Signaling-control delivered via software sets the stage for the explosion in IoT devices, as well as 5G, while accelerating innovation
Virtualizing telecommunications networks is a costly and expensive task. But, given the increasing complexity of existing networks, coupled with the continued and dramatic growth of...
City governments around the world are increasingly adopting schemes to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to tackle several challenges for the city’s management and to improve the quality of life of citizens and the efficiency...
Indian company Prompt Softech was founded in 1995 to help tackle inefficiencies in the local dairy supply chain. The company initially launched operations with three main offerings: an electronic weighing scales, data logging software and a machine for measuring fat content in milk.
“Previously the...
Recent attacks show IoT devices are vulnerable, but what role to CSPs play in ensuring customer security?
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section is where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
Communications...
We talk about artificial intelligence, but how will AI change our lives going forward?
Let’s take a closer look at the players and how they are already impacting industries like automotive. AI is one of the technologies that will redefine our world going forward. Every...
The LPWAN solution uses IoT, cloud computing and big data technologies.
ZTE announced its new smart street solution, dubbed “Smart Street 2.0. The solution was unveiled at the CeBIT exposition in Hannover, Germany, and is the second generation of ZTE’s low-powered wide area network solution...
Over the last few years, the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, has been heavily using the information and communication technology to bring the government closer to the citizens under the umbrella of its Smart City Plan. It has adopted solutions that are...
InterDigital leverages horizontal platform and vertical partners to address customer needs
With myriad access choices, standard and non-standard, and based in licensed and unlicensed spectrum, the booming Internet of Things (IoT) space is an increasingly fragmented ecosystem. This presents problems for both operators and vendors...
German firm ICE Gateway selected Vodafone Group to improve the company’s smart city offerings.
ICE Gateway offers end-to-end products and services, and develops the hardware and software for wireless outdoor infrastructure-as-a-service, including light-emitting diodes, traffic, marketing, security, logistics and applications. The company has...
Ingenu said its Machine Network is now available in New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina.
Ingenu said it has expanded coverage of its internet of things-focused network across parts of five states, pushing total coverage of its low-power wide area...
Reliance and Aircel initially signed a merger agreement in September 2016.
Indian telecommunications firms Reliance Communications and Aircel obtained approval to merge their operations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The deal has already garnered approval from the Bombay Stock Exchange...
The Orange IoT facility will focus on LTE-M technology and provide support for partners looking to accelerate device development.
French telecommunications group Orange is planning to inaugurate its Open IoT Lab designed to boost the ecosystem around the mobile internet of things. The telco claimed...
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...
Serge Willenegger, Qualcomm SVP of product management, explains how gigabit LTE will enable new use cases for wireless, including consistent cloud connectivity, industrial IoT use cases, virtual reality and augmented reality.
The funding round was led by U.S. investor Sway Ventures.
London-based internet of things company Evrythng said it raised $24.8 million in a Series B funding round led by San Francisco-based investor Sway Ventures, with additional funding from Toronto-based Generation Ventures and U.K.-based...
Vendors include Cisco, CommScope, Johnson Controls
Florida's Ave Maria University is built to withstand the 100-mile-per-hour hurricane winds that are an annual threat in the Sunshine State. Thick concrete walls are in place to protect the college's students and faculty, but those walls can also...
Smart toilet technology informs festival attendees of bathroom wait times.
Organizers of the Rock in Rio festival selected Vodafone to supply smart city solutions to tackle a number of challenges in the execution of the music festival.
The Rock in Rio festival started in Brazil...
NEC used VPN routers as well as SDN controllers and switches in IoT tests.
NEC said it carried out a system trial allowing the company to create and utilize optimized networks by monitoring network traffic volumes and information tied to internet of...
Particle looks at how the customer service experience can be bolstered with IoT technology.
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section is where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
Years ago, when a...
Dish Network raised $1 billion through a debt offering just weeks after announcing plans to build a NB-IoT network with its spectrum stash.
Dish Network is looking to generate $1 billion through a debt offering, which the satellite television provider and wireless...
Nokia discusses the role of virtualization from the EPC to the baseband unit
The explosion of connected, smart devices, coupled with unyielding demand from consumers and enterprises for mobile data, is having a profound impact on how operators deploy and manage increasingly converged networks. 5G,...
The Mobile World Congress question: Is it better to go visit people on their stands and filter their undiluted marketing, or to sit in your meeting room like the Sybil and hear truth in the distillations of others? Being hopelessly overbooked the whole week, mine...
New Gartner report calls lists IoT technologies 'that should be on every organization's radar' including security
In a new report, Gartner Inc., an IT research and advisory firm, identifies 10 internet of things technologies it expects to broadly impact businesses in 2017 and 2018. Gartner...
'Engaging enterprise is mandatory for all operators to really grow their business,' according to TM Forum CEO Nik Willetts.
In an interview with RCR Wireless News at Mobile World Congress 2017, TM Forum CEO Nik Willetts gave an update on adoption of...
