Deutsche Telekom intros NB-IoT-connected bins for sensitive documents
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom has teamed up with logistics company Rhenus and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (Fraunhofer IML) to develop an NB-IoT connected smart bins for disposing of …
Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – and the digital divide in smart farming (part 1)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe biggest fragmentation in smart agriculture is with base-line connectivity, which establishes the platform for the analytics and automation tools that will change farming. “Connectivity is a neccessary evil,” says …
Telia Sweden builds 5G network at uni grounds to test industrial IoT and AI
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSwedish operator Telia is to build a university-based 5G network for research and testing of industrial uses of high-bandwidth low-latency cellular connectivity. The 5G network will be located at Mid …
Why farming needs 5G, and not just LoRaWAN and NB-IoT – an investor’s view, from NGP Capital
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCertain functions of smart farming will not work on low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks, even while technologies like LoRaWAN and NB-IoT tend to support most smart agricultural technologies, as they exist …
Three Sweden leases public spectrum for private usage to stop spectrum carve-up
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNetwork operator Three has rented out 50MHz of its 2.6 GHz frequency holding in Sweden in bid to boost local industry and stop regulator PTS carving-up the 3.5 GHz band …
Four cases of Vodafone’s local know-how in smart farming
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone’s approach to the digital transformation of industry prioritises certain ‘vertical’ markets. Agriculture is not among them. Instead, it sees greater opportunity at group level in the automotive, insurance, buildings, …
Ditching the high fibre diet: how a network-of-networks will help smart farming (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe pressure food producers face to digitally transform is mounting. With a rapidly growing population, farms find themselves at a decisive moment in their ability to continue to produce enough …
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. …
