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Senet talks LoRa network expansion plans, focus on support for agricultural IoT

In a recent conversation with Enterprise IoT Insights, Will Yapp, VP for business development at LoRa internet of things network provider Senet, discussed the company's network expansion plans, support of IoT-based precision agriculture and the role LoRa plays in the larger IoT ecosystem. In 2016...

How will 5G impact the Internet of Things?

5G will be more than a new generation of mobile. Qualcomm Senior Vice President Raj Talluri explains It’s a unifying fabric that will connect billions of devices in some of the fastest, most reliable and most efficient ways possible. The impact will be revolutionary, reshaping industries...

2017 Predictions: LTE for public safety, evolution of in-building and NB-IoT

2017 is expected to see greater use of LTE for public safety, neutral host models powering in-building plans and more NB-IoT deployments. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what...

The future of 5G: What to expect in 2017

The road to 5G. Glenn Laxdal, CTO and head of strategy at Ericsson North America, hosted a session at this year’s AT&T Developers Conference titled “The Road to 5G," where he outlined how the upcoming mobile network will influence the "internet of...

Huawei selects Rohde & Schwarz for NB-IoT base station testing

Huawei selected a test solution from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyzer to perform narrowband "internet of things" base station tests in line with the Release 13 Cat-NB1 technology standard. Huawei is...

Nokia deploys NB-IoT system in collaboration with Vodafone, Telit

The NB-IoT trial took place at Vodafone’s Open Lab in Dusseldorf. Nokia, Vodafone and Telit are collaborating to expand the "internet of things" ecosystem using narrowband-IoT technology. Nokia said it has deployed an integrated NB-IoT system at Vodafone's Open Lab in Dusseldorf, Germany, using...

Telefonica and Huawei developing joint NB-IoT solutions

The two firms plan to launch joint NB-IoT solutions in Europe and Latin America in 2017. Huawei and Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to jointly develop narrowband "internet of things" solutions for markets in Europe and Latin America. Under terms of...

3GPP tech to account for 35% of LPWA networks according to report

There are a number of unlicensed low-power wide-area network startups going toe-to-toe to be one to connect the biggest chunk of the massive and growing "internet of things" market. Players like Sigfox, Ingenu and Senet have been competing with each other over the past...

5G standards timing battle continues following latest 3GPP event

SRG reports latest 3GPP meeting failed to reach a formal agreement on 5G standards timing, with AT&T and Verizon factions remaining at odds. The push to accelerate the “5G” standards process looks to have hit a temporary snag as the topic was...

Telia Norway using NB-IoT for precision agriculture

In addition to precision agriculture, the Nordic telco is also working on a smart parking pilot in Oslo. Telecommunications operator Telia Norway launched precision agriculture services based on narrowband "internet of things" technology with the goal of providing farmers with a smart system for monitoring...

NB-IoT technology lands in Africa with MTN smart water solution

Huawei and South African telco MTN launch smart water metering solution using NB-IoT connectivity. South African telecommunications operator MTN and Huawei jointly launched a smart water metering solution in the South African market. The Chinese company said the launch represents the first narrowband...

KT signs NB-IoT deal with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung

KT looks to reach 85 cities with NB-IoT services by March 2017. South Korean telecommunications operator KT expanded its partnership agreements with Samsung Electronics, Ericsson-LG and Nokia, with a focus of deploying a nationwide narrowband "internet of things" network by the first half...

Huawei partners with China Telecom, Shenzhen gas on smart utility

To create a smart utility, the firms open a working group to develop gas meter reading and gas grid surveillance solutions. Huawei signed a narrowband "internet of things" cooperation agreement with two compatriot companies, Shenzhen Gas and China Telecom Shenzhen, with the aim of...

ZTE demonstrates smart NB-IoT solutions

The NB-IoT-based smart parking and water monitoring solutions were jointly launched with China Mobile Zhejiang Branch ZTE said it carried out a demonstration of its smart parking and smart water monitoring services based on narrow-band "internet of things" technology at the World Internet Conference 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...

Interview with Ingenu CEO, network expansion hits New Orleans

DALLAS – Low-power wide-area network provider Ingenu announced the launch last week of its network in New Orleans, which was also the same day LPWA Americas kicked off in Dallas. We got in touch with the company's CEO John Horn for an interview on its random...

Interview with Ingenu CEO, network expansion hits New Orleans

DALLAS – Low-power wide-area network provider a href="http://industrialiot5g.com/20160819/channels/fundamentals/rpma-ingenu-tag31-tag99">Ingenu announced the launch last week of its network in New Orleans, which was also the same day LPWA Americas kicked off in Dallas. We got in touch with the company's CEO John Horn for an interview on its...

Ericsson, Qualcomm test Cat M1 for Australian telco Telstra

Cat M1 will allow operators to expand cellular-based IoT capabilities Swedish vendor Ericsson and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm successfully executed network and device testing of data communications on Cat M1 for Australian operator Telstra. The demo, which took place at Ericsson headquarters in Sweden, used the MDM9206...

LTE standards provide new levels of efficiency for IoT

As the internet of things grows, LTE-based technologies will shape 5G Part of the vision for 5G is a single, unified air interface capable of supporting everything from massive numbers of internet of things devices and sensors requiring low levels of throughput to mission critical...

Huawei betting on NB-IoT, planning large-scale commercialization in 2017

Huawei is planning a commercial trial of NB-IoT in Q4 Huawei announced the large-scale commercialization of its end-to-end narrowband "internet of things" solution will take place starting next year. The Chinese vendor said its NB-IoT solution is designed to help global operators expand services into new markets....

T-Mobile to launch NB-IoT network in major cities across the Netherlands

T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...

Deutsche Telekom, Huawei activate NB-IoT network in Germany

NB-IoT demo planned for Bonn German operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Chinese vendor Huawei claim to have activated the world's first fully standardized NB-IoT network on the telco’s live network in Germany. The two companies said they aim to launch a demo of this technology next week...

Optus and Nokia partnering on 5G development

Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies...