US and UK cities double-down on smart-city lights and lighting controls
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTwo new announcements this week, by cities both sides of the the Atlantic, make clear, again, the case for smart street-lighting is undeniable. In the US, the city of Syracuse …
5G will hit the IoT market in late 2020 and struggle for years, claims report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNext-generation 5G technology will only appear in the internet-of-things (IoT) market in late 2020, and struggle to find its mark in the space for years afterwards, according to a new …
Industry 4.0 Q&A: “Manufacturers already tried LTE and it failed miserably,” says KPMG
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHow will incoming cellular technologies transform manufacturing, and spur its drive for smarter production? That is the question Enterprise IoT Insights put to both sides of the industrial divide in …
Ondas Networks aquires 700 MHz spectrum for private cellular in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIndustrial connectivity provider Ondas Networks, formerly Full Spectrum, has acquired 700 MHz spectrum to deploy private cellular networks for industrial users in the state of Alaska and the Gulf of …
AT&T signs $1m smart-city deal in San José, geared to energy savings, public safety
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and San José, in California, have signed a deal worth an estimated $1 million to extend wi-fi coverage and build smart city infrastructure across 14 parks around the city. …
Should utilities be like Amazon and Netflix? The intelligent edge, and where it’s going (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWhy can’t utilities be more like Netflix or Amazon? It’s a question you see posed in a growing number of articles and analyst reports, arguing that utilities should be more …
Verizon hits go on guard-band NB-IoT network with 50KB $1 price-plan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVerizon has formally launched its narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network in the US, offering an initial entry-level price plan of 50KB of data for $1 per month, shareable across NB-IoT devices …
Cisco gets deeper into Manchester smart-city scene with new IoT ‘maker-space’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco has launched an IoT ‘maker-space’ in conjuction with Manchester Metropolitan University, continuing its close involvement in the UK city’s tech scene. Over the past two years, Cisco has led …
Panasonic and Toyota pool home and car tech in ‘smart town’ joint venture
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapanese firms Panasonic and Toyota have agreed to form a new smart cities joint-venture that combines the former’s expertise in the home gadgetry market and the latter’s work in the …
Cisco to work with Italian gas utility Snam on 5G and IoT, as part of €850m digital change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco has signed a deal with Italian natural gas infrastructure company Snam to research and develop solutions in the smart energy and industrial internet-of-things (IoT) space, making use of 5G, …
