP Compagnucci, Market Development Global Leader in Enterprise Mobility, CommScope The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”                            ...

Chinese bike sharing company uses LoRa connectivity

Apart from this LoRa deployment, Ofo said it will continue to explore additional IoT technologies California-based Semtech Corporation announced that ofo, a Chinese bike sharing company, is equipping its bicycles with LoRa devices and wireless RF technology to complement its licensed spectrum connectivity options to...

Fuel delivery benefiting from IoT solution

Nube working with Sierra Wireless to improve gas delivery efficiency in North American markets Sierra Wireless announced that Nube, a provider of end-to-end-internet of things (IoT) solutions, has selected its device-to-cloud IoT solution and Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to improve the firm’s consumer gas delivery...

Top three smart cities in South Korea

South Korea is well known for the deployment of smart cities projects across several cities. The government, together with private investment, is making efforts to expand these initiatives in areas, including traffic, government services, security, energy and the environment. According to a previous study by...

NTT Communications finds the right ‘formula’ for McLaren Honda

While Formula One cars raced around the track this past weekend in Austin, Tex. at the U.S. Grand Prix, NTT Communications was working behind the scenes to support the networking and data analytics that enable the McLaren Honda team to gain rapid insights on...

Nokia, Bosch focus on industrial IoT use cases

Logistics, tracking, environmental sensing and automation among target industrial IoT applications With the high capacity and low latency expected from 5G, industrial applications that can benefit from automation and remote equipment control. To that end, Nokia has partnered with industrial giant Bosch to help develop...

Analyst Angle: Enterprise/Sprint – A deeper reach into the enterprise

A conversation with Jan Geldmacher, President, Sprint Business Sprint: A deeper reach into the enterprise. The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”                        ...

Microsoft, Schneider Electric partner on oil and gas vertical

The French firm implemented Azure IoT Edge and Azure machine learning to offer enhanced solutions for oil and gas companies French company Schneider Electric, which focuses on the digital transformation of energy management and automation, selected Microsoft’s Azure machine learning and Azure IoT Edge to...

Intel launches IoT application for remote health care

Intel's new IoT offering provides connectivity to health care metrics like blood pressure, glucose monitors and pulse oximeters Firming up vertical focus, Intel launched its Health Application Platform, dubbed Intel HAP, which is an application software platform that can be used by remote health care...

Cisco secures new smart city project in the U.K.

The U.S. networking company will work with the city of Southend-on-Sea in a number of smart city initiatives Cisco has signed a new agreement for the deployment of a number of smart city initiatives in Southend-on-Sea, in the U.K. Southend-on-Sea said that the primary goal of...

Vodafone to invest $12 million to deploy NB-IoT in Italy

The announcement follows the recent launch of NB-IoT technology by rival TIM The Italian subsidiary of U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone announced plans to invest more than 10 million euros ($11.8 million) to deploy its NB-IoT network across the country. The European telco confirmed the network...

5G transport networks: Unified. Independent. Automated. (Reader Forum)

The promise of 5G networks portends major shifts in backhaul technology. With the advent of new applications, Internet of Things (IoT) and other factors, the transport network will need to support a variety of applications with different needs and enable more automated deployments. And...

IoT connects ice cream machines for after-sales monitoring

Telenor provided IoT solution set for manufacturer Carpigiani,  an Italian-based manufacturer of machines for gourmet ice creams, had improved some key business processes through the implementation of an IoT solution provided by Nordic firm Telenor Connexion. The company manufactures more than 10,000 ice cream machines every...

Nokia inks smart city agreement in Japan

Nokia and the government of Sendai will focus on public safety and disaster recovery among other smart city initiatives Nokia and the city of Sendai, Japan, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver technology solutions for local businesses as they recover from the...

ThingPark China opens IoT ecosystem lab in Beijing

The IoT firm was established in March through a joint investment by French LPWAN specialist Actility and Ginko Ventures ThingPark China, a LPWA IoT platform and solutions development provider, has opened an IoT ecosystem Lab in Beijing to enable device makers, application providers and customers...

Cisco kicks off IoT initiative in Hong Kong

Cisco has established a partner-driven IoT digital lab Cisco has launched an IoT-based smart city pilot program in Hong Kong dubbed the Digital Living Lab. Together with a number of partners, Cisco set up a low-power RAN gateway (LoRaWAN) at Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTP)...

The key role of smart lighting in building a smart city

Smart lighting serves as a 'vertical asset' that provides for a platform for further IoT initiatives CHICAGO--Coming with a clear path to return on investment and capable of serving to support broader smart city and internet of things ambitions, smart lighting is a major driver...

Senet seeing traction for LoRa solution in utility sector

Senet VP: Cellular a potential disruptor of LoRA, but IoT space big enough to support competition CHICAGO--The internet of things (IoT) market is marked by a variety of competing connectivity types both standardized, like NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1, and those based on access like...

NIST looks to help smart city projects scale up

Global City Teams Challenge provides collaborative forum for smart city R&D CHICAGO--“We have a problem in IoT and smart city in general. We’re extremely fragmented," Sokwoo Rhee, associate director of the cyber physical systems program at the National Institute of Standards Technology told attendees to...

Dialog launches first NB-IoT network in South Asia

The telco said the new NB-IoT network required a software update to its existing LTE base stations Asian telco Dialog Axiata has launched a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) in Sri Lanka, what it claims to be the first network of its kind in South...

TIM launches NB-IoT network to cover 5,000 towns in Italy

The new network will fully cover TIM’s LTE footprint by January 2018 Italian telecommunications group TIM has announced the commercial launch of a narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) network which will cover 5,000 municipalities across the European country. The telco said the new cellular-based internet of things...

Cisco: ‘In the IoT space, it’s going to be all about data’

CHICAGO--Boaz Maoz, head of global sales for Cisco Kinetic, said embracing the internet of things (IoT) is an imperative for business success going forward, but it's not easy. "Customers are struggling," he said during a keynote presentation at the Enterprise IoT World event. Maoz laid...

Elevators exemplify internet of things value

Thyssenkrupp North America CEO on IoT digital transformation CHICAGO--The internet of things can do three things for you, Mike Krell, head of internet of things strategy for market intelligence firm James Brehm and Associates, said during his welcoming comments at the Enterprise IoT World event....

Qualcomm partnership to set up smart cars lab in China

The new R&D center will be located in the city of Chongqing Qualcomm has inked a partnership with Chinese tech firm Thunder Software Technology to establish a smart cars lab in mainland China. According to international press reports, the new research and development facility will be...