supply chain

Telcos can now harness AI and human insight to turn overlooked tail spend into strategic transformation For years, tail spend was largely overlooked in procurement. Focusing on strategic infrastructure investments, telecom …

The combination of IoT and AI is transforming logistics from a traditional efficiency game into an inter-connected circular discipline that enables smarter forecasting, real-time visibility, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Andy …

In a volatile world, telecom procurement can no longer operate on the assumption that global supply chains will hold firm In recent years, telecom operators have faced what can only …

Sweden-based Netmore Group, attempting to build a global LoRaWAN network, has announced IoT airtime and infrastructure deals with Danish supply chain management firm Zenze for cargo monitoring and with UK-based …

Sigfox parent UnaBiz has convened a new ‘Sub0G’ ecosystem collective to develop smart IoT labels for the low-end of the IoT tracking market, targeting logistics and distribution sectors. French electronics …

Amid the ongoing revelations related to the Salt Typhoon cyber attack on telecommunications companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, a Senate subcommittee recently held a hearing on the issues related …

Israeli supply-chain IoT software developer Wiliot has secured a major contract with the Royal Mail in the UK to supply 850,000 ambient IoT tags to track wheeled containers, or roll …

British soft drinks company Britvic has appointed cellular IoT provider Wireless Logic to provide telemetry data about consumption of drinks from its new digital ‘flavour taps’ in order to streamline …

Three “mega trends” are transforming the modern ‘mobility’ industry, which variously covers the crossover of the automotive, transport, and logistics sectors – basically anywhere vehicles, mostly cars, are used. These …

Sigfox-parent Unabiz reckons it can now deliver a 90 percent “success rate” with Wi-Fi positioning on Sigfox trackers thanks to the addition of some AI/ML trickery to its Wi-Fi scanning …

Pairpoint, Vodafone’s ‘economy-of-things’ joint-venture (JV) business with Japanese trading and electric services company Sumitomo Corporation, has teamed up with professional services company Deloitte and IoT tracking firm Nexxiot to verify …

Australian telco Telstra said that the bulk of its scope 3 emissions relate to the carrier’s supply chain Companies operating in the telecommunications field are currently facing challenges when measuring …

Unabiz is to distribute a new Sigfox tracking solution for the postal industry in Europe. The solution has been developed by KYOCERA Communication Systems Company (KCCS), the Sigfox operator in …

Globalization is shifting. Reshoring and nearshoring are the new trends, driven largely by a desire to be less dependent on China, but also by the supply chain fragility revealed during …

Softbank Group has agreed with US-based supply-chain technology supplier Symbiotic to create a new joint-venture company, GreenBox Systems, to sell the latter’s AI-geared warehouse automation systems. As part of the …

A panel discussion with Microsoft and Intel at Private Networks Forum in May yielded some helpful insights about the push-and-pull for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks. The conversation, under …

Patrick Griffin, Chief Product Officer, Heliot Europe, the largest Sigfox network operator in the European Union; here, he expands on the importance of the new unlicensed LPWAN working group proposing …

The supply chain crisis is the worst it’s been for 50 years and industry leaders expect issues to continue this year. Impacted by challenges from COVID-19, the conflict in Ukraine, …

Here’s some good IoT innovation for you… The smart label developed by IoT hardware firm SODAQ, enterprise IoT provider Pod Group, and system integrator Lufthansa Industry Solutions (LHIND) has been …

The investment in the EU semiconductor market includes both public and private funds The European Union (EU) this week approved a massive semiconductor and communication technologies project that will use …

Note, this article, a direct transcript of a conversation with Kathiravan Kandasamy, vice president of product management at US-based carrier services company Syniverse, continues from a previous entry, which can …

So, is the correct way to look at this, then, that the private 5G market, when it talks about private 5G, is obsessed with a future where Volkswagen is animating …

Soracom has introduced a new multi-carrier IoT service to cover the US market, piggybacking on the cellular networks of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. The new data plan, called US-MAX, offers …

Supply chain transparency is key to helping companies meet their sustainability and equity goals, so why are so few making use of the tools that already exist to take a …