BROWSING: IoT

GenAI poll – ‘measured roll-out’, say enterprises; vendors must do better, says EY

Enterprises are interested in generative AI, but they are also concerned by “ethics and accountability”. So suggests a new poll of 1,405 enterprises by UK-headquartered professional services outfit EY, which finds 43 percent of enterprises are already actively investing in generative AI (genAI), mostly...

Liberty Global and Nokia open public 5G for smart-port apps in Antwerp

Liberty Global is working with Nokia to open up its Belgian subsidiary’s public 5G network to developers to deliver new enterprise applications for the Port of Antwerp. Telenet, owned by Liberty Global, is offering application programming interfaces (APIs) and software development kits (SDKs) to...

Power ‘no longer a concern’ – Sony hails ‘revolutionary’ LTE-M/NB-IoT SoC

Cellular IoT chipset maker Sony Semiconductor Israel has launched a new dual-mode LTE-M/NB-IoT system-on-chip (SoC), the ALT1350, with a low-power application MCU, a sensor-hub for data processing, enhanced security, iSIM location technology, a customisable sub-GHz LPWA/FAN transceiver, and satellite IoT (NTN) options. It is...

Vodafone Spain to reach 82% of the population with 5G this year

Vodafone Spain is expanding its 5G infra in Spain using spectrum in the 700 MHz band Spanish operator Vodafone said it is currently expanding its 5G network using the 700 MHz frequency with the aim of reaching 82% of the population and a total of...

NEC develops RAN autonomous optimization tech for 5G networks

NEC said this technology improves the productivity of applications, such as the remote control of robots and vehicles Japanese vendor NEC said it has developed a RAN autonomous optimization technology that dynamically controls 5G radio access networks (RAN) according to the status of each user...

Hard truths and fairytales from the sharp-end of IoT (plus lessons for private 5G)

MWC is a brilliant show, of course. Not because of the big talk and shiny displays, although they are fun, too. But because you can get lost on the main streets and back alleys of this pop-up tech metropolis for a week at the...

Nokia preps generative AI chatbot for Industry 4.0 environments

Note, this article has been updated with the correct launch schedule for MX Workmate. Nokia is readying a new generative AI tool for Industry 4.0 environments, to go with its private 5G and industrial edge products. The solution, called MX Workmate, is billed by the...

Installed base of eSIM cellular IoT devices to hit 3.6bn by 2030 (from 1bn)

The installed base of IoT devices using embedded SIM (SIM) technology will top 3.6 billion by 2030, up from just over one billion in 2023, reckons analyst house Omdia. Growth, of 260 percent in the period, will be spurred by advances in eSIM technology,...

10 new 5G projects get €50m EU funds – for healthcare, public safety, logistics

Ten new projects have been selected for €50 million of European Union (EU) funding from a second call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital) programme. The focus of the funding is 5G for Smart Communities’, and includes a couple of notable...

US industrial 5G provider Ataya signs reseller deals in Europe, Japan, Korea

California-based Industry 4.0 connectivity specialist Ataya has announced a flurry of system integrator and channel reseller deals to launch its Harmony industrial connectivity platform in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The firm has announced ADLINK, Wave-in Communications, Quanta Computer, Accuver Group, and...

#TBT: BT to buy EE; Sprint scoops up RadioShack stores; The ‘year of wearables’ … this week in 2015

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! BT to buy...

EY opens ‘edge lab’ for AI systems in Industry 4.0 – Dell, PTC, GE, Microsoft involved

Professional services outfit Ernst & Young (EY) is to open an edge technologies lab (EY Edge Technologies Lab) in London with US-based Dell Technologies to demonstrate and develop edge-based “ecosystem technologies” to help enterprises with digital transformation. The venue will focus on industry-specific use...

Module maker u-box intros new LTE-M and GNSS ‘combo’ units for low-power IoT

Swiss IoT module maker u-blox has announced two new LTE-M cellular module series, the SARA-R52 and LEXI-R52, designed for industrial IoT applications. Both are based on its UBX-R5 cellular chip and integrate GNSS positioning. The firm is pitching them for monitoring and tracking applications...

Matter and WebRTC – edge protocols for tomorrow’s smart home (Reader Forum)

The smarter the home, the greater the need for faster, safer, and more direct connections. With the average home now counting more than 20 devices, consumers are looking for ways to improve latency and privacy. They are realizing that relying on distant cloud servers...

LG Uplus ends 2023 with over 7 million 5G subscribers

LG Uplus said it added 980,000 5G subscribers during 2023 Korean operator LG Uplus ended the fourth quarter of 2023 with 7.04 million 5G subscribers, up 16.2% year-on-year, according to the company’s latest earnings statement. The telco added a total of 980,000 5G subscribers during 2023,...

OptConnect agrees pan-American cellular IoT tie-up with Chile-based M2M DataGlobal

US-based IoT connectivity provider OptConnect has acquired Chilean firm M2M DataGlobal for an undisclosed fee. The deal means OptConnect will manage cellular IoT across North and South America. The M2M DataGlobal brand will be retained in Latin America, along with its headquarters in Santiago,...

Netmore buys Senet to create trans-Atlantic LoRaWAN operator

Netmore Group has acquired US LoRaWAN operator Senet for an undisclosed fee. The deal means the Swedish firm expands its public LoRaWAN footprint outside of Europe, where it has assembled networks in 11 different countries, to North America, where Senet is the largest network...

Nokia releases shrunk-down private 4G/5G product for European SMEs

Nokia has released the compact version of its Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private LTE/5G product in Europe, pitching to small- and medium-sized industrial enterprises (SMEs) and the logistics industry, specifically. The firm started selling the solution, called DAC Compact, in the US in October...

Cisco and NTT supply private 5G to RAI Amsterdam conference venue

RAI Amsterdam, the conference and exhibition centre in the Dutch capital, has a new private 5G network, courtesy of NTT and Cisco. The setup has been signed off in time for the Cisco Live conference at the venue this week (February 5-9). The deployment...

Siemens adds generative AI to Senseye predictive maintenance solution

Siemens is to bundle generative AI with its machine learning software for predictive maintenance cases, which draws on data from IoT sensors and other operational metrics in production machines and processes to guide industrial companies on timely maintenance fixes and interventions. The move means...

One million LoRaWAN meters – Connexin wins ‘largest UK water meter contract’

UK broadband and digital service provider Connexin has won a deal with utility supplier Essex & Suffolk Water to manage the roll-out of smart meters across the Essex and Suffolk supply regions, to the northeast of London. The advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) framework contract...

Unabiz targets “ultra-cheap” Sigfox trackers with Taiwan chip tieup

Sigfox-parent Unabiz is working with Holtek Semiconductor to integrate Sigfox (“0G technology”) into the Taiwan-based design firm’s “ultra-cheap” BC68F2150 chipset. Unabiz said the initiative will bring “more energy-efficient and cost-effective” Sigfox-based IoT solutions to the logistics and supply chain sectors. The pair said they...

ST Micro gains Level-3 high-security IoT certification for STM32 family

STMicroelectronics (ST Micro) has gained level-three (Level 3) certification from both SESIP and PSA Certified for its STM32 system-on-chip security solution, which allows IoT developers to write and deploy code on its STM32 family of IoT-geared 32-bit microcontroller integrated circuits without the cost associated...

NXP intros new low-power MCUs for smart edge apps in industrial IoT

Chip design company NXP Semiconductors has released two new lines of low-cost and low-power microcontroller units (MCUs) to support intelligent edge applications in industrial and industrial IoT gadgetry, plus in sundry smart-home and smart-city devices. The MCX A14x and A15x are the first commercially-available...