Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small cell that the company calls...
The acquisition will allow the French IoT specialist to add GPS (A-GPS) technology to its ThingPark platform
French firm Actility, a specialist in low power wide area networks (LPWAN) for the internet of things, announced the acquisition of geolocation system company Abeeway.
Actility said the combination...
The new Amazon R&D facility will be located in Cambridge and employ 400 people
Amazon has announced a significant investment to boost its research and development activities in the U.K. with the opening of a new Development Centre site in Cambridge.
The new facility will have...
Sprint launches wireless indoor small cells
Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small...
3GPP recently began a new study of 5G New Radio (NR) operating in unlicensed spectrum. Access to shared and unlicensed spectrum will extend 5G into a wider range of deployments and create opportunity for innovation; it will enhance mobile broadband deployments anchored in licensed...
Bringing digital transformation to the manufacturing sector is a main goal of the partnership
Manufacturing is a major economic driver in Germany, and, as such, the sector is drawing considerable federal investment under the auspices of Industry 4.0, a national plan to digitally transform manufacturing....
The Spanish internet of things specialist already has 40 cloud platforms integrated with its IoT gateway
Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium has added new partners to its internet of things (IoT) ecosystem, which focuses on IoT verticals including utilities, smart cities and agriculture.
The Spanish firm said...
The smart city initiatives will be implemented in Tianfu New Area
Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia and China’s Tianfu New Area Chengdu Administrative Committee have signed a strategic agreement to develop smart city initiatives.
Under the terms of the smart city deal, both parties will collaborate on...
5G wireless networks are going to usher in a new age of higher data rates, Industry 4.0, IoT devices, and driverless cars. To support the millions of devices invading our lives we must first take all of our supporting infrastructure to the next level....
Fiber fits the bill as enterprises connect more devices
Passive optical networks, or PON, use fiber optic cables to connect an optical line terminal to dozens of endpoints. The optical line terminal converts electrical signals into optical signals, and splitters are used to distribute those...
The two-month NB-IoT pilot will cover areas in Seoul and will initially focus on location tracking services
Korean technology firm Samsung Electronics and compatriot telecommunications firm KT have launched a pilot of narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) service in parts of capitol city Seoul.
The test...
The smart meters are being provided by Swiss firm Landis+Gyr
Landis+Gyr, a Swiss firm which specializes in smart meters and smart grids solutions, said that the grid modernization project underway at Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has surpassed 10 million advanced meters and devices installed.
"Our deployment...
"Much of what is already out there is unsecured"
Hacking and malware remain the primary vectors for cybersecurity attacks, according to the new Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, and internet of things security is increasingly top-of-mind in the wake of a number of high-profile breaches late...
The Canadian firm offers fleet management services for verticals including oil and gas, health, transportation and government
Israeli provider of telematics solutions ERM Advanced Telematics announced an agreement with GPS Police, a provider of fleet management services in North America, to expand the latter’s fleet...
U.K. water company Thames Water continues to deploy smart meters through wireless technology and has already installed more than 100,000 smart meters in London.
The utility firm aims to cover all customers with smart meters by 2030 and, with more than 4,200 leaks detected on...
The two firms are already looking for industrial IoT opportunities in the U.S. and Europe
French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has signed a global partnership with Alizent to offer industrial IoT solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, the two partners will combine their respective technologies...
eGate Solutions, a provider of technology and software solutions for the airline and railway industries is using Vodafone’s IoT platform in order to improve the passenger experience through the delivery of fast and accurate on-board data to suppliers.
The firm’s solutions help airlines get the...
The new offering aims to help firms solve challenges in IoT implementations
IoT company Exosite has launched a curated library of reusable IoT elements dubbed Exchange, including services, products and content.
The new offering mainly targets industrial manufacturers willing to solve common IoT challenges, the company...
The Chinese vendor targets port management, mining and manufacturing companies
Chinese vendor Huawei has released its eLTE SmartCampus to target enterprises in the port management, mining, and manufacturing sectors.
Huawei’s wireless smart campus solution is designed to support automated production, intelligent logistics, and more efficient management.
The...
Enterprises are adopting smart building technologies to reduce costs and streamline operations. Wireless sensors will monitor everything from heating and cooling to lighting, office machines, and security controls. These sensors need robust and reliable wireless connectivity. There are several requirements for providing the needed...
Enterprises are adopting smart building technologies to reduce costs and streamline operations. Wireless sensors will monitor everything from heating and cooling to lighting, office machines, and security controls. These sensors need robust and reliable wireless connectivity. There are several requirements for providing the needed...
Oil company Shell is taking advantage of an internet of things (IoT) connectivity solution to improve the company’s monitoring capabilities for its operations in Nigeria. Last year, U.S. IoT connectivity provider Ingenu and Croatian producer of industrial electronics and power electronics devices Koncar Inem delivered an...
The enterprise solution is a part of the Cisco Jasper Control Center IoT platform
Networking company Cisco has announced the availability of a new IoT platform, Control Center for Mobile Enterprise, which automates the management of enterprise mobile services and devices.
The new solution is an...
Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired with other wireless technologies. In one major U.S. city, a Tier 1 operator is...
