BROWSING: IoT

Agritech businesses to accelerate adoption of IoT, Inmarsat finds

According to a recent study, 62% of large agritech firms have already deployed IoT solutions The internet of things (IoT) will play a key role in helping the agriculture sector become more efficient and productive, according to a recent report commissioned by global mobile satellite...

Seco to improve industrial IoT system with Telenor Connexion

Industrial IoT tools will allow the Italian electronics firm to optimize predictive maintenance Italian embedded electronics supplier Seco has partnered with Nordic provider of IoT systems Telenor Connexion for the development of the former’s new industrial IoT system. The industrial IoT solution integrates Telenor Connexions’ managed...

How IoT systems are improving the operations of German trains

Telent won a contract to deploy IoT technology to improve the operations of railway company Deutsche Bahn German company Telent will supply compatriot railway company Deutsche Bahn with smart multi-channel measurement systems, which will be implement at around 7,000 points over the next three years. Telent...

Dell shares details on IoT business goals

IoT solutions director highlights role of edge computing One day after Dell said it would launch a new IoT division headed by former VMWare CTO Ray O'Farrell, the company's IoT solutions director Kevin Terwilliger shared details about Dell's IoT business. Speaking at the IoT6 Exchange...

Ericsson survey: Operators bullish on enterprise and industrial 5G

78% of 50 operators surveyed in 5G trial phase "Ready or not...5G is coming, and work has started to understand the disruptive change it will bring across industries and societies. Operators have begun to respond to the challenge with creativity by forging new strategies, investing...

Vodafone launches NB-IoT networks in two Australian cities

NB-IoT networks are now live in Sydney and Melbourne Vodafone Australia activated narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network in Melbourne and Sydney. The NB-IoT network is also live in Frankston, Victoria, where Vodafone has been running NB-IoT trials with Huawei for the past year, and...

Asset tracking, fleet management are key IoT use cases

Learn how Sequans leverages LTE connectivity to support vertical applications The internet of things is a crowded market challenged by proprietary and standardized connectivity, as well as long-term interoperability of devices being connected to global networks. But, as the space crystallizes and continues to grow,...

Case study: Oslo using smart lighting to drive sustainability

Smart lighting lays the groundwork for a smart city The City of Oslo needed a street lighting solution to satisfy European directives to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. The Norwegian capital also wanted to lower street light operating costs, ensure driver and pedestrian...

5G and IoT are priorities of Ericsson, Vodafone partnership

Push for capacity includes focus on LTE-M and NB-IoT in addition to 5G  Ericsson and Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo announced they are working together to increase the capacity of the latter’s mobile network in the Netherlands. The agreement will initially focus on the roll-out of NB-IoT and...

Bringing the IoT to the aviation industry

Inseego, Undagrid partnership targets asset utilization for aviation managers Inseego, a global provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and solutions for the internet of things (IoT) and Undagrid, a solution provider for non-motorized assets, have announced a global strategic partnership targeting the aviation industry. This cooperation leverages both...

VMware partners with SAP to accelerate enterprise IoT adoption

The two companies are working to launch a pre-integrated solution to enable quick enterprise IoT deployments VMware said it will collaborate with SAP with the primary goal of creating an integrated enterprise IoT solution that supports the implementation and management of use cases across devices,...

Verizon VP outlines ‘three key issues’ to IoT adoption

Speaking from the Wireless Infrastructure Association's HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., Verizon Vice President of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo highlighted why, after more than a decade of pushing, the internet of things is finally seeing widespread adoption by enterprises of all...

Brazil bets on IoT for agribusiness, smart cities, health and industry

SÃO PAULO--The internet of things entered is firmly on the Brazilian government's agenda. With roughly a quarter of its GDP coming from agribusiness, Brazil wants to use the IoT in rural areas to improve its agricultural methods and get better results. The potential is...

Liberty Global opens IoT, 5G center in Belgium

The Telenet innovation center will also focus on collaboration works with a number of partners Liberty Global has opened the Telenet innovation center in Belgium’s capital Brussels with the aim of testing its new technology for connectivity, entertainment, and value added services. The new center is...

How Seoul used the IoT to improve waste management and collection

Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, is one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas by population. The local government was facing a challenge with frequent waste management, collection and overflow issues That is why the Seoul metropolitan government came to Ecube Labs. With an...

Samsung Electronics to launch IoT system for smart buildings

Samsung said it will initially implement the system in a building in Poland and two corporate centers in Korea Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics plans to launch an internet of things (IoT) system that can incorporate artificial intelligence into the management of buildings, Korean press...

Aeris targets internet of things market in India

Aeris partnered with telco BSNL to offer internet of things solutions to enterprise and public sector Indian telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has partnered with internet of things (IoT) solutions provider Aeris to jointly target the IoT market in India. The two companies...

Five extant smart city challenges

By degrees, digital technology is finding its way into city operations, and making cities more efficient and more sustainable. Statistics bear this out. IDC calculates nearly a half of European cities are in some phase of digital transformation into a smart city, and U.S....

Smart city case study: San Jose, California

Smart city projects cover public safety, traffic management, sustainability The city of San Jose, in California, has been taking rapid steps towards the implementation of a city-wide smart city program. In January 2017, San Jose’s smart cities and service improvements committee was approved by the City...

For massive IoT, automated onboarding a priority for Intel

Intel launches Secure Device Onboard service during IoT Solution World Congress Regardless of where you get your projections, they all agree that the internet of things (IoT) will quickly grow to comprise multiple billions of devices, everything from smart home lighting and AI assistants to...

Ericsson opens 5G design center in Texas

The new Austin facility will focus on microelectronics and will accelerate the Ericsson plans for 5G commercialization Ericsson announced the opening of a design center in Austin, Texas, to focus on microelectronics and accelerating the path to 5G commercialization. The new Application Specific Integrated Circuit...

Orange Business Service accelerates LTE-M strategy across Europe

The telco said this technology will boost the development of IoT solutions across its network footprint Orange Business Services has accelerated its LTE-M strategy to support the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions for the enterprise market in Europe. In February 2017, the French...

TIM engaging startups to speed IoT, VoLTE adoption

SÃO PAULO--TIM Brazil, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia, is engaging with startups to speed up the adoption of internet of things solutions. The carrier will have a startup internally and will create a co-working space to invite external startups to team up. In a...

Smart cities: Connectivity and beyond

At Smart Cities Week D.C., experts discuss connectivity -- and beyond WASHINGTON, D.C.--Cities are expected to see enormous growth in the coming decades, and local, state and federal officials are hoping that technology can help mitigate some of the issues that will come along with...