
Harnessing people-powered data for smarter(er) cities (Reality Check)
One of the busiest train stations in the world is New York’s Grand Central terminus. In peak hours around 1,000 people arrive at Grand Central every single minute and head …

‘5G suits the mission-critical world,’ says IHS Markit
Incoming 5G technologies will put industrial applications front and centre, and enable new functionalities in critical communications, according to IHS Markit. The research house told Enterprise IoT Insights at Critical …

MTN selects Cisco platform as springboard for IoT services in South Africa
MTN has selected Cisco’s Jasper Control Center platform as a launchpad for enterprise customers’ ‘internet of things’ (IoT) services on its mobile network in South Africa. MTN said interest in …

Wireless Broadand Alliance preps IoT roaming framework based on WRIX specs
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published guidelines for a new ‘internet of things’ (IoT) roaming framework, based on an extended version of its own Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange (WRIX) …

Enterprises facing “nightmare” with IoT security and data privacy, says IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has warned enterprises all over the world are face a “nightmare” with the security of everyday devices connecting to their networks. Manufacturers …

AI will transform early cancer diagnosis and healthcare, says British PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) will enable earlier diagnosis of diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and dementia, British Prime Minister Theresa May has said in a speech on industrial strategy at …

LTE to usurp TETRA as first choice for critical comms, says Huawei
Commercial and public safety companies are moving inexorably away from TETRA based communications and embracing LTE-based technologies, Chinese vendor Huawei company told Enterprise IoT Insights following the launch of its …

Nokia, Huawei and Motorola Solutions tout next-generation public safety systems
Vendors Nokia, Huawei and Motorola Solutions variously talked up next-generation command centres at Critical Communications World (CCW) in Berlin this week. The trio offered multi-media public safety packages that variously …

GDPR threatens public safety companies, as facial recognition tech fails UK police
Europe’s incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could take public safety companies by surprise, and even force them to shut down. This was the view, as technology companies at Critical …

Motorola Solutions talks up “mission critical intel” with AI deal, but voice is the killer app
The role of the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in public safety technologies is increasing, but two-way private (PMR) or land mobile radio system (LMRS) based communications …