DoT announces Smart City Challenge finalists during SxSW
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart City Challenge finalists competing for $50 million in support of transportation innovation AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the seven finalist cities in the …
Google Fi goes nationwide
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGoogle opened its pay-as-you-go mobile service to the entire country and discounted the network’s flagship handset, the LG Nexus 5X. Google’s Project Fi, which relies on Wi-Fi with cellular backup …
Google autonomous car hits a bus in first time at fault
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGoogle calls it a learning experience; chalks collision with bus up to sandbags in the road In pursuit of an autonomous driving future, Google has run its self-driving cars through …
AT&T speeds up connected car business
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T adds support with Vodafone to GM divisions in Europe; expands Audi, signs Porsche in NA AT&T Mobility continues to bolster its worldwide connected car presence, announcing a handful of …
NB-IoT nearing commercialization; 2017 deployment target
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAfter some missteps, NB-IoT is poised to revolutionize low-power, wide-area networks BARCELONA, Spain – Narrow-band “Internet of Things” networks, which are slated for standardization by 3GPP this year, could be …
NB-IoT tech to go into anything with a battery
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNB-IoT Forum members look to revolutionize underserved LPWA market BARCELONA, Spain – With billions of previously unconnected objects being added to cellular networks as the “Internet of Things” takes shape, …
Will DoT award Austin smart city grant funding during SXSW?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe U.S. Department of Transportation, looking ahead to smart city projects of the future, plans to award $160 million to improve traffic congestion, make cities safer, deal with climate change, …
Volvo, Ericsson partner on high-bandwidth in-vehicle applications
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVolvo and Ericsson are teaming up to add experiential in-car technology designed to provide the infotainment passengers want in a future of autonomous vehicles. At the Consumer Electronics Show last …
Sigfox expands IoT network to support Germany’s Industrie 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLow-power, wide-area IoT network also being deployed in 10 U.S. cities Adding to its European dedicated “Internet of Things” network, provider Sigfox plans to expand its low-power, wide-area network into …
LinkNYC part of Qualcomm smart cities strategy
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but project backer Qualcomm is looking forward …
