The Department of Transportation in the U.S. (USDOT) has awarded $60 million in grants to transport administrations in the states of Arizona, Texas, and Utah to accelerate cellular-based vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployments and set up as “national models” for V2X rollouts in the rest of...
Nokia has signed a research and development (R&D) deal with the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya university in India, formerly the country’s National Rail and Transportation Institute, to develop 5G and 6G solutions for the country’s transport and logistics sector. Their joint work will address solutions...
Delta will also move more than 60,000 lines to T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US is now Delta Air Lines preferred mobility partner, the companies announced this week. As part of the pair-up, Delta will move more than 60,000 lines to T-Mobile US and the carrier’s 5G...
The entire Grand Central Madison network encompasses three million square feet, said Boingo
Boingo Wireless has deployed 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Grand Central Madison, a new, multi-billion dollar terminal serving Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) passengers. Featuring 5G,...
Mobile users experienced faster average download speeds on urban and rural highways than the overall national average, according to Opensignal report
Inspired by the growing popularity of road trips as a form of vacations in the U.S. Opensignal examined the mobile experience of its users as...
IoT investments in APAC are expected to reach $435 billion in 2027
Internet of Things (IoT) spending in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecasted to reach $277.5 billion in 2023, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year, according to IDC's latest Worldwide...
Rail freight transport operators face pressure to improve the capacity and efficiency of their operations while keeping expenditures and environmental impact low. As a result, they are increasingly looking for new ways to move more for less.
Adif Logistics Centers in Spain is working with...
Last year, the FAA issued more than 1,400 warnings about the possibility that on-board aviation systems may be disrupted by 5G C-Band operations
A quickly approaching July 1st deadline for passenger jets to upgrade their altimeters to address potential 5G interference could cause some airline...
The pair have created a roadway warning system to identify and then alert drivers and pedestrians to hazardous situations
NEC Corporation of America (NEC) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) announced this week that they have created a roadway warning system that relies on private 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) to potentially...
The pair will also explore using cloud tools to address Qatar Airways' sustainability goals
Qatar Airways has selected Google Cloud to help it decipher the large amount of data generated from its millions of passengers. Using Google’s data analytics, AI and machine learning (ML) solutions,...
Thanks to being in Dallas last week for the Juniper Networks Enterprise Analyst & Influencer Summit, I can attest the Wi-Fi and wireless services made available to travelers at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport is at best, hit and miss. Some users got connected,...
Managing traffic is a complex process, and the traffic management industry is expected to reach a market value of $6.66 billion in the coming year. To improve traffic management, businesses and construction companies must consider new technologies' value.
So, what is IoT, and why is...
Governments and local authorities all around the world are turning to technology to help navigate the resource and spatial constraints associated with a global population that’s recently surpassed 8 billion, and with urban development steadily rising, today around 56% of people live and work...
Barcelona, Spain - ZTE Corporation, a global provider of information and communication technology solutions, in partnership with Guangzhou Metro Group and China Mobile Guangzhou Branch, has been awarded the “Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy” for the joint project “5G-empowered Smart Metro in Guangzhou”...
Rail infrastructure operator Adif Alta Velocidad (Adif AV) has handed Cellnex Telecom and Nokia a €20.5 million contract to build private 5G and public 5G networks to connect, digitalise, and automate its rail logistics centres in Spain. They have just over five years (62...
The number of 5G-based IoT connections, deployed for higher-performance machines, will reach 116 million globally by 2026, reckons market research firm Juniper Research. The forecast represents a big jump on current numbers, with just 17 million IoT sensors so far (early 2023) running on...
A 2020 report found that 74% of respondents expect ships' satellite communications budget to increase by more than 25%
International satellite service operator IEC Telecom Group has acquired Maritime Network Systems (MNS), a superyacht communications specialist based in Spain, as part of its larger maritime digitalization...
The 5G ship is scheduled to set sail at the end of this year
Adora Cruises and the Shanghai branch of China Telecom have announced plans to launch the world’s first 5G cruise ship. In addition to 5G, passengers on the 135,500-gross-ton vessel can...
There is a reason why the logistics sector is the favourite market for IoT. Because IoT, arguably, consists of only two distinct applications – asset tracking and condition monitoring – and the first of these, by definition, is about the positional aspect of ‘things’-in-motion....
The supply chain sector as a market for IoT data at the edge – on the road, on the ocean, in the air – is not getting simpler, anytime soon. Post-pandemic, it has changed forever, reasons Bart de Muynck, chief information officer at US...
Ferrovial plans to use private 5G for its own asset-specific operations, and as a value-add for new (and prospective) customers
Across its its six business units—highways, constructions, airports, mobility, energy and water—Spanish firm Ferrovial has annual turnover in excess of $7 billion, more than 18,000...
ERTICO, the European public-private collective of road transport agencies and organisations, has signed a provisional deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to collaborate on space technology and services to improve the safety and reliability of assisted and automated vehicles on European roads. The...
An automotive-technology-engineering collective has joined a new mobility initiative organised by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the ‘front lines of the mobility revolution’. Their task is to shape a “mobility system”, a press statement goes, that is “sustainable, safe, clean, and accessible”. The...
In 2021, BAI Communications won a contract to deploy a 4G network in the London Underground by the end of 2024
Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 will use a neutral host mobile network on the London Underground rail system to provide 4G coverage to...
