BROWSING: IoT

Future Electronics hoping to benefit from Gemalto M2M, IoT portfolio

Future Electronics announces new franchise agreement with Gemalto Future Electronics, a supplier of electronics components, recently announced a new franchise agreement with Gemalto. The new agreement includes Gemalto’s portfolio of machine-to-machine products, cellular technologies and "internet of things" solutions. “The addition of Gemalto to our line...

#TBT: AT&T fined for waste disposal; T-Mobile expands LTE, speed clarity … this week in 2014

AT&T was slapped with a $23.8M fine tied to illegal disposal of hazardous waste, while T-Mobile expanded “wideband” LTE reach … 2 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...

Future Electronics hoping to benefit from Gemalto M2M, IoT portfolio

Future Electronics announces new franchise agreement with Gemalto Future Electronics, a supplier of electronics components, recently announced a new franchise agreement with Gemalto. The new agreement includes Gemalto’s portfolio of machine-to-machine products, cellular technologies and "internet of things" solutions. “The addition of Gemalto to our line...

PTC’s Kepware updates industrial IoT connectivity platform

Kepware, a PTC business, released its KEPServerEX Version 6 software, which is an update to the company's industrial "internet of things" connectivity platform aimed at strengthening its core product offering for global corporations requiring operational scalability, security and support. Enhancements include a new method for...

Reliance Group partners with Cisco Jasper to launch IoT venture in India

Reliance to target enterprise customers in India using Cisco Jasper platform. Reliance Group signed a strategic partnership with Cisco Jasper to launch Unlimit, a new venture to focus on the provisioning of "internet of things" services for enterprise customers across India. Reliance Group said Unlimit customers will...

Software developers and network engineers needed for connected car projects

Cubic Telecom is recruiting for 60 new positions as connected car projects expand Irish global connectivity platform provider Cubic Telecom is seeking to recruit additional staff for its Dublin office as the company increases its focus on connected car projects. “As a result of our...

PTC’s Kepware updates industrial IoT connectivity platform

Kepware, a PTC business, released its KEPServerEX Version 6 software, which is an update to the company's industrial "internet of things" connectivity platform aimed at strengthening its core product offering for global corporations requiring operational scalability, security and support. Enhancements include a new method for...

Analyst Angle: 5G one of several opportunities claimed by Ericsson

Ericsson highlighted a number of industry trends at its latest Capital Markets Day, including expectations of broad 5G deployments. From a mobile broadband industry perspective, there were several key takeaways from Ericsson’s Capital Markets Day held today in New York including: •...

5G and IoT connection could be stressed by 3GPP standards work

IoT network support seen behind push for tighter integration into current LTE work, with 5G integration pushed until Release 16. DALLAS – “5G” and the “internet of things” are often connected in the same breath, but could actually be moving further apart in...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...

Meet LTE-R, the network responsible for next-generation smart trains

GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The aim was to replace all analog systems then in use. They laid down the requirements...

Meet LTE-R, the network responsible for next-generation smart trains

GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The aim was to replace all analog systems then in use. They laid down the requirements...

Antenna space braces for 5G and IoT advances

Representatives from CommScope and Kathrein note 5G is still in early days, though industry is prepping for new technology models. DALLAS – With the first official “5G” standards still not expected until the end of next year, the topic of how the wireless...

Samsung buys Harman to expand IoT, connected cars footprint

Samsung yesterday announced it will acquire audio giant Harman for $112 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8 billion. Samsung is set to use Harman as a platform to expand its presence in the large and rapidly growing "internet of things"...

Samsung buys Harman to expand IoT, connected cars footprint

Samsung yesterday announced it will acquire audio giant Harman for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion.  Samsung is using Harman as a platform to expand its presence in the large and rapidly growing market of IoT connected...

Amid decline, Ericsson expands scope of agreement with Cisco

Building on existing partnership, Ericsson and Cisco will further collaborate on IoT, security, Wi-Fi and data center switching Ericsson and Cisco have expanded the scope of a strategic agreement to now include new areas of business such as data center switching, Wi-Fi, security and the...

How carriers can use SDN and NFV to battle OTT

OTT rivals continue to hound the mobile telecom space, but NetScout notes SDN and NFV platforms can help even out the playing field. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Vikram Saksena, office of the CTO for virtualization at NetScout, on how telecom...

Monitoring air quality in a smart city using a sensor network

Transparency based on open data is another hallmark of a smart city Reemphasized by the ongoing, United Nations-hosted Marrakech Climate Change Conference, reducing levels of greenhouse gases in an effort to combat global warming is a major priority of world governments. And while smart city...

A cloud in space, NASA uses AWS for Mars image analysis

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a center for the robotic exploration of space, having sent a robot towards every planet in the solar system. Cloud computing is an essential part of the tactical operations for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. From the control room...

A cloud in space, NASA uses AWS for Mars image analysis

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a center for the robotic exploration of space, having sent a robot towards every planet in the solar system. Cloud computing is an essential part of the tactical operations for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. From the control room...

Meet the world’s most intelligent smart building: The Edge in Amsterdam

World's most intelligent smart building Twenty-eight thousand sensors. That is how many it takes to create the world's smartest, most environmentally friendly building: The Edge. An office building in Amsterdam whose main tenant is consulting firm Deloitte, has been rated the most environmentally sustainable smart...

Vodafone connectivity enables IoT health care, public safety

CSL, an "internet of things" and machine-to-machine solutions company with a footprint in the fire and security industry, selected Vodafone to bolster the connectivity of its more than 2,800 alarm installers. CSL became a Vodafone partner in 1996, as it looked "scale resilience of the...

Meet the world’s most intelligent smart building: The Edge in Amsterdam

World's most intelligent smart building Twenty-eight thousand sensors. That is how many it takes to create the world's smartest, most environmentally friendly building: The Edge. An office building in Amsterdam whose main tenant is consulting firm Deloitte, has been rated the most environmentally sustainable smart...