BROWSING: IoT

PTC, Tech Mahindra launch industrial internet of things center

The new industrial internet of things facility in Bangalore will focus on digital transformation U.S. company PTC and Indian system integrator Tech Mahindra have announced the opening of an industrial internet of things (IIoT) center at Tech Mahindra’s campus in Bangalore, India. The industrial internet of...

U.S. water utilities to invest $8.3 billion in IoT in next decade

According to a recent survey, 80% of respondents said they are already investing or looking to invest in smart water infrastructure U.S. water utilities expect to invest $8.3 billion in smart infrastructure over the next ten years, according to a study of Washington, DC-based smart...

U.S. water utilities to invest $8.3 billion in IoT in next decade

According to a recent survey, 80% of respondents said they are already investing or looking to invest in smart water infrastructure U.S. water utilities expect to invest $8.3 billion in smart infrastructure over the next ten years, according to a study of Washington, DC-based smart...

Japan’s NEC secures smart city contract in Portugal

Under the contract, NEC will implement smart city infrastructure in Lisbon Japanese company NEC announced that its Portuguese subsidiary has won a contract with the city of Lisbon, Portugal, to implement a smart city infrastructure project. NEC Portugal said the smart city project has the primary...

AT&T data centers report performance boost with new chip

Carrier says Intel's new Xeon platform cuts server count Intel has launched a new data center solution that the chipmaker says can support up to 5 times more transactions per second than systems created just four years ago. The company is trumpeting "the biggest data...

Smart transportation case studies: Planes, trains and automobiles

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), or smart transportation, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These intelligent systems are being implemented by automobiles, public transport systems, train operators, airports and airlines, among others, in order to make transportation...

Libelium targets smart city projects in the U.S, Europe

 Libelium said U.S smart city projects represents 30% of the firm’s turnover Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium announced that its IoT sensor platform Plug & Sense! and IoT gateway Meshlium are available for smart city deployments using 4G networks in the U.S, Europe and Australia,...

Ericsson set to manage IoT networks

When it comes to connecting millions of low-cost remote devices to the internet, many mobile network operators find themselves in uncharted territory. Ericsson is hoping to offer some guidance by extending its managed network services business to the internet of things. The company describes...

Ericsson set to manage IoT networks

When it comes to connecting millions of low-cost remote devices to the internet, many mobile network operators find themselves in uncharted territory. Ericsson is hoping to offer some guidance by extending its managed network services business to the internet of things. The company describes...

LTE smart meters set for large deployment in the Netherlands

French firm Sagecom to provide smart meters with mobile LTE Cat1 technology to utility companies Dutch power networks operator Enexis Netbeheer has started to deploy French firm Sagemcom’s smart meters with mobile LTE Cat1 communication technology. The French firm said this massive rollout follows achievements in...

WISekey wins connected car contract with European manufacturer

The Swiss company will integrate its products in the manufacturer’s connected car solutions Swiss cybersecurity and internet of things (IoT) company WISeKey announced a contract with an unnamed European car manufacturer for development of connected car technology. The agreement includes the integration of the WISeKey IoT...

ZTE uses edge computing and IoT for smart parking solution

The smart parking service includes indoor-outdoor navigation, smart car finding and capability open service (COS) ZTE has launched its new indoor intelligent navigation, smart car seeking solution, which uses the QCell indoor coverage solution, mobile edge computing (MEC) and IoT terrestrial magnetism detection to provide smart...

China Telecom launches IoT open platform in partnership with Ericsson

The companies say the new IoT platform will allow enterprises to launch IoT through partnerships China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection management platform to enable companies to accelerate the deployment of internet of things solutions and...

Vodacom opens NB-IoT lab in South Africa

Through the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT laboratory at its Vodaworld campus to incubate and commercialize machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things...

How to secure the IoT

More than 50 billion devices are predicted to be used by consumers by the year 2020, according to industry analysts and high-tech companies. However, this forecasted boom in the internet of things (IoT) will require the implementation of security measures to protect the entire...

Video: Trial of private LTE network for industrial IoT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3k8FdRwR0&index=2&list=PL8AD95E4F585237C1 Neville Meijers, VP business development, and Mehmet Yavuz, VP engineering, describe Qualcomm's trial network of a private LTE network for industrial IoT. New technologies, such as MulteFire and LTE-based CBRS, make it possible to deploy private LTE networks without access to licensed spectrum. This...

How to build a partner ecosystem for the IoT

SAN JOSE, Calif.– CEO of NimbeLink Scott Schwable chaired a panel discussion centered on the transition from a component to a solutions company, and the broader theme of IoT enablement, at the 2017 Sensors Expo and Conference. The group spoke about what companies look...

Five 5G deployment scenarios from Arthur D. Little

In a new report, titled "5G Deployment Models are Crystallizing," Arthur D. Little researchers attempt to answer the question on all of our minds. How do we get from where we are today to a 5G future enabling all of the wild telemedicine, mobile...

Nokia and Xiaomi partnering on IoT and AI

 The collaboration between the two firms also includes a multi-year patent agreement apart from IoT cooperation Finnish vendor Nokia and Chinese company Xiaomi have signed a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent agreement, including a cross license to each company's cellular standard essential patents,...

Vodafone bringing NB-IoT network to New Zealand next year

 Vodafone expects to carry out a NB-IoT pilot later this year with select enterprise customers U.K.-based operator Vodafone announced plans to deploy a narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) network in early 2018 in New Zealand. “There are many IoT networks available now but we think NB-IoT is...

Silver Spring Networks to deploy smart meters in Washington

Under the contract, the company will connect nearly 47,000 customers with smart meters Silver Spring Networks announced a contract with Grant County Public Utility District (Grant PUD) for the deployment of smart meters. Grant PUD is a public power corporation that generates and sells electricity...

How to power battery-operated sensors for the IoT

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Mariusz Malkowski, technical services and businesses development director at Sigma Designs, delivered a presentation titled “Overcoming Battery Life: The Next Generation of Sensors” at the 2017 Sensors Expo and Conference, highlighting the future of battery life for sensors serving the internet of...

Verizon prepares to add voice to IoT network

Qualcomm and Ericsson assist with VoLTE on LTE Cat M1 network Verizon Wireless said it has shown that voice-over-LTE works on its LTE Cat M1 network, meaning that internet of things applications have new opportunities to use voice commands to activate devices. LTE Cat M1...

Qualcomm: 5G worth $12 trillion by 2035

As 5G evolves, Qualcomm CEO said there is still a lot of room to grow with 4G, mainly with gigabit LTE SHANGHAI- 5G technology could provide a $12 trillion revenue opportunity by 2035, U.S. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said during a keynote presentation at Mobile...