KPN is testing 5G applications in different areas including agriculture, urban environments and ports
Chinese vendor ZTE has worked with Dutch telecom operator KPN to successfully complete a test of the first 5G application for precision agriculture on an experimental farm in Drenthe, the Netherlands.
ZTE...
KPN partnered with Nokia, ZTE and Huawei to test 5G in four cities
Dutch telecommunications company KPN is urging the Dutch government to make 3.5GHz spectrum available for 5G testing.
The European telco said that the availability of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band was key for...
European LoRaWAN roaming will be completed by the end of the year, said the LoRa Alliance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
European network operators Orange and KPN, in France and the Netherlands respectively, completed the first field tests of roaming between national LoRaWAN...
AT&T launched LTE-M technology in the U.S. market in May 2017
AT&T has completed the necessary network software upgrades to support the deployment of its LTE-M network in Mexico.
This new launch follows commercial LTE-M trials in the Mexican cities of Tijuana and Puebla in...
KPN said the new offering allows businesses to connect their own devices to the operator's IoT platform
Dutch telecom operator KPN has unveiled a new IoT platform oriented to the enterprise segment. The new solution, dubbed KPN Things, includes hardware, connectivity as well as data...
Under the agreement, customers of the two telcos will be able to access IoT services in the Netherlands and China
Dutch telco KPN and China Unicom have reached a partnership agreement to share their internet of things (IoT) networks. Through this agreement KPN’s local and...
Indian company Tata Communications expects to launch 50 million IoT devices by 2022, Indian press reported.
By that time, Tata aims to capture approximately 10-15% of the local IoT market, according to a recent report. The Indian firm has already earmarked $100 million for its...
The Dutch firm mainly invests in European firms focusing on IoT, cloud technologies, digital health and connected home
KPN Ventures, the investment arm of Dutch telecommunications group KPN, has invested in firm nello, a developer of a smart intercom solution.
Nello’s smart solution enables keyless, remote access...
InterDigital, ZTE, KPN join Ericsson and Qualcomm in group called Avanci to license standard-essential, patented tech to IoT companies
The idea behind Avanci, comprised of telecom companies with vast (and essential) patent holdings, is to create a one-stop marketplace where a single license buys access...
SK Telecom completed nationwide deployment of LoRa network
As global "internet of things" adoptions continue, operators around the world are working to deploy purpose-built networks, using varying technologies including those for a LoRa network.
Korean operator SK Telecom recently completed its nationwide deployment of a Low-Power Wide-Area Network...
SK Telecom completed nationwide deployment of LoRa network
As global internet of things (IoT) adoptions continue, operators around the world are working to deploy purpose-built networks, using varying technologies including those for a LoRa network.
Korean operator SK Telecom recently completed its nationwide deployment of a low power...
The province of North Groningen in the Netherlands has officially launched 5Groningen, a first-of-its-kind 5G testbed in a rural area. Partners include Vodafone, Ericsson and Huawei.
The Dutch province of North Groningen has just announced the launch of a 5G testbed, the first in a...
Qatar-based Ooredoo reached 118 million global subscribers
Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted QAR 7.88 billion ($2.16 billion) in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, down 2% from QAR 8.04 billion in the same quarter a year ago. The group’s net profits for the period totaled...
The French telco acquired a controlling stake in Groupama Banque
French telecom group Orange announced an agreement to acquire a 65% stake in compatriot financial institution Groupama Banque and launch a mobile-only banking service.
Under the terms of the agreement, the new legal entity should become...
Smart home efforts target European telcos and verticals
Dutch telecom operator KPN signed a deal with Deutsche Telekom to offer smart home services in the Netherlands. The service, called KPN Smartlife, was introduced last year via customer trials and is now available to its customer...
Dutch telco KPN looks to launch VoLTE services this year
Dutch telecom operator KPN announced plans to save 300 million euro ($329 million) per year by 2019, under a new strategic plan covering the next three-to-five years. KPN said its existing strategic program is on...
EU conditions meant to guarantee competition in Belgian market
The European Commission cleared the acquisition of Belgian mobile operator BASE by U.S. company Liberty Global, the European body said in a statement.
In April 2015, Liberty Global’s Belgian subsidiary Telenet agreed to acquire BASE for 1.33...
Cisco buys software platform behind AT&T Drive and other IoT solutions
Cisco Systems said it's acquiring "the industry’s leading IoT service platform" with its purchase of Silicon Valley's Jasper Technologies for $1.4 billion. Jasper's "Internet of Things" platform is designed to automate the management of...
Liberty Global operates in the Dutch market via cable firm Ziggo
U.K. telecom group Vodafone confirmed it is in discussions with Liberty Global to analyze the creation of a joint venture in the Netherlands incorporating both companies’ local operating businesses.
Vodafone Group said the discussions are...
IoT gateways have the potential to connect cellular networks with the low-power wide-area networks that promise to make connectivity affordable for billions of devices. Low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) transmit data at much lower rates than current LTE networks, meaning that they can use less...
French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus
French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among the targeted firms, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
However, the...
When Forrester Research came out with a report claiming that traditional telcos could become an endangered species, many thought the industry was doomed for a swift decline. With increased changes in the market and commoditization around the services that telcos provide, the simple reality...
KPN's CIO Jaya Baloo wants everyone to “live long, laugh a lot and encrypt everything.”
Speaking at the International NCSC One Conference in The Hague, Baloo said encryption was essential for protecting the freedom of expression.
Baloo also praised the Blackphone, a secure smartphone designed by Silent Circle that...
Solutions to power the IoT
RCR Wireless News covered the recent announcement of the LoRa Alliance and resulting go-to-market activities of IBM Research and Semtech. After meeting with Semtech and KPN, there is more to the story now than just the Alliance discussion.
Semtech, a supplier of analog...
